Like any clash there is a story and more than one. The internal conflict of this particular "split" is questionable. Former president Nelson was virtually ousted, only to form Chicago Windy City Black Pride, leaving two times the celebration for Black Pride attendees this year"with Windy City Black Pride and the newly formed Chicago Windy City Black Pride. This year, however, isn't the most gleeful for Black Pride. This year marks the 10th year anniversary an official Chicago Black Pride has been around"a year that is usually marked with celebration and kudos to the past years and forward thinking for the future. Some may have predicted this given the presidential turnover of Chicago's Black pride. Thayer Johnson followed Pickens from 2001-2003 and each year following 2003 a new president has surfaced 2004 being a year with no president at all.
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Photo by Kat FitzgeraldĪlthough some form of celebration has been around since the early "90s, Windy City Black Pride was not official until 1998 ( not being recognized nationally until 2000 ) it was spearheaded by Ken Pickens, who remained president until 2000, according to current treasurer Keith McCoy. After a successful pride celebration with former president Charles Nelson, the then-9-year-old organization began to wilt when accusations of Nelson being "incompetent" and an "overzealous leader" bothered board members.Ģ007 Windy City Black Pride. This article shared 4822 times since Tue Jul 1, 2008ĭue to conflict and disputes, 2007 was an unstable year for Windy City Black Pride.