User:A.chirino/Marlon Riggs

UC Berkeley has recently sought funding for a fellowship dedicated to Marlon Riggs for UC Berkley Journalism majors.

In 2006, Riggs was awarded into the NLGJA LGBTQ Journalists Hall of Fame

"Tongues Untied," held political backlash; Republican Senator Jesse Helms argued to defund the arts after its release.

In 2019, The Brooklyn Academy of Music featured Marlon Riggs's work with a show of Race, Sex & Cinema: The World of Marlon Riggs.

Riggs's poetry was inspired by friend, poet, and activist Essex Hemphill.