June 8th is National Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

The annual Caribbean-American Health/AIDS Awareness Day was created to provide Caribbean-Americans with resources, HIV/AIDS health education, evaluation, and opportunities for involvement. The goal is to beat the odds and to ensure that we cultivate a health conscious atmosphere within our communities. This day is a part of a National effort to get Caribbean-Americans to get educated, get evaluated, get treated and get involved with their health decisions, as HIV/AIDS, Diabetes, Cancer, High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular diseases continues to negatively affect the Caribbean communities resulting in premature deaths.

25 Lesbians Every Gay Guy Should Know

From: NewNowNext

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Audre Lorde 

1934–1992

Writer and activist Audre Lorde described herself as “black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet” and devoted her life to queer, feminist and anti-racist politics through the power of the written and spoken word.

Known for her many collections of poetry, a novel, and nonfiction like The Cancer Journals, Lorde is also considered a foundational figure in intersectional feminism.

She delivered her 1984 essay “The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House” as a lecture at a feminist academic conference, charging the predominantly white, heterosexual movement with neglecting the needs of women of color, lesbians and the working class.