Archive for the ‘Dallas’ Category

Podcast: Introducing Honey Entertainment

After the delicious sounds of Dallas’ own, Ms. Badu, I speak with Michelle Carter about her new venture, Honey Entertainment, as she seeks to bring mainstream R&B/jazz artists to gay/lesbians audiences in Dallas. In fact, as I mentioned last week in our interview, N’Dambi will be the artist featured this Saturday night, July 4, [...]

My memories of Michael Jackson

It’s been two days and I’m still very torn over Michael Jackson’s death. Friends of mine may think I’m being silly about this, and I could care less what they think right now. As a B/black child, Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 were THE number one band on the list, period. [...]

Podcast: N’Dambi speaks with Mandrake Society Radio.com

Today, I’m sharing a phone conversation with songwriter and vocalist, N’Dambi. Once recognized as a background vocalist for Erykah Badu (the one with the afro!), N’Dambi not only performed vocals but also co-wrote with Erykah, as well as several artists in the Dallas music scene. We discuss the making of her latest independent [...]

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Just Boogie

So there’s this new dance the local kids are doing called Dallas Boogie. Judging by this video, I KNOW what clubs this boy shakes his ass at. Hey, don’t ask, don’t tell–just boogie, baby. I ain’t mad at ‘cha. Well, maybe a little bit. Please place this dance in the same [...]

Happy Flag Day

In the U.S., it’s National Flag Day by proclamation of President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 and established by Congress in 1949 (brief history here @ Wikipedia).
Curious since President Obama signed the first proclamation of June as National Gay Pride Month if some day in this same week could be become an unofficial/official Pride [...]

South Dallas Cultural Center’s summer program needs our help

The following is a note from SDCC’s Manager, Vicki Meek. Thanks for taking the time today to read and please consider helping as you can, even if it means cutting out a day or two of fast food lunch this week.
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Hard Times Bring Hard Realities!
Hello, As we read the papers and see the effects [...]

LGBT student scholarship events coming up in Dallas

Supporting students in their quest for educational access and empowerment is another way to be active and visible our community. Taking that a step further are openly gay organizations of color that are awarding openly gay and active students for their service and helping them achieve their educational goals. The Hazel Hatcher [...]

Black and gay activism: just some of my story.

In light of the talk about the Dallas Principles and my recent trip to allgo’s second annual Texas Queer of Color Summit, I realize two things. For one thing, being an “out” blogger may afford me the opportunity to speak louder about certain issues than perhaps some individuals are able to given their jobs and [...]