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Seattle Black Pride reached a new milestone this past week when the organization was awarded a two-year contract for $200,000 from Public Health, Seattle & King County to provide HIV prevention programming focusing on Black Men who have Sex with Men. Many of you may be familiar with the "Body and Soul" program which was implemented over the past year. These funds will allow us to continue and expand this program over the next two years so that we can reach more people in our community with important information about their sexual health in a way that appreciates and recognizes our culture as black gay men and MSM (Men who have Sex with other Men).
It has been the vision of SBP's Board of Directors to create an organization that both celebrates and organizes our community through social events and also provides important resources, advocacy, and promotes the health of our community. We recognize that this is only the beginning of programming as the organization must be inclusive of all the diversity and issues we face in Seattle Black LGBT community. However, in our second year as an organization, this is absolutely an honor and a step in the right direction.
A BIG thanks to the SBP Board of Directors for their hard work in making this happen! Also a BIG thanks to staff and volunteers who participated in the program last year for their support.
SBP's vision is guided by community input and involvement, so please come to the monthly SBP community meetings. Please check for updates on the Body and Soul program and upcoming programs for LGBT Women of color in the coming year.
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Seattle, WA, May 29, 2007—Seattle Black Pride is proud to present its newly revamped website! The organization
has grown exponentially over the years, and we have had to adjust to keep up with the success. In fact, we have had to update
our website twice in two years—not including the websites for our Annual Black Pride event.
Many things are new in this version. You'll still find the same useful information as in the last version. What you'll
notice is a cleaner design and layout, and many improvements to help you find your way around. As always, we have listened to
your feedback and improved. And we will continue to do that, so please send us mail.
For an exciting glimpse at what's new, read on.
So, What's New?
- More professional look & feel;
- Concise homepage, allowing you to see everything at-a-glance, with the scrolling news and changing pictures;
- New Picture Gallery—with newly added pictures;
- New Search box makes it a breeze to find what you're looking for;
- New Popup menus allow you to gain deeper access into the website;
- Blog for news, events, and press releases that we will update regularly;
- RSS Feeds so you can subscribe to our blog and keep yourself up-to-date;
- New outreach section for our outreach programs, such as Body & Soul;
- Also new: SBP Timeline page and Incentives & Rewards page for sponsors and members.;
- New Site Map—allows you to navigate the structure of the site;
- Website will fit on older computers with smaller screen (800x600)—that's about 15% of you;
- We also made an effort to publish all our past content: previous press releases, newsletter, and pictures;
- Finally, many administrative improvements behind the scenes to make it easier for the SBP Board to publish contents to the website. For you, that means a
better, more up-to-date website!
A Brief History of the Seattle Black Pride Website
For those of you who have been following the story of the Seattle Black Pride website since its beginnings, you know it was very
involved work. And it needs to be. More than 500 people visit the website each month, and that number increases 6-folds during
pride months. People visit our website from all over the world, though mainly in North America and the Carribbean.
While the website is a very important part of the organization's image in Seattle, it is
one of the main ways people outside of Seattle learn about, and keep in touch with, us.
In fact, almost one-in-two visitors to our website connects from outside Washington state!
Hence, here is a quick timeline of our different website designs, and what we learned along the way:
Seattle Black Pride 2005 Website
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Some of you may remember SBP's very first steps on the web.
The first website was released in January 2006. We finally had a way to tell the world we existed. We didn't really know who we
were, so our attempt was rather primitive. One thing was sure: those weren't our colors, or our "style."
We also had a logo. That came pretty quick, we needed a brand.
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Then came April 18th, 2006. Time to update our Website to version 2.0. We were closer to our first Annual Black Pride event, and
were clearer on what the organization needed to represent. We still had flashy colors—though less explosively flashy—but
we still lacked consistency between the Seattle Black Pride brand and the website.
You can see the logo changed on this picture, but the new logo came much later, in October 2006.
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Seattle Black Pride 2006 Website
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Seattle Black Pride 2007 Website
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And here is the website as it is today. The colors are in line with the Seattle Black Pride logo; the design is much cleaner,
and the website much more complete and up-to-date.
Our new logo keeps the same spirit as our original one—nothing was really changed besides brighter colors, and a different font
for the text.
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Conclusion
It is amazing to see how the organization has matured in just two years. Everything Seattle Black Pride does is more. More professional,
more amazing, more compassionate, more effective.
For those of us at SBP since the very beginning, those past versions are a strong reminder. "We were there when this happened."
We were there to witness it; we were there to make it happen. But there is much more this organization can and will do. Sky is
the limit. So it's happening here, and it's happening now... The question you need to ask yourself is: where do you want to be?
Press Releases
Seattle, WA, August 5, 2007—A diverse community, civic organizations, and business leaders
gathered together for the first ever Seattle Black Pride (SBP), July 21-23rd held in Seattle, to
celebrate the importance of empowering, educating, and entertaining the Black same-gender
loving communities.
SBP Board President, Kiantha Duncan-Woods notes, "Today, I am proud. Not just proud of the
success of this past weekend, but proud to be part of a community that expressed the need to
have programming and celebrations specific to our culture and who demonstrated their
willingness to show up and make it happen."
Over 750 persons attended the important 3-day celebration, held at the Seattle Asian Art
Museum, Langston Hughes Community Arts Center and Pratt Park honoring art, culture,
education and entertainment.
Enhancing the festivities were interactive community panel discussions, gospel praise and
worship, live performances, two dance parties, family barbecue, local and national entertainment,
and our first film festival showcasing cutting edge shorts and feature films, reflecting the many
facets of the Black LGBTQ community.
Panelists were on-hand from Equal Rights in Washington, Human Rights Campaign, National
Black Justice Coalition, and Entre Hermanos, and included Ms. Jasmyne Cannick, one of the
founding members of the National Black Justice Coalition—the nation's only Black gay civil rights
group—and Ms. Donna Payne, Human Rights Campaign's key representatives at the national
and state levels, who works closely with a number of civil rights organizations across the country
to increase visibility of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender participation within people of
color communities.
Educational workshops included: HIV/AIDS and free confidential HIV & STD testing by
POCAAN, "Woman's Health: Sister Help Thyself" with Verbena and "Diabetes: The Debilitator,"
with Dr. Steven Stein.
"SBP helped all of us understand why it is important for Seattle/Tacoma residents to
commemorate and participate," added Kiantha Duncan-Woods; "2006 was just the beginning of what
is to come. Not only will we continue to develop this annual Black Pride event, but we will
also provide programming specific to the African American LGBTQ community year round. We
encourage our allies to join forces with us; we encourage sponsors to invest in our community;
and we encourage the members of our LGBTQ family at large to continue to support our efforts."
We look forward to seeing you at Seattle Black Pride 2007 July 19th-22nd.
Seattle Black Pride is a not-for-profit organization that organizes the annual Black Pride
event in Seattle to commemorate and celebrate all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals
and groups. SBP welcomes participation of all, regardless of age, creed, gender, gender identification,
HIV status, national origin, physical or mental developmental ability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
For more information, sponsor sites, and SBP membership logon to:
www.seattleblackpride.org.
Press Releases
Seattle, WA, June 29, 2007—Mark your calendars for our first annual Seattle Black Pride (SBP). "Mocha Reign" is this year's
theme, and incorporates a celebration of wisdom, unity, leadership, pride and endurance within our
diverse communities.
Join SBP for 3 days, July 21-23, for culture, education and entertainment. We are celebrating with
guest speakers/panel discussions, live performances, dance party, family barbecue, local entertainment,
and our first film festival showcasing cutting-edge features and short films focused on our people of
color and diversity. SBP Board President, Kiantha Duncan-Woods notes, "Seattle Black Pride has positioned
itself to be one of the greatest events mobilizing the African American GLBTQ community of color the state
of Washington has ever seen."
Seattle Black Pride is a not-for-profit organization that organizes the SBP event in Seattle to commemorate
and celebrate all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and groups. SBP welcomes participation
of all, regardless of age, creed, gender, gender identification, HIV status, national origin, physical or
mental developmental ability, race, religion or sexual orientation. Ms. DuncanWoods adds, "We are working
to establish not just an annual Black Pride event, but the foundation for unlimited possibilities to grow
from this annual affair."
Film Festival Schedule for this Event
Friday, July 21
8PM: SBP Kick-Off @ Langston Hughes Community Arts Center/LHCAC* ($15)
Fashion show, drag performances, meet Mr. & Ms. Seattle Black Pride, and the Executive Board.
Guest speakers & more live entertainment!
10PM: Friday Youth Dance (16+) @ Langston Hughes Community Arts Center/LHCAC* ($5)
Hip-hop / R&B. ID Required. Ages 16 & over please
Saturday, July 22
11AM: Panel Discussion @ Seattle Art Museum-Volunteer Park/ SAAM*
"Equal rights in Washington: why people of color don't matter" w/ rep. from Human Rights Campaign, National Black Justice Coalition, Entre Hermanos, Equal Rights Washington.
1PM: Workshops @ Seattle Art Museum-Volunteer Park/ SAAM*
"HIV/AIDS: Does anyone care anymore?" w/ rep. from POCAAN. Free HIV & STD testing by POCAAN Know where you stand. "Woman's Health: Sister Help Thyself" presented by Verbena.
1:45PM: Workshop @ Seattle Art Museum-Volunteer Park/ SAAM*
"Diabetes: The Debilitator." w/ Steven Stein, M.D.
3PM: Saturday Films @ Seattle Art Museum-Volunteer Park/ SAAM* (2-day pass for $10)
"Brooklyn Bridge", "The Ski Trip", "Dani and Alice". Check out our website for film descriptions.
Ends at 5PM.
9PM: The Big Party: "It's Going Down!"@ Langston Hughes Community Arts Center/LHCAC*($15)
Choose your flavor with 2 rooms (house & hip-hop / R&B), go-go dancers & more! 21 & over please. ID Required. Party till 4AM!
Sunday, July 23
10AM: Gospel Praise & Worship @ Langston Hughes Community Arts Center/LHCAC*
12PM: Sunday Films @ Langston Hughes Community Arts Center/LHCAC*
"Walk in the Light", "DL Chronicles", "Inclinations."
2PM: BBQ in The Park @ Pratt Park behind Langston Hughes Community Arts Center/LHCAC*
Don't miss it! Complimentary food. Family friendly. SBP wraps-up at 6PM.
Pratt Park is located 1800 S Main St. / Seattle.
Directions
LHCAC: Langston Hughes Community Arts Center
http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/parks/centers/Langston/directions.htm
Seattle Asian Art Museum
http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/visit/visitSAAM.asp
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