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SF Pride 2021: Public-Chosen Community Grand Marshals Named, Events Planned for June
Winners of the Public Choice for San Francisco Pride 2021’s Community Grand Marshals were announced on April 15. They are the Oakland LGBTQ Community Center and Melonie Green and Melorra Green, the Executive Directors of the San Francisco-based African American Art & Culture Complex. Melonie and Melorra, who are twins, shared via social media, “We have big work to do and it starts with us accepting who we are regardless of what we’re told.”
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San Francisco Bay Times congratulates both Melonie and Melorra, and the entire Oakland LGBTQ Community Center team, on winning the honors. We also congratulate all of the nominees: Krewe de Kinque and The SF Bay Area Queer Nightlife Fund (organizational) and the individual nominees: Akira Jackson, Angelique Mahan, Clair Farley, Morey Riordan, René Rivera, Nicole Santamaria, and George Smith III.
Queer twin sisters and community activists Melonie and Melorra Green have been named San Francisco Pride community grand marshals, the organization recently announced.
The women, 43, are co-executive directors of the African American Art and Culture Complex in the Western Addition.
The Green sisters were selected via public vote, along with the Oakland LGBTQ Community Center, which was named this year s organizational grand marshal. The San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee stated that additional grand marshals and other honorees would be announced soon.
The Green sisters are curators, artists, and activists who have produced more than 80 exhibitions and over 100 public events, according to SF Pride.