By: Christina Santi June is both LGBT Pride Month and Black Music Month. Pride came to be as a way to commemorate the Stonewall Riots, which occurred in June 1969. A decade later, President Jimmy Carter marked the month as a celebration of African Americans’ influence on the nation’s music. It would be hard to talk about American pop culture without thinking about the impact of the LGBTQ community or Black culture. Our society has made small strides for both marginalized populations in the decades since the development of the celebratory month. Despite social stigma and lack of equality, Black LGBTQ artists like Frank Ocean, Janelle Monae, Kehlani, Big Freedia and Lil Nas X are breaking barriers being openly queer […]
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