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The exclusion of Black LGBT people in mainstream pride events have spawned alternative Black pride events. These alternative actions are reminders that queer liberation is Black liberation, and justice for Black lives translates into justice for all.

"I've been very blessed to be in this position and make the kind of money I do, and I have to help these people. I have to help these communities"

The stages of grief depend on narrative closure, the shoveling of dirt on the casket, eulogizing the dead. But for African-American parents whose children were slain by law enforcement, the stages of grief grind to a halt. The dead cannot be laid to rest because the cop who murdered them is not held accountable, and his violence is condoned.