Shadow Politics, October 28, 2018
This week: 'Transgender People, #WontBeErased' with guest Earl D. Fowlkes Jr. Earl serves as the President/CEO of the Center For Black Equity, Inc. (formerly the International Federation of Black Pride). The Center for Black Equity promotes a multi-national LGBT network dedicated to improving health and wellness opportunities, economic empowerment and equal rights while promoting individual and collective work, responsibility and self-determination. An expert on LGBT and HIV/AIDS issues, Earl has worked on health and political issues for more than 30 years.
Guest, Earl D Fowlkes Jr
Earl Fowlkes serves as the President/CEO of the Center For Black Equity, Inc. (formerly the International Federation of Black Pride (IFBP). He founded the IFBP in 1999 ago as a coalition of Black Pride organizers the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and South Africa formed to promote a multinational network of LGBT Pride and community- based organizations. There are over thirty plus Black Pride events with over 450,000 attendees each year. In July, 2012, the IFBP Board of Directors voted to change the name of the organization to the Center For Black Equity which an expanded mission and membership base. The Center For Black Equity is the only Black LGBT international organization in the world.
Earl previously served fifteen years as the Executive Director of the DC Comprehensive AIDS Resources and Education Consortium (DC CARE Consortium) and Damien Ministries, organizations that provided services to Person Living With HIV/AIDS in Washington, DC. He was licensed as a Social Worker (New Jersey) and, has worked on HIV/AIDS and LGBT issues for twenty five years. Earl serves on seven non profit boards of directors and community advisor boards.
Earl attended Rutgers University with degrees in history/business. Earl resides in Washington, DC however remains a devoted to his hometown Philadelphia Phillies, Eagles and Flyers, and all things Pennsylvania.
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