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Best of The Satin Lounge with Kia René welcomes author , activist and poet URIAH Bell discusses LGBTQ Activism, His magazine Truth Magazine featuring LGBTQ, discusses his HIV support, and the need for Black Churches Partnering with LGBTQ plus community.
Uriah Bell began formally publishing his writing in 2008 with his freshman collection of poetry Mood Swings where he decided to expose his personal self in an intimate collection. A year later Uriah founded Rising Voices Press, an independent publishing company focused on promoting and publishing the written voices of the Black LGBT community. The following year Uriah released his 2nd collection of poetry Epiphany: Poems in the Key of Love (Rising Voices Press) followed by his 3rd collection of poems entitled Mood Swings: poems and other rants under Rising Voices Press released in 2011. Uriah has contributed extensively as an activist in the struggle around HIV/AIDS. He's a 2011 fellow in the Black AIDS Institute’s AAHU Community Mobilization College tirelessly working to develop mobilization campaigns to rally the Black community around ending and educating themselves on the disparities of HIV/AIDS and working to end the epidemic. Uriah has participated on national and international panels on discussions concerning HIV/AIDS, homophobia in the Black community, LGBT youth suicide, the Black church, and segregation in the LGBT community. He currently sits as Chairman of the board of Hispanic Black Gay Coalition, as well as sits on the board of directors for Fire and Ink, a non-profit for LGBT writers of African decent, and Shades of Pride / Triangle Black Pride in Raleigh, NC. In 2012, Rising Voices Press released TRUTH Magazine, a national bi-monthly Boston based publication for and by LGBT people of color. TRUTH Magazine focuses on the needs of the gay and lesbian community of color via regular content on spirituality, health and wellness, politics and social activism, travel, fashion, arts and entertainment.
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