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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 »

Hip Hop’s Mos Def, Anti-bullying Activists, Among Storytellers For Tolerance Initiative

Now you know we gotta rock our all-time fav’ Mos Def cut Ms. Fat Booty, right? Just press play. Hip hop artist Mos Def will be among five storytellers who will each present a personal 10-minute story of an experience where they faced discrimination.  The showcases titled A More Perfection Union: Stories of Prejudice and [...]

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Tuesday November 23rd, 2010 in , , , , | No Comments »

Openly Gay Black Baseball Maverick Glenn Burke Subject Of New Documentary

The story of Glenn Burke is a bittersweet one. Bitter because this brotha’ was clearly ahead of his time. And he paid a price for it. Sweet, because we’ve come so far in these last several years. Today we have out athletes like Olympic Gold medalist Carl Lewis and former NBA pro John Amaechi, black [...]

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Sunday October 31st, 2010 in , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

FREE RALLY: Obama In LA Friday Oct. 22nd @ USC, RSVP To Attend NOW

What: Moving America Forward Rally with President Barack Obama Where: University of Southern California Alumni Park Enter from Trousdale Parkway, south of W. 34th St. Los Angeles, CA 90007 When: Friday, October 22nd Doors open: 10:00 a.m.

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Wednesday October 20th, 2010 in , , , , , | 1 Comment »

“The Obamarator”: Win A Vibrator Modeled After The Prez From Gawker

Those nasty folks over at Gawker just keep gettin’ nastier. And we love it. The Website is offering a vibrator modeled after President Barack Obama as a contest prize. What do ya have to do to win it? Write a dirty story starring the Commander in Chief. Read the following from Gawker:

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Tuesday October 19th, 2010 in , , | 3 Comments »

"I Love My Boo" Ad Campaign Aimed At Black And Latino Gays Launches

On Monday community organizations,  activists, local politicians and others joined together in New York City to celebrate the debut of the Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC) “I Love My Boo” campaign which will be posted in 1,000 subway cars and 150 subway stations during the month of October.

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Thursday October 7th, 2010 in , , , , | 1 Comment »

Liberty Hill Passes Out Welfare Checks To Local Black LGBT Orgs And Activists; Big Fish Fry On Friday

Well, well, well, we gotta hand it to Torie Osborn. She knows how to take care of her peeps. Torie Osborn by the way is a longtime lesbian activist in Los Angeles. She used to head up the Liberty Hill Foundation once upon a time. But now with an eye toward politics, she’s laying out [...]

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Tuesday September 28th, 2010 in , , , , | 3 Comments »