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BQWN BRIEFBotswana: The Marriage CaseBotswana: The Marriage CaseBRIEF · 1 MIN · BQWN

AUDIO · Queer News · Oct 12, 2026

Interview: NAACP Image Award Winner and Comedian Tee Sanders talks Chicago Roots

AUDIO · Our Dyke Histories · Sep 13, 2026

Black Queer Women, Parties, and the Right to the City, 2000s-2020s with Kemi Adeyemi and Nikki Lane

AUDIO · The Bay (KQED) / BOUNCE (KALW) · Sep 23, 2026

BOUNCE: How The Bay Shaped Golden State Valkyries’ Gabby Williams

AUDIO · Stage Whisper · Oct 23, 2026

Whisper in the Wings Episode 1897: Janora McDuffie and Earth, Wind & Car Fire

AUDIO · Decisions, Decisions (The Black Effect Network) · Oct 26, 2026

EP 496: The Stud Bylaws feat. Punkie Johnson

VIDEO · The FADER · Jul 30, 2026

Willow on ‘The Thread,’ Big Tech, and her lifelong music practice

AUDIO · Resident Advisor · Aug 19, 2026

EX.809 Mykki Blanco

AUDIO · Resident Advisor · Sep 23, 2026

AUDIO · Bloomberg Studio 1.0 · May 2, 2024

AUDIO · Queer Money · Jan 30, 2024

Why Arlan Hamilton Wants More Rich Gay People

AUDIO · A Lighthouse in the Dark · Jun 4, 2026

Arlan Hamilton: Building Wealth, Freedom & Opportunity from the Ground Up

Upcoming Events

Sun, Nov 1

kwn: RNB X Live in Dallas

5:00 PM · Irving, TX, United States · Concert

Mon, Nov 2

Victoria Monét: Frequency Of Love Tour

8:00 PM · Dallas, TX, United States · Concert

Tue, Nov 3

Arlo Parks — Desire Tour

7:00 PM · Brussels, Belgium · Concert

Tue, Nov 3

Kelela — new avatar live + Liim

8:30 PM · Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands · Concert

Tue, Nov 3

Kelsey Lu (Fondation Cartier concert)

9:00 PM · Paris, France · Concert

Wed, Nov 4

Victoria Monét: Frequency Of Love Tour

8:00 PM · Atlanta, GA, United States · Concert

Thu, Nov 5

Victoria Monét: Frequency Of Love Tour

8:00 PM · Charlotte, NC, United States · Concert

Thu, Nov 5

Jlin & Third Coast Percussion: Vernacular

8:30 PM · Brussels, Brussels-Capital, Belgium · Concert

People

Mellanique RobicheauxDJ

Linn da QuebradaSinger

Kama La MackerelArtist

Juliana HuxtableArtist

TourmalineFilmmaker

Precious Brady-DavisCommissioner

Imara JonesJournalist

Angelica RossActor

Andrea JenkinsPolitician

Raquel WillisAuthor

Heather HilesInvestor

TyDigital Creator

Literature

Ochy CurielNonfiction · 2013

Stephanie Andrea AllenNonfiction · 2026

Audre LordePoetry · 1978

Tuesday HarperRomance

Tuesday HarperRomance

Tuesday HarperRomance

Jae NichellePoetry · 2023

Roya MarshPoetry · 2020

OmiSoore H. DrydenNonfiction · 2015

Sokari EkineNonfiction · 2013

Koleka PutumaPoetry · 2017

Briana LawrenceNonfiction · 2024

Music

My Honest IgnoranceParis Sashay · 2020

My Soft MachineArlo Parks · 2023

Collapsed in SunbeamsArlo Parks · 2021

blue water roadKehlani · 2022

Quantum BabyTinashe · 2024

333Tinashe · 2021

The Age of PleasureJanelle Monáe · 2023

The ArchAndroidJanelle Monáe · 2010

Dirty ComputerJanelle Monáe · 2018

Black ReignQueen Latifah · 1993

New BeginningTracy Chapman · 1995

Tracy ChapmanTracy Chapman · 1988

Screen & Stage

All Screen & Stage

Unprotected Sets: Paris SashayComedy · 2018

The Fall of the House of UsherHorror · 2023

Years and YearsDrama · 2019

Pause with Sam Jay2021

The New BlackDocumentary · 2013

YellowjacketsDrama · 2021

Drip Like CoffeeRomance · 2024

The L Word (original series)Drama · 2004

The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in LoveRomance · 1995

BeautyDrama · 2022

Orange Is the New BlackDrama · 2013

Hearts Beat LoudDrama · 2018

Business Directory

All Businesses and Communities

Black Lesbian LifeCommunity · Houston, TX

Jewel’s Catch OneCommunity · 4067 West Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA

Moonlight ExperiencesTravel & Experiences · London

Forged Rose FragrancesWellness · Atlanta, GA

Ctoan Co.Wellness · Milwaukee area, WI

Taylor’s TacosFood & Beverage · Chicago, IL

Good Cakes and BakesFood & Beverage · Detroit, MI

Reparations ClubBooks & Media Retail · Los Angeles, CA

Gladys Books & WineBooks & Media Retail · Brooklyn, NY

Media Coverage

All Media Coverage

Vogue · October 30, 2026

Janelle Monáe on Transforming Into ‘Phish Boy’ for Halloween

The Guardian · October 27, 2026

‘If a person isn’t conscious, they’re not saying yes’: Cynthia Erivo on representation, relationships and her searing legal drama

Tagg Magazine · October 26, 2020

5 Questions for Aiyi’nah Ford

Tagg Magazine · January 23, 2019

Create Change: Queer Black Women on the Move

Shine My Crown · October 18, 2026

Raven-Symoné Says America Is Not Ready for a Black Woman President

INTO · January 31, 2018

Sam Jay Is The Black Lesbian ‘SNL’ Writer We’ve Been Waiting For

DIVA Magazine · October 19, 2026

Alexus D’Marco: ‘I had to fight for my own existence as a Caribbean Black trans woman’

Out Magazine · October 21, 2026

The 2026 Out100: Hazel Edwards

Out Magazine · October 21, 2026

The 2026 Out100: Anita Obasi

DIVA Magazine · December 24, 2025

Here are our queer icons of 2025

DIVA Magazine · May 16, 2025

Leigh Mosley: the Black lesbian photographer who became a trailblazer

Out Magazine · October 16, 2025

The 2025 Out100: Niecy Nash-Betts

Cynthia Erivo Premieres Her Very Timely Movie ‘Prima Facie’ in London, Explains Importance of the Film

Screen & Stage

Cynthia Erivo Premieres Her Very Timely Movie 'Prima Facie' in London, Explains Importance of the Film

Cynthia Erivo stepped out at the 2026 BFI London Film Festival on October 13 for her movie Prima Facie, which opens in U.K. cinemas…

Just Jared · October 13, 2026

Written

Kelley Robinson Calls for Stronger Coalition Between Black and LGBTQ Voters

Social Change

Kelley Robinson Calls for Stronger Coalition Between Black and LGBTQ Voters

Report on Kelley Robinson's interview with TheGrio making the case for stronger political cooperation between Black and LGBTQ communities ahead of the midterm election,…

Shine My Crown · October 11, 2026

Written

Exploring the complexity of the queer experience

Literature

Exploring the complexity of the queer experience

Profile of award-winning author francesca ekwuyasi ahead of her McGill Queer History Month keynote on Oct. 15, mapping a personal queer and creative history…

McGill Reporter · October 8, 2026

Written

Queen Latifah Says She’s Opening Biopic Casting Call, And It May Take 3 People to Play Her

Screen & Stage

Queen Latifah Says She's Opening Biopic Casting Call, And It May Take 3 People to Play Her

Complex report on Queen Latifah's announcement at Variety's Power of Women summit (Sept 23, 2026) that casting is open for her biopic, and that…

Complex · September 24, 2026

Written

KWN Apologizes Over Comment About Keke Palmer

Music

KWN Apologizes Over Comment About Keke Palmer

Report on KWN's social media apology over the Keke Palmer celebrity crush backlash; she said the word "joke" was the wrong choice of words,…

The Shade Room · September 22, 2026

Written

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