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Timeline: 1979
Friday, October 28, 2011 at 7:20PM Please Post Your Comments and Recollections about 1979. Be as detailed as possible, including dates and locations and individuals involved. With the help of the site administrator you can include links to documents that are to be uploaded to the Archives. These documents can also be photos and video clips. Some highlights for 1979, included: The National Conference of Third Wold Lesbians and Gays, at Harambee House, now the Howard Inn at Howard University; the strained relationship between NCBG and the organizers of the 1979 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights; the marching of Conference participants from the Howard Inn, down Georgia Avenue and 7th. Street to join the rest of the contingent in 1979 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights; the meeting of the Coalition with the White House Staff; the press conference following the meeting with White House Staff; and the emergence of our first motto, "As Proud of our Gayness as We Are of Our Blackness."
Reader Comments (3)
My song titled "When will the Ignorance End," from Walls to Rose Songs of Changing Men, was chosen for the Conference theme. I feel proud that it was chosen. I also performed at that conference and at the main stage at the march rally of the first National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
NCBG, as it was known at the time, was so very fortunate to be able to engage talents, such as Blackberri to perform at the National Conference of 3rd World Lesbians and Gays, sponsored by NCBG and held in conjuction with 1st National March on Washington for Lesbiana and Gay Rights. One of his classics is "Eat the Rich," and he can be seen in a more recent rendition of this song in the Hall of Fame at this site.
The keynote speaker for the 1979 National Conference of Third World Lesbians and Gays was Audre Lorde.