2AM Ricky | GLAAD https://glaad.org GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 22:25:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 https://media.glaad.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/20110814/cropped-glaad-cyan-icon-32x32.png 2AM Ricky | GLAAD https://glaad.org 32 32 GLAAD Honors Black Queer Musicians at Year 2 EMEI Cohort Final Showcase at CAA https://glaad.org/glaad-honors-black-queer-musicians-at-year-2-emei-cohort-final-showcase-at-caa/ https://glaad.org/glaad-honors-black-queer-musicians-at-year-2-emei-cohort-final-showcase-at-caa/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 19:43:31 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=935277 In a celebration of artistry, identity, and advocacy, GLAAD’s Communities of Color and Media Department, in partnership with Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and supported by Gilead Sciences, hosted the culminating event for the second cohort of the Equity in Media and Entertainment Initiative (EMEI) at CAA’s headquarters in Los Angeles on April 16th, 2025. Held [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/glaad-honors-black-queer-musicians-at-year-2-emei-cohort-final-showcase-at-caa/feed/ 0 GLAAD COMMUNITIES OF COLOR DEPT. TO PRESENT FINAL SHOWCASE FOR E.M.E.I YEAR 2 MUSIC ARTIST COHORT https://glaad.org/releases/glaad-communities-of-color-dept-to-present-final-showcase-for-emei-year-2-music-artist-cohort/ Wed, 09 Apr 2025 19:21:01 +0000 https://glaad.org/?post_type=releases&p=934565 Los Angeles, CA — Wednesday, April 9, 2025 — GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today announced that its Communities of Color and Media Department will hold its final showcase for the 2nd year cohort of its award-winning Equity in Media and Entertainment Initiative (EMEI), supported by [...]

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]]> T4T (Time for Truth): A Groundbreaking Anthem by Neverending Nina & 2AM Ricky https://glaad.org/t4t-time-for-truth-a-groundbreaking-anthem-by-neverending-nina-2am-ricky/ https://glaad.org/t4t-time-for-truth-a-groundbreaking-anthem-by-neverending-nina-2am-ricky/#respond Thu, 13 Mar 2025 12:08:27 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=931008 On March 7th, 2025, the world was introduced to “T4T (Time for Truth),” a groundbreaking collaboration between Neverending Nina and 2AM Ricky. This powerful single, now available everywhere, is more than just a song—it’s a movement, a moment of history, and an anthem for unity and visibility within the Black Trans community and beyond. If [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/t4t-time-for-truth-a-groundbreaking-anthem-by-neverending-nina-2am-ricky/feed/ 0 Trans Day of Remembrance 2024: Honoring the Legacy of Jackie Shane https://glaad.org/trans-day-of-remembrance-2024-honoring-the-legacy-of-jackie-shane/ https://glaad.org/trans-day-of-remembrance-2024-honoring-the-legacy-of-jackie-shane/#respond Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:41:12 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=923716 Op-Ed By Neverending Nina As we celebrate Trans Day of Remembrance 2024 I wanted to remember this trailblazing music icon Jackie Shane and why I am glad to be walking fiercely on the path she helped pave. Her 2017 best historical album Grammy nomination for (Any Other Way) album at the 61st Grammy Awards, where [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/trans-day-of-remembrance-2024-honoring-the-legacy-of-jackie-shane/feed/ 0 2AM Ricky Aims for GRAMMY® History with “Move”: Breaking Ceilings to being the First Black Trans Male Nominee https://glaad.org/2am-ricky-aims-for-grammy-history-with-move-breaking-ceilings-to-being-the-first-black-trans-male-nominee/ https://glaad.org/2am-ricky-aims-for-grammy-history-with-move-breaking-ceilings-to-being-the-first-black-trans-male-nominee/#respond Tue, 08 Oct 2024 18:41:07 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=920129 As 2AM Ricky embarks on his GRAMMY® consideration campaign for his electrifying single “Move,” the artist is poised to make history as the first Black trans male nominee. With a career rooted in advocacy and groundbreaking achievements, Ricky continues to use his platform to spotlight LGBTQ+ rights and representation in the music industry. “Move,” which [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/2am-ricky-aims-for-grammy-history-with-move-breaking-ceilings-to-being-the-first-black-trans-male-nominee/feed/ 0 The Trans Life Awards Salutes Unsung Heroes During Atlanta Global Black Pride https://glaad.org/the-trans-life-awards-salutes-unsung-heroes-during-atlanta-global-black-pride/ https://glaad.org/the-trans-life-awards-salutes-unsung-heroes-during-atlanta-global-black-pride/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 16:49:26 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=915645 When Dewayne Queen, CEO and Founder of The Trans Life Awards, inadvertently received a call to action from transgender activist Hope Giselle-Godsey in 2020 on the then-popular Clubhouse app at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, it tested his allyship. It prompted him to dive deeper into the transgender community, inspiring the creation of the [...]

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