Serving as the world’s second oldest and longest-running Black LGBTQ+ Pride, an upcoming weekend in Detroit’s Black pride culture will honor legends and culturally relevant advocates with its highly-anticipated concert featuring American rap artist, “Da Brat” and featuring more fun and fanfare.
“The Evolution of Hotter than July” event will celebrate and honor the world’s second and oldest Black LGBTQ+ Pride celebration taking place in Detroit, Michigan from July 15 – 17 next weekend at Palmer Park 910 Merrill Place, Detroit, hosted by LGBT Detroit.
Beginning in 1991, the Black, Gay Pride movement began to provide Black LGBTQ+ people an alternative to the mainstream LGBTQ+ movement. Black Prides are planned and managed by organizations throughout the country dedicated to building solidarity; health and wellness; promoting unity; and ensuring the development of education, economic empowerment, and individual and collective work, responsibility, and self-determination.
LGBT Detroit, founded in 1994, commits to furthering its mission, increasing the prominence and visibility of Detroit’s LGBT culture, and building a strong, healthy, and vibrant community, with a focus on economic and racial justice, health care disparities, global sexual freedoms and expressions, and anti-discrimination policies. LGBT Detroit envisions a Michigan in which its citizens are treated fairly
and equitably under the law and activate, amplify, and sustain LGBT+ culture, education, advocacy, and human rights.
The celebration features a packed schedule of next-level events from July 15-17, with its highly anticipated Hotter Than July Concert, featuring Da Brat at Sound Board at Motorcity Casino Hotel on Saturday, July 16.
The weekend of events merges and celebrates Detroit’s Black pride culture including a candlelight vigil, a catered brunch, and an endorsed candidate forum, tapping into LGBT Detroit’s community mission on all fronts.
The weekend of the event includes:
Friday, July 15, 2022:
11 a.m. Candlelight Vigil – A candlelight prayer and brief words memorializing those lost to
gun violence.
3:00 pm LGBT Detroit Mobilization Endorsed Candidate Forum
The Marvin Lee Building 20221 Greenfield, Rd., Detroit
6:00 pm The Art Show- The Evolution of Black Queer Media
The Marvin Lee Building 20221 Greenfield, Rd., Detroit
Saturday, July 16th
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Hotter Than July Concert feat. Da Brat
Sound Board at Motorcity Casino Hotel 2901 Grand River Ave, Detroit
Sunday, July 17th
11:00 am Worship Service hosted by One Church Detroit
Tindel Activity Center 10301 W. 7 Mile Rd. Detroit
1 p.m. Brunch Hosted by Imagine This Productions with brunch buffet by Taylor One
Gourmet
The Charlevoix Gallery 14505 Charlevoix St., Detroit
Testing Zones will take place between Friday- Saturday, July 15-17, 11:00 am-3:00 pm
Palmer Park 910 Merrill Plaisance St. Detroit
LGBT Detroit is a 501c(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 56-2393981) that envisions a Michigan in
which its citizens are treated fairly and equitably under the law and activate, amplify, and sustain LGBT+
culture, education, advocacy, and human rights.
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