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Philip Reed

February 21, 2018 by Ubuntu Biography Project

  Philip Reed was born on February 21, 1949 (to November 6, 2008). He was the first openly gay African American member of the New York City Council, and a passionate HIV/AIDS advocate. Philip Reed was born in New York City, the son of a Black father and a white mother. He and a twin sister were raised in an upper middle class Manhattan environment of prep schools and civil rights activism; Reed would become involved in the 1969 Stonewall […]

Categories: All, February, February 21, Reed, Philip • Tags: 1949, 2008, February 21, November 6, Philip Reed, Ubuntu Biography Project

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Dexter “3D” Pottinger

November 6, 2017 by Ubuntu Biography Project

Dexter “3D” Pottinger was born on November 6, 1982 (to August 30, 2017). He was a celebrated fashion designer, hairstylist, make-up artist, video director, choreographer, event producer, television reality series judge, and activist who became known as the “Face of Pride” in his home country of Jamaica. Pottinger was raised with his siblings in the Waltham Park area of Kingston. Growing up, he didn’t initially have the support of his loved ones when it came to his sexuality. “It was […]

Categories: All, November, November 06, Pottinger, Dexter • Tags: 1982, 2017, August 30, Dexter Pottinger, November 6, Ubuntu Biography Project

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