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Eddie Long Mediation Hits Snag: Both Sides Say No, You Go First

No, folks this is not a round of good manners. According to Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC) mediation scheduling between Bishop Eddie Long of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church and the four men who have accused him of sexual coercion has been held up until Judge Panos gives the order on which of the two sides [...]

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Wednesday January 5th, 2011 in , , , , , | 4 Comments »

Call For Anthology Submissions: Black Men And Their Stories Of Sexual Abuse

Deadline: 4 March 2011 Anthology Background Information and Guidelines The genesis of this literary project began with the recent revelation/allegations (depending on who you’re speaking with) of a popular African-American minister at the center of an sex abuse scandal involving former young male members of his high profile church. Websites and blogs were inundated with [...]

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Monday January 3rd, 2011 in , , , , , , | 16 Comments »

Not Gay Just Hot: Quincy Jones Featured In LA Times

From LA Times: It had been a long night — a concert, a reunion with an old friend, a midnight meal — but as the clock ticked past 2 a.m. Quincy Jones sat in a rare state of silence in his estate at the very top of Bel-Air. The man they call Q nodded at [...]

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Sunday January 2nd, 2011 in , , | 6 Comments »

The RENWL ‘What White Gay Folks Don’t Like To Hear’ 2010 Award

This year we didn’t see too many challengers vying for the coveted RENWL What Gay White Folks Don’t Like To Hear Commentators award, at least not that many who were courageous to do it publicly. But we did get a decent handful of LGBT folks whose opinions strayed away from the group think mentality of [...]

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Thursday December 30th, 2010 in , , , , , , , | 11 Comments »

People Of Color, Activism And The Age Of Social Media

From Washington Post: When black college students began the sit-in protests that led to the integration of the Jim Crow South, news spread quickly by word of mouth. Soon, students in several states were engaged in similar nonviolent sit-ins, spurring on the civil rights movement. Fast forward 50 years: Civil rights activists advocating everything from [...]

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Tuesday December 28th, 2010 in , , , , , | No Comments »

Conservative Blacks Angry Over DADT Repeal

Here’s our favorite quip from a black conservative here in Cali no less: “People will try to equate this to when Blacks were finally allowed to serve side by side with Whites. It is nothing of the kind, personally I get sick of them throwing up my skin color whenever they want to make a [...]

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Monday December 27th, 2010 in , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Xmas Movie Lists! Goodies For Gay Folks And Black Folks (That’s Cause We’re Both)

Us living in duality culture-wise with being black and gay, we had to be sure that both teams felt the love in our effort to gather up some fun movie titles for Christmas viewing.  If any of our readers are like us, after gorging yourselves on Xmas din din you’re gonna need to flop on [...]

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Friday December 24th, 2010 in , , , | 4 Comments »