This weekend in Dallas, February 19 -21, Black Cinematheque Dallas, along with Fahari Arts Institute, DFW Senators, and Mandrake Arts & Media will be hosting a Marlon Riggs Film Festival. The films and shorts begin at 7pm each night at the South Dallas Cultural Center, 3400 S. Fitzhugh in Dallas and nightly entry fee is [...]
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Silence Equals Consent tour to challenge homophobia in African-American churches
A frequent guest and commentator here at Mandrake Society Radio podcast, Tuan N’Gai, is producing a tour of speaking engagements to challenge African-American gay people to collectively speak out against homophobia especially within black religious institutions. The tour entitled, Silence Equals Consent, is the mantra of the organization and website, Operation REBIRTH, which N’Gai helped [...]
Podcast: Conversation with Buster Spiller
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I’ve written on this blog and other places that one of my favorite experiences after accepting myself as a gay man was taking part in a inter-generational discussion of black gay men every other Saturday in Houston called The Men’s Gathering. Today, I’m speaking with one of the architects of the The Men’s Gathering in [...]
All-Star Weekend parties around the gayborhood
This weekend in Dallas is about to be crazy with the NBA All-Star game and all its parties. Many organizations serving our community are in on it, too, including Southern Boi Entertainment, Men of Essence, Women of Distinction, 7Connection, and SmooveQ Productions. So make sure you check the calendar for all of the latest weekend [...]
Twitter updates for Creating Change
Just a note to catch my Twitter updates at @MandrakeAM while at the Creating Change conference. Connect!
Fundraiser on February 2 in Oak Cliff for Vecinos Unidos
Five years ago, when this podcast journey began on this site, I conducted my first interviews at an ice cream shop in the Bishop Arts District owned and operated by Rosa Lopez, called Suenos Sabrosos. While working at the ice cream shop and since its closure in 2007, she also serves at the executive director [...]
Trailers for upcoming Texas Black Film Festival in Dallas
Since Dallas is hosting the Creating Change event at the downtown Sheraton hotel, a lot of my energy has been focused on that here at the blog. However, John Meyer and the gang at Pegasus News grabbed some great trailers for this year’s Texas Black Film Festival screenings happening February 4 – 6 at the [...]
Podcast: Interviews with Alpha Thomas and Mark Anthony Lord
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This week, I discuss past and present activism within the Dallas LGBT and African-American communities with Alpha Thomas. A long-time activist, mother, and breast cancer survivor, Alpha recalls her cross-coalition work towards HIV awareness and gay adoptions, as well as discussing her intent to re-start Umoja Hermanos, a poetry and support circle for lesbians of [...]
