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Black History Month is meant to honor the vast spectrum of Black American experiences and the countless ways the Black community has enriched American society, despite the overwhelming obstacles presented by systemic oppression that, in many ways, are still ongoing today. This week’s post spotlights just some of the orgs that are dedicated to supporting the Black community.
Whether you're looking for legal services, housing help or just fun social events, these LGBTQ+ organizations are equipped to meet your needs.
The Black Queer Equity Index is an initiative that evaluates LGBTQ-focused nonprofits to make sure they are creating opportunities and representation for Black LGBTQ people.
The mayoral candidate answered questions about investment in Black and LGBTQ+ communities.
Lighthouse Foundation of Chicagoland invites LGBTQ+ folks 18 and older to attend LF’s inaugural LGBTQ+ Prom, “Fall Ball.”
Friends and family of the three men killed in a South Shore hit-and-run came together Sunday to grieve and offer support.
Lighthouse Foundation releases analysis of Chicago LGBTQ+ nonprofits
The Black Queer Equity Index grades five LGBTQ-serving nonprofits on how well their organizations are creating opportunity and representation for Black LGBTQ people.
The Black Queer Equity Index will grade five LGBTQ nonprofits on how well their organizations are creating opportunity and representation for Black LGBTQ people.
Chicago-based Lighthouse Foundation hosted an online presentation April 15 to discuss its upcoming Black Queer Equity Index project.
Lincoln Park-based Lighthouse Foundation, an advocacy that primarily uplifts Black LGBTQ Chicagoans and has its roots in Lincoln Park-based Lighthouse Church of Chicago, will survey five prominent LGBTQ-focused local organizations to measure their inclusion of Black individuals at their staff, board and client levels.
Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown will mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a virtual version of its annual Spirituality Symposium.
The Lighthouse Foundation's three-day Black Queer Pride: Winter Edition will stream from the group's Facebook page and feature performances from Black LGBTQ people in Chicago.
Boystown, the enclave billed as a place where LGBTQ+ people of all stripes are safe to be themselves, faces a racial reckoning decades in the making.
Northalsted Business Alliance ( NBA ) announced Sept. 23 that it would discontinue utilizing the term "Boystown" in its marketing of the area.
On July 3-5, Lighthouse Foundation will host a virtual Black Queer Pride in celebration of the organization's first-year anniversary.
In a statement, the Lighthouse Foundation noted that the Northalsted Business Alliance ( NBA ) has terminated its relationship with Walsh Security.
Lighthouse Foundation presented an online forum June 20 focusing on how white allies in the LGBT community can best focus their energies in struggles against racial inequities.
The Northalsted Business Alliance confirmed Friday it will stop contracting with a private security firm owned by a Chicago cop accused of a racist attack in 2013.
The Lighthouse Foundation's Black Queer Mutual Aid Fund will give out $100 micro grants to help Black LGBTQ people with rent, food and other needs.
Quantum Security, a black-owned firm employed by other LGBTQ centers, will replace Walsh Security on Feb. 17, the Center on Halsted announced.
At an Oct. 5 press conference, Lighthouse Foundation ( LF ) Board President Rev. Jamie Frazier and colleagues—who had just left a meeting with Center on Halsted ( the Center ) officials—announced that the Center has already issued a request for proposals to replace its controversial security contractor, Walsh Security, which has for months been a key goal for LF.
Lighthouse Foundation ( LF ) Board President Rev. Jamie Frazier called for Chicago Police Department ( CPD ) officer and Walsh Security owner Thomas Walsh Sr. to serve his 60-day suspension, of which he has appealed, during the Sept. 19 public comments section of the police board's monthly public meeting at the Chicago Public Safety Headquarters.
Lighthouse Foundation—a Chicago advocacy principally organizing around matters related to Black LGBT community members—will issue a written letter to Center on Halsted on Sept. 3 demanding that the Center fire its security firm, Walsh Security, and it is asking community members to sign in support.
After several community conversations this summer about allegations of racism from some Boystown business owners and other organizations, a Chicago activist organization is calling for Center on Halsted to drop its security provider, Walsh Security, which has long been associated allegations of racism.
“We as black queer folks are not looking for white saviors. We are looking for white soldiers,” said Jamie Frazier, lead pastor at Lighthouse Church.
In the wake of the recent controversy surrounding Boystown's Progress Bar, Lighthouse Church of Chicago UCC held a "Racial Justice Summit: Boystown & Beyond" event July 13 at Lincoln Park's St. Pauls United Church of Christ.