Minority AIDS Project

Waters Statement on the Passing of Archbishop Carl Bean

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, issued the following statement on the passing of Archbishop Carl Bean. 

“Archbishop Carl Bean was not only a talented artist, devoted religious leader, and community organizer; he was my dear friend and an outstanding person. He was someone who worked every single day to make this world a better place. His role in awakening America to the AIDS pandemic cannot be overlooked or overstated.

L.A. City Council Pres. Herb Wesson to Dedicate Archbishop Carl Bean Square

Archbishop Carl Bean courtesy photo On Sunday, May 26 at 9 a.m., Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson will designate of the intersection of Jefferson Blvd. and Sycamore Ave. as “ARCHBISHOP CARL BEAN SQUARE” for the founder of Minority AIDS Project and the Unity Fellowship Church Movement, America’s first affirming and welcoming Black church for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons.  Members of the public can RSVP to attend the ceremony online by clicking here. “Through his activism Carl Bean pioneered how we treat, educate and advocate for one of the most significant health crises of our time and