Did DC Mayor co-sign discrimination against Donnie McClurkin?
buzzz worthy. . . Donnie McClurkin withdrew from a performance on Aug. 10 at the King Memorial due to his views on homosexuality. The concert was entitled “Reflections on Peace: From Gandhi to King.” It’s the first in a series of events scheduled to take place in D.C. over the next two weeks to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for civil rights at which King delivered his famous “I Have A Dream” speech. Concerned about McClurkin's presence being a "distraction" DC Mayor Vincent Gray requested that organizers (D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities) ask the popular gospel artist not to participate. From the Washington Blade. . . "McClurkin’s withdrawal from the event, which is being organized by the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, came one day after local gay activist and longtime civil rights advocate Phil Pannell called the gospel singer’s public statements on homosexuality 'vile.'...