Arts & Entertainment
ABC orders miniseries ‘When We Rise’ from ‘Milk’ team
Eight-episode run reunites Van Sant, Dustin Lance Black
Dustin Lance Black (Washington Blade file photo)
ABC has ordered a new gay miniseries”When We Rise” spearheaded by”Milk” director Gus Van Sant as executive producer.
According to The Hollywood Reporter,”Milk” screenwriter Dustin Lance Black will also join the team, reuniting Van Sant and Black for the first time since 2008. “Milk” executive producer Ben Cohen is set to produce as well. The miniseries, which has been in development since 2013, will have an eight-episode run with Van Sant directing the first two-hour long episode.
Black’s website says”When We Rise” “will chronicle the history of the LGBT rights movement, from its origins in San Francisco to present day. It will focus on the personal and political struggles of a diverse group of men and women from the LGBT community.”
Black won an Oscar for his “Milk” screenplay and Van Sant received an Oscar nomination for Best Director.
The DC Black Pride Opening Reception was held at the Westin DC Downtown on Friday, May 22. Grammy Award-winning artist Durand Bernarr was the headline performer. Comedian Anthony Oakes was the host. Speakers included Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson and Center For Black Equity President Kenya Hutton, as well as speakers from health organizations and sponsors. The event featured performances from Billy the Goat, Jay Columbus, Akeem Woods, Rue Pratt, Be Steadwell and Bennu Byrd.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
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PHOTOS: Black Pride Pageant and Unity Ball
Back-to-back events held on first night of D.C. Black Pride
The Mr. and Miss DC Black Pride Pageant was held at the Westin DC Downtown on Thursday, May 21. Following the pageant, Black Pride events continued with the 10th annual DC Black Pride Unity Ball.
(Washington Blade photos by Landon Shackelford)
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PHOTOS: Helen Hayes Awards
D.C.-area productions honored at Theatre Washington’s annual ceremony
Theatre Washington’s 42nd Helen Hayes Awards were held at The Anthem on Monday, May 18.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
PHOTOS: Black Pride Opening Reception
PHOTOS: Black Pride Pageant and Unity Ball
PHOTOS: Helen Hayes Awards
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