Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Equality California, Jordan / Rustin Coalition Launch Mobilization Effort on Marriage Equality for Same-Sex Couples in African-American Communities

Equality California
June 16, 2009
As same-sex couples who were able to legally marry last year celebrate their one-year-anniversaries, Equality California (EQCA) and Jordan / Rustin Coalition (JRC) are together launching an education and mobilization effort on the freedom to marry in LA's African-American communities. The effort includes a TV commercial, on-the-ground organizers and a dedicated field office, which will be based in South Los Angeles, a predominantly African-American community. As part of today's launch, the organizations released a television ad that features a gay African-American couple, Xavier and Michael Boykin-Haggood, along with three of their five children, Dante, Emmanuel and Fatima. The family lives in LA's Leimert Park neighborhood. Their ad is scheduled to air starting the week of June 22nd. [Link]

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