“I work in a nursing home and we have lost 80 people,” he said. One Black gay man, who asked not to be identified, says he will be traveling to Atlanta for Pride with friends from the east coast and is aware of the risks as he’s seen the devastating effects of COVID-19 up-close in his profession. But not everyone is planning to sit this ‘Atlanta Black Pride’ out. Party flyers for LGBTQ events scheduled during Labor Day weekend have saturated social media in recent weeks, surprising many people who under normal circumstances would be in attendance, but instead have decided to opt-out of participating to reduce their chances of contracting COVID-19. “Atlanta Black Pride has been usurped, misrepresented and maligned over the past several years by various individuals and groups hoping to capitalize on the legacy of the organization,” wrote leadership in a 2019 press release still available on the official Atlanta Black Pride website.
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Stewart’s objection to the use of the widely recognized title by the club and party promoters is in alignment with the organization's 2019 mission to “Reclaim Atlanta Black Pride, it’s legacy and ownership of its intellectual property.” “Those events are hosted by the club and party promoters and are not affiliated with Atlanta Black Pride,” he added. “If you are traveling to Atlanta during Labor Day Weekend, you are attending Labor Day Weekend events, not Atlanta Black Pride,” said Stewart. Stewart, Chair of Atlanta Black Pride tells CNP that “Atlanta Black Pride 2020 is a virtual event.” There is some dispute as to whether or not the events scheduled for this upcoming Labor Day Weekend are actual Atlanta Black Pride events, although they are being promoted as such. Brian Kemp to issue a statewide mask mandate, and the absence of Pride 365, the non-profit organization better known as In The Life Atlanta-the original hosts of Atlanta Black Pride events.
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The 24-year-old Pride celebration that began as a small picnic in 1996, and has since morphed into the largest Black Pride in the world is scheduled to operate without interruption despite a surge in new coronavirus cases and deaths in Georgia, a White House Task Force report urging Republican Gov.