“Bringing all of your beautiful, complicated, queer self to the art is what will make your voice unique and refreshing.” In March 2007, I was introduced to the character Yoli Villamontes at a stage reading where queer Xicana powerhouse Adelina Anthony read an excerpt from Bruising for Besos. A few years later, I would have…
Inaugural 5K Event to Benefit BEAT AIDS
The BEAT AIDS Coalition Trust is inviting the community to come out for their first annual PrEP In Your Step 5k run/walk on Saturday, January 6 at Mission County Park. The event is timed to coincide with National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day which this year is observed on February 7. BEAT (Black Effort Against the…