The Celebration of Courage Gala hosted by Outright International held their annual event at Pier Sixty at the Chelsea Piers complex in New York City.
May 30th, 2023, Manhattan, New York –The Japanese-Filipino infused and inspired restaurant, Trust Bae, hosted a new dish and wine tasting in preparation for PRIDE month, June 2023, that included ‘sapin, sapin’ a PRIDE dessert commemorating the spirit of the LGBTQIA+ communities.
On May 31, the non-profit Pride Live presented the Stonewall Unplugged event at Hudson Yards. Songstress Sudie and Eurovision artist Netta Barzi performed songs. Host David Correa interviewed artist Mariyea about their career. Event organizers live-streamed the event on YouTube as well.
On June 2, the Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) screened Jennifer’s Body (2009). The horror-comedy starred Megan Fox as Jennifer and Amanda Seyfried as Needy. MoMI showed the film as part of their ‘Queer Cinema, Top to Bottom’ series. The series started on May 20 and ended on July 2.
Pride month is off to an exciting start in NYC.
On Wednesday, May 31 at Loan Depot Park the Miami Marlins proudly showcased their support for the LGBTQIA+ community during their Pride in the Park celebration game to kick off the start of pride month.
On Saturday, June 25th, Founder and CEO of Kaleidoscope Hair Products, Jesseca Harris-Dupart, accomplished an industry first by setting the Guinness World Record title for the largest donation of haircare products in 24 hours.
The brand collaborated with Harlem Pride during their 13th annual Celebration Day, alongside prominent guests including Mayor Eric Adams, to unveil this incredible activation on stage to a crowd of more than 20,000 attendees from across the country.
Prior to the celebration, we had an opportunity to speak with Jessica Harris-Dupart about how Kaleidoscope Hair Products came to be and its continued growth in the hair care space.
The Knockturnal: As the first black, openly gay founder in the multicultural hair space — How do you think your identity has influenced the impact you’ve made in this space?
Jesseca Harris- Dupart: It’s not like I went into this like “Hey, let me be the first!” I have just been very transparent about who I am and I hope my journey and my life can show everybody that they can do anything. You don’t have to stay within the guidelines of what people try to make you. Whoever you are, whoever you love, whatever you do, you can be successful.
The Knockturnal: What motivated your desire to enter the hair care space?
Jesseca Harris- Dupart: I was a hairstylist for over 20 years and one of my clients cheated on me and went to another hairstylist. She ended up having a bald spot in the center of her head from a ponytail install and bobby pins. It made me want to find a solution; I wanted to be able to fix this. From then on, I started exploring what that would look like. I started speaking to chemists and I never expected it to be from behind a chair, I never expected to retire. God just had a different story for me.
The Knockturnal: What are 2 of your best selling products from the Kaleidoscope Hair Product line?
Jesseca Harris- Dupart: Currently, it would be the Original Miracle Drops which is a light hair treatment and the Pecan Pie Growth Booster Oil. Both products are our top growth boosting agents.
After declaring the Guinness World Record title, Jesseca and leaders from Harlem Pride spoke to the impact this donation will have in the community, followed by a surprise performance from Jesseca’s new wife, Atlanta hip-hop legend Da Brat.
On June 16th I attended the world premiere of Savitree, Richie Shazam’s new short film at Tribeca Film Festival. Shazam’s directorial debut honoring the Converse Pride campaign, celebrated Found Family.
What better way to kick off PRIDE weekend than with an artist brunch.
Rocco’s WeHo was abuzz with stars and influencers to celebrate Lance Bass’s much anticipated cover on the June 2022 issue of Food & Beverage Magazine, founded by Michael Politz.