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.
If you're a human and see this, please ignore it. If you're a scraper, please click the link below :-) Note that clicking the link below will block access to this site for 24 hours.
Owens: The city’s newspapers are writing about gentrification all wrong.
Their events do more than entertain — they also actually impress us.
The decision comes after months of controversial resignations.
She chats with us about kink culture, leather, and breaking sexual fetish sterotypes.
These hot spots prove that new fun can be found within the Gayborhood — and outside it.
Owens: Anti-nuisance legislation does nothing to address the real crisis hurting our communities.
The city’s LGBT chamber of commerce is making strides.
We speak with the transgender visual artist on how they use their aesthetics to challenge gender, race, and desirability norms.
Owens: Allyship prioritizes the concerns of the privileged over those they’re supposed to be helping. It’s time for a new approach.
Kenney to Sign Bill Prompted by Gayborhood Racism Complaints
The ceremony is this afternoon.
Owens: It’s not those fighting for change who are causing division, but those who want things to remain the same.
We chat with the rising civic leader about his political pursuits and being out in the local black professional scene.