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J.R. WhittingtonSep 14 min readBlack, Gay, & Woke Up Like ThisBubbles Don't Break: My Political Love Affair with Zohran
J.R. WhittingtonAug 304 min readBlack, Gay, & Woke Up Like This4 Views and a Dream; A Black Queer Man's Manifesto
J.R. WhittingtonAug 144 min readThe Black Seat In The HouseA Love Letter to Paul Reubens: The Man Behind the Red Bow Tie
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J.R. WhittingtonJul 205 min readBlack, Gay, & Woke Up Like ThisThe Naked Truth: Finding Freedom in the Spotlight of Solitude
J.R. WhittingtonJul 133 min readThe Black Seat In The HouseHBO Girls: A Gen X Love Letter to Millennial Magic
J.R. WhittingtonJul 84 min readBlack, Gay, & Woke Up Like ThisThe Fire Within: A Letter to My Unraveling America
J.R. WhittingtonJun 273 min readBlack, Gay, & Woke Up Like ThisPride 2025: A Beautiful Black "Fuck You"
J.R. WhittingtonJun 14 min readBlack, Gay, & Woke Up Like ThisThe Journey of a Teaching Artist: Embracing the Stage and the Classroom
J.R. WhittingtonMay 184 min readThe Black Seat In The HouseAudra McDonald in “Gypsy” Wasn’t What I Wanted—She Was More Than I Knew I Needed
J.R. WhittingtonMay 112 min readThe Black Seat In The House"Forever" Is A Prayer, A Memory, A Mirror.
