Armani Walton: Black Queer Fashionista, Blogger & Stylist
July 2023
#ILoveGay Today meets up with Armani Walton from Atlanta, also known as Armani Versace and Mr Fashionova, just to name a few. We chat about Armani's work as an influencer and brand ambassador in the worlds of fashion & style, and how he got started, what he's up to now, and where he's headed later this year. Armani has had some amazing brand deals, as well as working in the fields of HIV-preventi...
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Patrick T Cooper
February 2022
#ILoveGay Today meets up with Patrick T Cooper, Chief Encouragement Officer, now in Fort Lauderdale. Originally from Atlanta, Patrick is a man of many talents, where he's built a career as a boutique marketing firm, as well as having created a name for himself in the worlds of travel and style. He straddles the two worlds of old media and new media quite successfully, and has incorporated a strong...
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Ernest White II
October 2021
#ILoveGay Today meets up with Ernest White II... storyteller, explorer and connector of people. Raised in Jacksonville, Florida, he has since lived all around the world, including Germany, South Africa, Colombia and Brazil. He brings this world experience to the forefront with his travel show, Fly Brother, which is now in its second season and available on PBS & Revry TV early 2022. Recently, he'...
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Donnya Piggott: Pink Coconuts
June 2021
#ILoveGay Today meets up with Donnya Piggott, founder of Pink Coconuts, an LGBTQ+ organization that brings travel & community together. We chat about Donnya's vision for this company, which is designed to create authentic connection for LGBTQ+ communities through travel. Her first event, Summer Connect, is coming to Miami next month... she's also creating similar events for bringing travel & commu...
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Shefik
May 2021
#ILoveGay Today connects with Shefik, a man of many talents and a whole lot of experience. Listen in as he tells us about his start in music PR, and how that expanded into film and club events as well. In addition to a strong foundation in technology, Shefik's main interest lies in the development and hosting of a variety of online shows, including "In Our Time" and "Conversations from the Culture...
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Malik Brown
April 2021
#ILoveGay Today connects with Malik Brown, Director of LGBTQ Affairs for Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms. There are three positions such as this that he's aware of in the US [Philly and DC being the other two) and he's enjoying taking the lead in Atlanta, where he coordinates with a wide variety of LGBTQ+ organizations and issues in Atlanta. He's also on the national board of HRC, and he was recently...
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Micah the Poet
April 2021
#ILoveGay Today connects with Micah the Poet... a writer, orator, poet, DJ, and community activist. We chat about his voice as a poet, his music and his activism, which helps bring focus and definition to his artistic endeavors. We also chat about his latest book release, "Things No One Else Wants to Say."
He has DJ'd events for the DC Public Library, various community organizations, DC Pride e...
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Ebone Bell: Tagg Magazine
March 2021
#ILoveGay Today connects with Ebone Bell of Tagg Magazine. She has taken what started as a publication and grown Tagg Magazine into a powerful media company, reaching the LGBTQ+ community both in the DC area and nationwide. We chat about how she saw a need for female voices to be represented out there, as well as women of color. She has grown into a true multimedia company, with a podcast, video s...
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Sampson McCormick: Comedian and Filmmaker
March 2021
#ILoveGay Today meets up with Sampson McCormick, comedian and filmmaker, where we chat about his latest film "Love The One You're With", now available on Amazon Prime. It's a dramatic comedy that follows a couple, Miles and Avery, as they navigate the possible ending of a long-term relationship, and a story that explores the issues that black queer men face in modern dating and relationships. We c...
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James Felton Keith: Inclusion Score
March 2021
#ILoveGay Today meets up with James Felton Keith, LGBTQ+ business, finance and tech pioneer and leader. He's had an amazing history with the Detroit LGBT Chamber of Commerce, as well as a number of Fintech and LGBTQ+ STEM projects in the NYC area [including OSTEM). He also ran for Congress in 2020.
His latest project is Inclusion Score, a technology firm focused on elevating the world of divers...
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Krylios
January 2021
#ILoveGay Today meets up with Krylios, part of Team Rayceen Productions and online personality and co-host, both with Rayceen Pendarvis and with some of his own podcasts and video shows.
Originally from Jamaica, he moved here during the Obama years and has a unique perspective on life here in DC and the US. He's done an amazing job keeping himself and issues that are closest to him at the foref...
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Rayceen Pendarvis
January 2021
#ILoveGay Today catches up with Rayceen Pendarvis, one of the most amazing individuals at the center of LGBTQ+ life in DC. Through The Ask Rayceen Show, as well as the Team Rayceen and Rayceen Pendarvis social media profiles, there exists a team that touches on nearly all aspects of LGBTQ+ events, programs and more in the DC area. We chat about some of Rayceen's history, including the world of bal...
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Tom Roth & David Paisley, Community Marketing & Insights
October 2020
#ILoveGay Today is joined by Tom Roth & David Paisley of Community Marketing & Insights, where we talk about their history in LGBTQ+ market research over the past few decades, including their latest work with a Black LGBTQ+ survey being conducted with the Center for Black Equity, and their current COVID LGBTQ+ travel survey. Results of these surveys, along with a mix of presentations by leaders in...
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Al Ramsay: TD Bank
October 2020
#ILoveGay Today meet up with Al Ramsay of TD Bank, based in Toronto. We chat about all that they are doing in the LGBTQ2+ community when it comes to more event-based, relationship-focused marketing. They've become an integral part of Pride festivals across Canada, as well as LGBTQ2+ business and chamber groups, including those in the US now that they Steven Garibell on their team, based in the NYC...
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Earl Fowlkes: Center for Black Equity
October 2020
#ILoveGay Today connect with Earl Fowlkes, CEO of Center for Black Equity based in Washington, DC. Earl started this organization as the International Federation of Black Prides, but over time it has grown and evolved into what it is today, serving the LGBTQ+ black community through expansive platforms focused on Health Equity, Economic Equity and Social Equity.
We chat about the organization's...
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