The Native Son Awards 2023 was a season for celebrating Black queer excellence and Black queer love

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The Native Son Awards 2023 was a season for celebrating Black Queer Excellence and Black Queer Love.

This Pride Month, we also want to look back at the Native Son Awards 2023 as we elevate Black Queer Excellence and the mavericks who have made a difference in our world.

Join us for the Native Son Awards on June 11, 2025 at 7:00 pm ET on our Native Son Now YouTube and Facebook channels.

Native Son Awards 2023

Bishop Oliver Clyde Allen III and Rashad Burgess

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DeJuan Wilson, Emil Wilbekin, and Kyle Hagler

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Don Lemon

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Jason Bolden and Adair Curtis

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Patrik Ian Polk 

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Charles A. Montorio-Archer, Erodney Davis, and Charlie Lewis

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