Juneteenth Pride Projects

A green sign on a door that reads: We Welcome All Races and Ethnicities, All Religions, All Countries of Origin, All Gender Identities, All Sexual Orientations, All Abilities and Disabilities, All Spoken Languages, All Ages, Everyone. We Stand Here With You, You Are Safe Here. The sign is created by IPRC members Lisa Mangum and Jason Levi.

Photo by Brittani Burns on Unsplash

The Grey Book Guide

What’s The Grey Book Guide. A growing database that connects LGBTQIA+ Folxs of Color to affirming businesses, with a special focus on rural areas. Businesses, organizations, activists, and grassroots groups that join the list pledge to offer thoughtful, supportive, and high quality service to LGBTQIA+ Folxs of Color.

Why is it called “The Grey Book.” The “Green Book” was a publication used by Black folks during the “Jim Crow” & civil rights era to find safe and welcoming businesses while traveling. The “Lavender List” identifies LGBTQIA+ affirming businesses. When these two colors are combined it creates “Brown,” “Black,” or “Grey.” Therefore, the “Grey Book” identities welcoming businesses for LGBTQIA+ Folxs of Color.

The “Grey Book Guide” is owned and operate by The Motley Consulting Group- and currently being piloted in the Dan River Region & Danville, Virginia. Interested in bringing the “Grey Book” to your area? Scroll to the bottom of the page to send us a message.

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Two people celebrating a "Juneteenth Pride" event.One woman with long, curly hair is holding a rainbow fan, while the other woman with big curly hair, sunglasses, and black gloves is speaking into a microphone near a metal staircase and a brick wall.

Photo by Vincent Craft @ Juneteenth Pride Party 2024

Juneteenth Pride Party

“The Juneteenth Pride Party” is a love letter to Queer, Rural Black folks. The Founder of The Motley Consulting Group, who owns and operates Juneteenth Pride & The Juneteenth Pride Party, identities as a Black, Queer, Gender-Fluid Woman consistently searching for spaces to be her whole-self.

Hence, the “Juneteenth Pride Party” was born as an innovative project to use parties as a public health tool that improves health and well-being via belonging , joy, and community support. If you’d like to host a “Juneteenth Pride” Party in your area, send us a message below.

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Juneteenth Pride merch art with a fist holding a rainbow-colored flag, with the text '2024 Juneteenth Pride' underneath.

Juneteenth Pride Learning Lab

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“Juneteenth Pride Learning Lab” is an innovative project dedicated to showcasing the intersectional contributions of Queer, Black, and BIPOC communities in social justice and societal progress. Through this unique experience, Juneteenth Pride highlights the richness of these contributions, not just during June but throughout the year. Dive into our curated list of freedom fighters, films, events, research, and authors who embody the spirit of intersectionality in their work.

Multiple hands stacked in a gesture of unity or teamwork.

Photo by Sierra Koder on Unsplash

Featured Freedom Fighter: Southerners on New Ground (SONG)

The poster for the film "Paris is Burning" features seven Transwomen with glamorous outfits and bold makeup, striking confident poses against a dark background. The text at the top quotes Joel Siegel praising the film.

Featured Research: Ballroom Culture & Spatial Practice of Possibility

Two women dressed in colorful, bold outfits, one holding a rainbow fan, performing at an indoor event with a microphone and rainbow decorations in the background.

Featured Juneteenth Event: Juneteenth Pride Party

Book cover illustration featuring a person with closed eyes, black curly hair, and a septum piercing, against a yellow background with floating hummingbirds. The title 'pretty: a memoir' is at the top, and the author's name 'KB Brookins' is at the bottom, above a detailed tattoo of flowers on the person's chest.

Featured Book: Pretty: A Memoir By KB Brookins

Event poster for the 22nd annual Danville Storytelling Festival featuring a colorful, abstract face design on the left and event details on the right, including date, time, location, and website.

Featured Rural Event: The Danville Storytelling Festival