The Obama Presidential Center Grand Opening, Lil Nas X Returns, and we have an interview with RiVERSE!

Welcome to our Summer series! This week on Queer News, Anna DeShawn continues to bring you the stories that matter most to our community! Anna dives into her experience attending the grand opening of the Obama Center and has an update on Lil Nas X.

Queer News contributor, Benjamin Coy, catches up with RiVERSE, a four person pop collective of critical acclaim from Toronto. The collective consists of four members: Justice, Khadija, Zach, and Monroe.

RiVERSE talk about their origins as a group, their creative process and synergy, and their new EP, Humanity in Volume, that was released on World AIDS Day last year.

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This week's episode of Queer News is packed with historic milestones, urgent calls for justice, and accountability. Here is your social-media-ready breakdown of every story from Episode 343.

This Week's Top Story

Obama Presidential Center Grand Opening

The Obama Presidential Center has officially opened, and Anna had the opportunity to attend the grand opening. The Grand Opening Ceremony was held on Juneteenth eve and in addition to the Obama family, Former Presidents Biden, Clinton, and Bush were in attendance. Musicians Jennifer Hudson, TEMS, Stevie Wonder, and so many more graced audiences with their musical talents throughout the day.

A small group of people got to sit on the Obama Center main campus, but arguably the true party was on the Great Lawn where Chicagoans from all over brought their families to witness the historic moment. In addition, the Obama Foundation welcomed Chicago vendors primarily from the South Side to table at the grand opening. If you're looking to get tickets to the museum I'd suggest doing so quickly as they're already sold out through November. But there's so much more than the museum to explore on the Obama Presidential Center Campus.

This Week In Culture & Entertainment

Lil Nas X Returns

Lil Nas X has briefly returned to social media! The pop Icon released a three minute video giving fans an update on his health and what he's been up to for the past few months. Backlit by a clear blue sky, Lil Nas X visibly looked like he was feeling better as he talked to the camera about his Bipolar diagnosis saying "I feel like I had known for like the past few years, but I didn't want to admit to it because I didn't want to have to take medication and, I don't know, have people think different of me."

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