San Diego's Pride Week is well underway. It is an opportunity to celebrate the rich history of the LGBTQ+ community in our border region — a history that is well-documented by the Lambda Archives, a local archive space in University Heights.

20240819_145708.jpg (3000x4000, AR: 0.75)

Local historian T.J. Tallie has spent the past year as the Lambda Archives' first ever community historian-in-residence. He wanted to find out: what was life like for San Diego's Black queer community in the 80's and 90's?

On Midday Edition Thursday, we hear from Tallie about what he found, the intersection of Blackness and queerness, and the legacies of Black LGBTQ+ San Diegans today.

Then, KPBS' Beth Accomando sits down with filmmaker Ron Najor to talk about his debut narrative feature, "Adjunct" ahead of its premiere in San Diego.

And finally, KPBS arts reporter Julia Dixon Evans chats with local author Chris Baron about his latest middle grade book, "Spark" and dives into her arts and culture event picks for the weekend.

Guests:

• T.J. Tallie, community historian-in-residence, Lambda Archives, associate professor of African history, University of San Diego
• Ron Najor, filmmaker, director of "Adjunct"
• Chris Baron, author of "Spark"
• Julia Dixon Evans, arts reporter and host of "The Finest" podcast, KPBS