Verizon Celebrates Homosexual Youth With Full Day of Learning, Bonding & Living

Gaywire ^ | July 11, 2002 | Keith Forest

[H8DEMS]

On Friday, August 2, Black Pride NYC, Inc. in association with Verizon, salutes its young with a full day of exploration, re-direction and cultural enlightenment. The day begins with a morning technology seminar at the Verizon Education Technology Center in Harlem. All participants in attendance will get first hand knowledge from seasoned professionals on the general application and hands-on experience in using and exploring the Internet. This event, which is sponsored by Verizon, will include lunch; interactive games; demonstrations; and live on-line communication and interaction with other youth all around the world.

After visiting the Verizon's technology center, it's off to Spoon Bread restaurant where attendees will savor the uptown flavor at one of Harlem's premiere park side restaurants. This will be followed by an afternoon of dance classes at the Harlem School of the Arts, where choreographer Keith Lewis will demonstrate the latest hip-hop moves. The evening will end with a cruise around Manhattan aboard the Adirondeck Yacht.

Co-Founded in 1997 by New York's leading alternative lifestyle club promoter, James Saunders, Black Pride NYC is a year round program that culminates with a four day festival in August. In addition to providing entertainment and extravagant indoor and outdoor events, the organization is strongly committed to uplifting and educating Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) communities of African Descent by providing empowering workshops and seminars. In addition, the organization stages year round benefits soliciting sizable donations for numerous LGBT organizations and causes. Its executive staff includes James Saunders - Chairman; Tita Gray - Executive Director; Secretary Jermaine Onwubere, and Board Member Tanya Lamothe; Volunteer Coordinator Terelle Green and Promotions Director Tony Shelton.

Black Pride NYC takes pride in celebrating the life, love ad passion of those Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people of African Descent who claim New York City their home. The organization is committed to providing a safe uplifting and empowering environment where people of all walks of life can come celebrate their differences and likeness in the most culturally diverse city in the world.

Black Pride NYC 2002 "Generations" is sponsored by the following companies and organizations: GMHC, Budweiser, Arise Magazine, WBLS, Venus Magazine, Brooklyn Marriott, US Airways, Grand Marnier, Verizon, Black 2 Broadway, POCC, National Park Service, The Partnership for Parks, Tri Star Limo, Pure Pride Water, Langston Lounge, Umenent.com, Grand Marnier, Girlzparty.com, Soul Food, Lesbian AIDS Project and Produced by Laurence Pinckney-ZenBizness, LLC for Black Pride NYC, Inc. # # #

Contact: Keith Forest (718) 399-7016

[H8DEMS]

Long distance AIDS carrier!

[RAT Patrol]

Define "youths" in this context. I'm not clear.

"enlightening" "empowering" "celebrating life and love"...someone with a harmful lifestyle has a very good marketing person.

[Militiaman7]

Gives a whole new meaning to cruise around NYC.


If I had an option I'd change my phone company.

[NativeNewYorker]

They list the NATIONAL PARK SERVICE as a sponsor!!

[zerosix]

You do - don't have one!!

When faced with a choice of good vs evil, choosing evil, we help spread it.

[Clint N. Suhks]

All participants in attendance will get first hand knowledge from seasoned professionals on the general application and hands-on experience in using and exploring the Internet.

For indoctrination into a life of filth and degradation. From porn to fisting to anonymous sodomy, a young person can find all the life altering perversion they’ll need on the Internet. It’s how the “seasoned professionals” spread their behavior.

[Militiaman7]

Our telephone (local service) isn't deregulated yet. I do have a different long distance carrier. Believe me if I had a choice I'd switch.

[B Knotts]

Your Tax Dollars At Work

[Gritty]

I was considering them as a carrier.

No more.

[Inspectorette]

Dittos - I was considering switching my cell phone from AT&T Wireless to Verizon - not any more. (Although I wouldn't be surprised if AT&T does the same type of thing.)

[cmak9]

Budweiser? Is there going to be anything left for us?

[exzoomie]

They do. That is why I am not using AT & T. Wonder who is controlling these telecommunications companies anyways...could it be democrats?

[WVNan]

Ditto. Ever since Verizon took over for Bell Atlantic our service has been a nightmare. They disconnected our two telephones and claimed that we had been slammed. We never heard a word from the company they claimed slammed us. And, if we were slammed it would be long distance only, so why did they disconnect our local service? It took us about 5 weeks to get that straightened out and get service restored. Then two months ago we asked them to disconnect our second line. As of yesterday they still had not done it and have charged us for two months on a phone that is no longer in use. I'm ticked off big time at them and if I had any other choice they would be gone.

[Fred Hayek]

AT&T is just as bad. A whole department dedicated to "diversity issues", with an in house magazine published. A whole department, wasting an overhead budget, to support a collection of zampolits. This in-house group (which has a lot of "gay" participation) has published the position that anyone who draws their moral positions from religious beliefs has "serious psychological problems."

[oldironsides]

Sounds like some old Jades are looking for new stuff?

[ErnBatavia]

Black Pride NYC, Inc. in association with Verizon, salutes its young with a full day of exploration

Sounds kinda NAMBLA-esque, don't it?

[Elsie]

On Friday, August 2, Black Pride NYC, Inc. in association with Verizon, salutes its young with a full day of exploration, re-direction and cultural enlightenment. The day begins with a morning technology seminar at the Verizon Education Technology Center in Harlem. All participants in attendance will get first hand knowledge from seasoned professionals on the general application and hands-on experience in using and exploring the Internet. This event, which is sponsored by Verizon, will include lunch; interactive games; demonstrations; and live on-line communication and interaction with other youth all around the world. After visiting the Verizon's technology center, it's off to Spoon Bread restaurant where attendees will savor the uptown flavor at one of Harlem's premiere park side restaurants. This will be followed by an afternoon of dance classes at the Harlem School of the Arts, where choreographer Keith Lewis will demonstrate the latest hip-hop moves. The evening will end with a cruise around Manhattan aboard the Adirondeck Yacht.

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The thing is just LOADED with fun - isn't it!

[Republican Wildcat]

Verizon was the worst long distance experience we ever had. When we tried to switch over to them, we were without any long distance service for weeks and had to use our cell phones if we needed to call someone outside of the local. We cancelled our "switch", needless to say. Glad we aren't patronizing them now.

[He Rides A White Horse]

Budweiser? Is there going to be anything left for us?

[RightOnline]

If anyone here can finally explain to me why society should be catering to such perversities, I'd be.......grateful. I just want to know why I'm so disgusted.