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Celebrating Carl Bean: Activist and Anthem Creator

10/23/2025

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Story summary

The Deadline documentary highlights Carl Bean, a singer and activist, and features his 1977 anthem 'I Was Born This Way'.
Bean was born in Baltimore in 1944.
Bean founded the Unity Fellowship Church in Los Angeles to promote inclusive theology.
In 1985, Bean co-founded Minority AIDS Project to serve people of color living with HIV/AIDS.
The film uses rotoscope animation to depict moments from Bean's life and celebrate his legacy.

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Story summary

The Deadline documentary highlights Carl Bean, a singer and activist, and features his 1977 anthem 'I Was Born This Way'.
Bean was born in Baltimore in 1944.
Bean founded the Unity Fellowship Church in Los Angeles to promote inclusive theology.
In 1985, Bean co-founded Minority AIDS Project to serve people of color living with HIV/AIDS.
The film uses rotoscope animation to depict moments from Bean's life and celebrate his legacy.