Mom says Springfield boy, 11, who committed suicide was repeatedly bullied at school – MassLive.com. This is one of the saddest tales of youth suicide that I’ve heard in a while. I hadn’t written about it yet because of what felt like my own personal grieving and anger. Suicide is such a harsh goodbye that [...]
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Review: Legacy of Success Foundation’s Heritage Celebration 2009
Complete with local jazzers Linny Nance & Network, plus the groovalicious DJ Francis Jaye of the Dallas-based, Neo Soul Cafe fame spinning hot soul/house cuts, the Legacy of Success Foundation’s “Heritage Celebration goes Cotton Club” event this past Saturday night was a fun evening that celebrated community leaders and organizers in the Dallas LGBT scene. [...]
Open letter to the B/black men in my life
I want to thank Baron and Stephanie for sharing the letter with so that I can share it with you. Some words are said so succinctly that the best you can do is share them as written. Open Letter to the Black Men in my life: When I viewed the video of the Bart police [...]
Podcast: Interview with Jarid Manos
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This episode, I’m talking with Fort Worth-based, author and ecological health advocate, Jarid Manos. We’re discussing his journey of discovering how the “violence that we accept into ourselves mirrors the violence that we do to the earth”, which I believe is expertly chronicled in his book, Ghetto Plainsman. This is one of my book faves [...]
Podcast: Of Pride and poundage
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It’s Dallas Black Gay Pride week in Dallas, also known to many Dallas Southern Pride. Hear about the events you can’t miss, and interviews with local guests giving some historical perspective weekend on open African-American gay nightlife in Dallas and the situations that created a need for a Black Pride weekend. Also, a listener asked [...]
Podcast: A talk with local activist, Venton Jones
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I’m speaking with Venton Jones of Abounding Prosperity, Inc., an organization that addresses the health, social, and economic disparities among African American men and their families in Dallas. Venton shares his experience in raising awareness for the work of AP, especially among local black gays who may be apprehensive to accepting AP’s mission and work [...]
happening all around you
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On this episode, I’m sharing sounds from the band, Inflowential, I’m giving away two copies of a fantastic book to callers to my comment line (214-594-7434), and I catch up with author and journalist, Greg Moses, about Texas civil rights and reported human rights offenses done to women and children in particular Texas prisons right [...]
