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Common Ground
BOSTON. WE’RE NOT THROWING ANOTHER FUCKING PARTY. WE’RE MAKING A SCENE. On October 22nd, we’re taking over @legacybos for the inaugural COMMON GROUND! Queer art, beautiful chaos, unapologetic pleasure, and collective power. We’re bringing the performers, the provocateurs, the troublemakers, the organizers, the artists, and the people who make this hellscape tolerable. 🔥 Drag that makes a statement. 🔥 Burlesque that breaks the rules. 🔥 Aerialists defying gravity. 🔥 Go-go dancers keeping the room on fire. 🔥 DJs, independent vendors, queer and Black-owned businesses, mutual aid, and grassroots organizations. Because nightlife has never been just nightlife. It’s where we’ve found each other. Built movements. Created culture. Organized resistance. And celebrated our existence without asking permission. We’re not interested in another room full of people talking about community. WE’RE BUILDING ONE. No dress code for liberation. No VIP section for solidarity. No permission required to take up space. 📍 LEGACY NIGHTCLUB | BOSTON 📅 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22 ⏰ 6 PM – 11 PM 🎟️ DONATION-BASED ADMISSION Bring your friends. Bring your chosen family. Bring your whole fucking community. FIND COMMON GROUND. Tag the people who need to be in this room. Share this everywhere! LEGENDARY PARTY. POLITICAL POWER. #QueerBoston #BostonDrag #BostonBurlesque #PoliticalParty #MutualAid
DADDY-O: a queer underwear dance party
Extra-spooky October edition of Boston's queer all-gender dance party. DJs Brian Halligan and Mx. Demeanor. Free clothes check. Costumes welcome.
Spooky Walking Tour of Cambridge LGBTQ+ History
Queer walking tour of Cambridge's LGBTQ+ history with drag and ghost themes, led by Peter Muise, presented by Queer History Boston.
Seaport x Black Owned Bos. Market
7th season of Black Owned Bos.'s open-air market celebrating local Black-owned businesses. Free; RSVP optional.
Author Event: Black Messiahs by Steven A. Holmes
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Steven A. Holmes discusses his book Black Messiahs, which follows two Black American soldiers and a young Jewish Holocaust survivor whose lives intersect during the liberation of Nazi concentration camps. Held at JustBook-ish, a Black-owned bookstore and community literary space in Dorchester.
Oral History Live: Black Trans Boston
Panel of Black trans activists, movers and makers — Justice Roe Williams, Rev. Louis J. Mitchell, Teasha Purdy, Chastity Bowick-Hardgers, moderated by Tre'Andre Carmel Valentine — tracing Black trans Boston history from the 1999 founding of Trans Day of Remembrance. A flagship LGBTQ+ History Month event.
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BryanXMiguel Hosted Fashion Night Out at ba&sh, Extending Boston Fashion Week Beyond Its Official Calendar
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Boston opens $1M grant competition for Black men's health — proposals due Oct. 30
Boston has opened a $1 million funding competition for organizations working to improve Black men’s health, with applications due by 5 p. 30 according to the official request for proposals.
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Black Cat Eatery Closes Its Wink & Nod Residency After a Final South End Service
Chef Valentine Howell and Renea Adger’s Black Cat Eatery served its final dinner at Wink & Nod on Sunday, Oct. 11, closing the Afro-Caribbean residency inside the South End cocktail bar’s Culinary Incubator kitchen.
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BryanXMiguel Hosted Fashion Night Out at ba&sh, Extending Boston Fashion Week Beyond Its Official Calendar
BryanXMiguel hosted Fashion Night Out at ba&sh on Newbury Street on Oct. 9, bringing local fashion creatives together during Boston Fashion Week for an evening built around networking, collaboration and the kind of room the duo has spent years learning how to create.
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Candace Nguyen Wins Inaugural Lavender Laureate Award from Queer History Boston
Candace Nguyen, known for her drag persona Candace Persuasian and a viral Beyoncé Renaissance Film moment, was named the first-ever Lavender Laureate at Queer History Boston's revamped Living Archive Honors. Candace has spent years making space for trans people in Boston — in drag rooms, health care, community work and City Hall.
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Local
Oct 14
Boston opens $1M grant competition for Black men's health — proposals due Oct. 30
Boston has opened a $1 million funding competition for organizations working to improve Black men’s health, with applications due by 5 p. 30 according to the official request for proposals.
Oct 7
Candace Nguyen Wins Inaugural Lavender Laureate Award from Queer History Boston
Candace Nguyen, known for her drag persona Candace Persuasian and a viral Beyoncé Renaissance Film moment, was named the first-ever Lavender Laureate at Queer History Boston's revamped Living Archive Honors. Candace has spent years making space for trans people in Boston — in drag rooms, health care, community work and City Hall.
National / World
Oct 2
No Murder Charge, But Nolan Wells’ Death Still Leaves Too Much Unanswered
A Mississippi grand jury found no evidence of criminal conduct in the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, who disappeared on Horn Island over the Fourth of July and was found dead two days later. His family's attorney, Ben Crump, says the case still leaves more questions than answers.
Sep 29
Years Of Black Journalism Disappeared From BET's Website
BET Digital has permanently removed years of written news articles from BET.com in a shift toward video-first content, erasing a large share of its written record of Black culture, entertainment, and news coverage.
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BIPOC or Queer artists, & change makers
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District 7
Royal C. Smith's vision has transformed Roxbury's Warren Street with not one, but two thriving Black-owned establishments: the long-standing District 7 Tavern, a vibrant neighborhood juke joint, and the newer District 7 Cafe, a welcoming spot for coffee, community, and nourishing meals, both serving as vital anchors for the local Black community.
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Beacon Academy
Closing Opportunity Gaps and Cultivating Black Leaders for Competitive Futures, Beacon Academy empowers talented students from under-resourced communities with a unique 10-year program, providing intensive preparation and long-term support to ensure their success in competitive high schools, colleges, and careers, while fostering pride in their authentic Black and diverse identities.
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