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Ernest Owens

Writer at Large, Politics

Ernest Owens is an award-winning journalist and CEO of Ernest Media Empire, LLC. As an openly gay black journalist, he has made headlines for speaking frankly about intersectional issues in society regarding race, LGBTQ, and pop culture.

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City Life

Now Isn’t the Time for Marginalized People to Compromise

How the fruits of Caitlyn Jenner’s Trump complicity serve as a lesson for the Gayborhood.

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Penn Med Students Create LGBTQ Health App

SpectrumScores aims to connect LGBTQ patients with providers.

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LGBTQ Event of the Week

Our pick: A Hero Like Me.

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Philly Millennials Need to Up Their Game

Owens: For all our supposed diversity, huge divides still exist.

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The Top LGBTQ Performers of the Summer

These hot performers are taking over the city and proving why they’re a tough act to follow.

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LGBTQ Event of the Week

Our pick: Juice: A Summer Day Party for LGBTQ Womxn.

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Mazzoni Responds to Community Criticism

Many aren’t pleased with the nonprofit’s choice for interim director.

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LGBTQ&A: Kevin Trimell Jones

We chat with the new director of the Urban Coalition for HIV/AIDS Prevention Services.

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LGBTQ POC Say Race Is Biggest Barrier to Their Advancement at Nonprofits

The study was released this week

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LGBTQ Event of the Week

Our pick: LGBTQ Home for Hope’s Community Day.

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The Inky and Daily News Don’t Know How to Talk About Racism

Owens: The city’s newspapers are writing about gentrification all wrong.

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The Top LGBTQ Event Producers of the Summer

Their events do more than entertain — they also actually impress us.

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Mazzoni Center Announces Interim Executive Director

The decision comes after months of controversial resignations.

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LGBTQ&A: Brianna “Cherry Bomb” Golphin

She chats with us about kink culture, leather, and breaking sexual fetish sterotypes.

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The Top LGBTQ Venues of the Summer

These hot spots prove that new fun can be found within the Gayborhood — and outside it.