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San Francisco’s hottest Black-owned gay bar just reopened… in Minneapolis
Rodney Barnette, a Vietnam vet and former Black Panther member who created it to give queer people of color a place to hang out, find refuge, and connect.Darryl Pandy was the voice behind the house classic “Love Can’t Turn Around”.Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Now, 31 years later, the bar’s back open for business… approximately 1,975 miles away from its original location on Market Street and with a new owner: Barnette’s daughter, Sadie.A post shared by SADIE BARNETTE with a ‘E’ (@sadiebarnette)Sadie, a visual artist who was five years old when her dad bought the space in 1990, has recreated a traveling version of The New Eagle Creek Saloon that’s currently on display at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis through May 19. Per the museum’s website:The original bar (1990–1993) offered a haven for a multiracial queer community marginalized by racist profiling in other social spaces throughout the city.
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