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{{short description|American journalist}}
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'''Clay Cane''' is a journalist, author, political commentator, and radio host. He is the director and creator of the documentary ''Holler If You Hear Me: Black and Gay in the Church'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bet.com/video/celebrity/2015/holler-if-you-hear-me/holler-if-you-hear-me-black-and-gay-in-the-church-full-doc.html |title=BET.com's ''Holler If You Hear Me: Black and Gay in the Church'' |publisher=BET.com |date= |accessdate=November 3, 2015}}</ref> which was nominated for a 2016 [[GLAAD Media Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bet.com/news/celebrities/2016/01/27/bet-receives-glaad-award-nomination-for-holler-if-you-hear.html |title=BET Receives GLAAD Award Nomination for ''Holler If You Hear Me: Black and Gay in the Church'' |publisher=BET.com |date= |accessdate=January 27, 2016}}</ref> He is the author of ''Live Through This: Surviving the Intersections of Sexuality, God, and Race'',<ref>{{cite book|title= Live Through This: Surviving the Intersections of Sexuality, God, and Race |date= June 13, 2017|isbn= 978-1627782180 |last1= Cane |first1= Clay |publisher= Start Publishing LLC}}</ref> which was released June 2017. Cane is also the host of ''The Clay Cane Show'' on [[SiriusXM Urban View]] channel 126. Additionally, he is the author of ''The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans From the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump'', which will be released January 30, 2024.

==Career==

A graduate from [[Rutgers University]], [[Phi Beta Kappa]], with a BA in English and African-American studies, Cane's commentary has been heard on [[MTV]], [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], [[Fox News Channel|FOX]], [[VH1]], [[CNN]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/25/opinions/black-trump-supporter-fraud-scherie-murray-cane/index.html|title=Black Trump backers make his racial hypocrisy even more obvious|last=Cane|first=Clay|website=CNN|date=July 26, 2019|access-date=2019-09-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greatblackspeakers.com/author/claycane/|title=Clay Cane|website=Great Black Speakers|language=en|access-date=2019-09-27}}</ref> and he frequently appears on [[MSNBC]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rawstory.com/trumpism-rick-tyler-both-sides/ | title='That's lunacy': MSNBC's Rick Tyler shutdown after claiming Biden and Trump are 'both sides of the same coin' | date=September 4, 2022 }}</ref>

Cane is the co-editor and contributing writer of the 2012 anthology ''For Colored Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Still Not Enough: Coming of Age, Coming Out, and Coming Home''. He also contributed to ''Where Did Our Love Go: Love and Relationships in the African-American Community''. In 2015, Cane created, directed and produced the BET.com original documentary ''Holler If You Hear Me: Black and Gay in the Church''. Premiering at [[NYU]] in November 2015, the film explored homophobia in the black church by tackling the intersections of race, gender, sexuality and religion. The film earned a 2016 GLAAD Media Award nomination for Outstanding Digital Journalism and a [[Black Reel Awards|Black Reel Award]] nomination for Best Television Documentary or Special. On February 24, 2016, [[The White House]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/white-house-screen-documentary-about-homophobia-black-church|title=White House to screen documentary about homophobia in the black church |publisher=MSNBC |date= February 23, 2016|accessdate=February 23, 2016}}</ref> featured Cane as a [[Black History Month]] speaker along with a screening of the documentary. Cane was also presented on a panel discussion, focused on the film, faith, and sexuality in the Black community.

==Published works==
*''The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans From the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump'' (Sourcebooks, 2024)<ref>{{cite book|title=''The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans From the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump'' |date= January 30, 2024|isbn=978-1728290225 |last1=Cane |first1=Clay |publisher= Sourcebooks, Incorporated}}</ref>
*''Live Through This: Surviving the Intersections of Sexuality, God, and Race'' (Cleis Press, 2017)<ref>{{cite book|title=''Live Through This: Surviving the Intersections of Sexuality, God, and Race'' |date= June 13, 2017|isbn=978-1627782180 |last1=Cane |first1=Clay |publisher= Start Publishing LLC}}</ref>
*''For Colored Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Still Not Enough: Coming of Age, Coming Out, and Coming Home'' (Magnus, 2012)<ref>{{cite book|title=''For Colored Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Still Not Enough: Coming of Age, Coming Out, and Coming Home'' |isbn=978-1936833153 |last1=Boykin |first1=Keith |year=2012 |publisher=Magnus Books }}</ref>
*''Where Did Our Love Go: Love and Relationships in the African-American Community'' (Agate Bolden, 2013)<ref>{{cite book|title=''Where Did Our Love Go: Love and Relationships in the African-American Community'' |isbn=978-1932841701 |last1=Gil l. Robertson |first1=IV |year=2013 |publisher=Agate }}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==

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*[http://www.msnbc.com/melissa-harris-perry/watch/documentary-examines-being-gay-in-the-church-560586819595 Melissa Harris-Perry Interviews Clay Cane About ''Holler If You Hear Me: Black and Gay in the Church'']
*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/holler-if-you-hear-me-black-and-gay-in-the-church_us_5638d311e4b00a4d2e0bdd3a Documentary Explores The Reality Of Being Black And Gay In The Church]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV8E3_1hNW4 Janet Mock & Clay Cane in Conversation on Being Black & LGBT]
*[http://thegrio.com/2011/11/05/new-yorks-wwrl-1600am-launches-new-voice-of-black-gay-life/ TheGrio Interviews Clay Cane About New LGBT Radio Show]

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Clay Cane
BornUnited States
OccupationJournalist, New York Times best selling author, television personality
EducationRutgers University
Notable worksThe Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans From the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump,
Live Through This: Surviving the Intersections of Sexuality, God, and Race,
Holler If You Hear Me: Black and Gay in the Church
Notable awardsNew York Festivals Radio 2022 Awards, GMAD's 2016 James Baldwin Revolutionary Award.

Clay Cane is a journalist, author, political commentator, and radio host. He is the director and creator of the documentary Holler If You Hear Me: Black and Gay in the Church,[1] which was nominated for a 2016 GLAAD Media Award.[2] He is the author of Live Through This: Surviving the Intersections of Sexuality, God, and Race,[3] which was released June 2017. Cane is also the host of The Clay Cane Show on SiriusXM Urban View channel 126. Additionally, he is the author of The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans From the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump, which will be released January 30, 2024.

Career

A graduate from Rutgers University, Phi Beta Kappa, with a BA in English and African-American studies, Cane's commentary has been heard on MTV, ABC, FOX, VH1, CNN,[4][5] and he frequently appears on MSNBC.[6]

Cane is the co-editor and contributing writer of the 2012 anthology For Colored Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Still Not Enough: Coming of Age, Coming Out, and Coming Home. He also contributed to Where Did Our Love Go: Love and Relationships in the African-American Community. In 2015, Cane created, directed and produced the BET.com original documentary Holler If You Hear Me: Black and Gay in the Church. Premiering at NYU in November 2015, the film explored homophobia in the black church by tackling the intersections of race, gender, sexuality and religion. The film earned a 2016 GLAAD Media Award nomination for Outstanding Digital Journalism and a Black Reel Award nomination for Best Television Documentary or Special. On February 24, 2016, The White House[7] featured Cane as a Black History Month speaker along with a screening of the documentary. Cane was also presented on a panel discussion, focused on the film, faith, and sexuality in the Black community.

Published works

  • The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans From the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump (Sourcebooks, 2024)[8]
  • Live Through This: Surviving the Intersections of Sexuality, God, and Race (Cleis Press, 2017)[9]
  • For Colored Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Still Not Enough: Coming of Age, Coming Out, and Coming Home (Magnus, 2012)[10]
  • Where Did Our Love Go: Love and Relationships in the African-American Community (Agate Bolden, 2013)[11]

References

  1. ^ "BET.com's Holler If You Hear Me: Black and Gay in the Church". BET.com. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "BET Receives GLAAD Award Nomination for Holler If You Hear Me: Black and Gay in the Church". BET.com. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  3. ^ Cane, Clay (June 13, 2017). Live Through This: Surviving the Intersections of Sexuality, God, and Race. Start Publishing LLC. ISBN 978-1627782180.
  4. ^ Cane, Clay (July 26, 2019). "Black Trump backers make his racial hypocrisy even more obvious". CNN. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  5. ^ "Clay Cane". Great Black Speakers. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  6. ^ "'That's lunacy': MSNBC's Rick Tyler shutdown after claiming Biden and Trump are 'both sides of the same coin'". September 4, 2022.
  7. ^ "White House to screen documentary about homophobia in the black church". MSNBC. February 23, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  8. ^ Cane, Clay (January 30, 2024). The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans From the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump. Sourcebooks, Incorporated. ISBN 978-1728290225.
  9. ^ Cane, Clay (June 13, 2017). Live Through This: Surviving the Intersections of Sexuality, God, and Race. Start Publishing LLC. ISBN 978-1627782180.
  10. ^ Boykin, Keith (2012). For Colored Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Still Not Enough: Coming of Age, Coming Out, and Coming Home. Magnus Books. ISBN 978-1936833153.
  11. ^ Gil l. Robertson, IV (2013). Where Did Our Love Go: Love and Relationships in the African-American Community. Agate. ISBN 978-1932841701.
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