LGBTQ+ DC Black Pride at Fort Dupont Park

Duration:

4 minutes, 27 seconds

Members of the DC Community recall the history and their personal experience with DC Black Pride and Fort Dupont Park.

 

DC Black Pride was the first Black Pride celebration in the country. Originating in NW DC, Black Pride shifted to Fort Dupont Park in the mid-2000s. Over the past thirty years, the celebration has grown and evolved. It has created a safe place for Black queer folks to come together to be proud and celebrate as a community. Learn more about the history of the LGBTQ+ Black Pride Movement in Washington DC.

 

 

Duration:

1 minute, 46 seconds

Members of the community share what Black Pride means to them. Names in order of appearance: - Abdur Rahim Briggs - A member of the community at a DC Black Pride event - Donald Birch - Kenya Hutton - A member of the community at a DC Black Pride event - Price Holman - Delan Ellington - Rayceen Pendarvis