Pride on the Vine organizer, Marquez Beasley, right and co-host Shirley Jones, left, take to the stage for the fourth annual event that took place June 1. Cedric Williams Quez Presents Growing up in ...

Six years ago, in 2019, Napa City Hall raised its first rainbow flag in honor of Harvey Milk Day in May — a multicolored emblem that has symbolized the gay rights movement for more than four decades.

Growing up in Kansas City, Marquez Beasley fell in love with the historic 18th and Vine area. Now, as a singer, host and entertainer, Beasley calls the Jazz District home for many of the events he ...