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Six rules for being a real ally.

I really want to thank Sharon Bridgforth for sharing this video called “6 Rules For Allies”, as I learned about through it my friend, Lorenzo Herrera y Lozano. Definitely food for thought for me in light of my recent posts about support the queer family in Africa. It’s food for though for me speaking out [...]

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Podcast: About Marlon Riggs, Creating Change, and what’s new in stereo.

Marlon Riggs, “one the top Black filmmakers…changing the conversation on HIV and AIDS”. Use the courtesy resource to keep informed – this site’s community calendar. My overall thoughts on Creating Change conference. Creating Change hashtag on Twitter: #cc10. Words from author/speaker, Tim Wise (From YouTube) on how white privilege trips even white people up. Talking [...]

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Artists and LGBT advocates converge in Southern Dallas in March 2010

Artists and LGBT community organizations converge to increase awareness and celebrate their work near Fair Park in Southern Dallas. The two-day event is entitled, “We The People: A Celebration of Queer Arts & Culture”, and will take place Saturday, March 6, and Sunday, March 7, at the South Dallas Cultural Center, 3400 S. Fitzhugh, in [...]

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Monday Jazzsession Mixtape #37

“I Love Being Here with You” – Mary Stallings “Bail Out” – Terje Lie “Dona Maria” – Rufus Reid “Lazy Afternoon” – Paul Myers Quartet featuring Frank Wess W/Andy Bey “Simply Natural” – Carla Cook “Wallflower Blues” – Somi “Numerico” – Manuel Valera “Growin Up” – David Binney, Alan Ferber “Soaring” – Amanda Tosoff “I [...]

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UK theater company, The Red Room, presents GAY AFRICA

Just received a note from Topher Campbell, the Artistic Director of London-based theater company, The Red Room, about a exciting and daring event happening February 28 called GAY AFRICA. In partnership with fellow London-based free speech and human rights organization, English PEN, GAY AFRICA is a free event that will bring together a mix of [...]

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Assisting our African gay family’s efforts for liberation.

As I’ve mentioned before here on the blog, it’s tough to know exactly how to reach out and assist my gay/same-gender-loving family on the continent of Africa withouts connecting with individuals closely related to the varying situations on the ground there. So many stories this week about wrongs against gay people in South Africa, Kenya, [...]

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Musician, Jennie Laws, supports NOH8

From my interview of R&B, jazz artist, Jennie Laws in May of ’08, I thought she was not only a talented vocalist and musician, but a cool person to get to know, period. Then, Freddie Beat of popolio tipped me off to her NOH8 photo on her MySpace pages. Very cool! (In case you’re new [...]

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popolio.com is profiling artists for this year’s SXSW in Austin

Freddie Rodriguez, fearless and tireless editor at Austin-based, Mandrake Arts & Media sister site, popolio.com, has already started profiling artists scheduled to appear at this year’s South by Southwest music festival in Austin. Just follow sxsw-2010 tag to catch his writeups.

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