Posts Tagged ‘black’

Dallas gay community of color meets at Absinthe Lounge

Come out and get involved! This month’s community mixer is hosted at Absinthe Lounge (1409 S. Lamar) from 6pm to 9pm on Wednesday, December 17, and they’re free to the public. So come get involved or at least learn more about what’s happening in the scene for gays of color in Dallas. [...]

Now stop simply blaming B/black people for that!

This backlash against African-Americans presumbably voting more for California’s Prop 8 has gotten out of hand. Living in the south/southwest (actually Dallas has been termed the furthest Midwest stop), it made sense to me that religious beliefs, not simply ethnicity, would play a bigger hand. A new survey now exposes that to be [...]

Reminder: Men of Essence toy drive on Sunday, December 7th

The Men of Essence organization invites you to a holiday toy drive and silent auction event called Snowflakes of Serenity. The gathering will be on Sunday, December 7th, from 4pm to 7pm at the Doubletree Hotel-Campbell Centre (see website for directions to get there). From the official press release:
..the primary goal of MoE’s [...]

Luncheon discussing AIDS among African-American scheduled for Friday Nov 14.

From fellow activist and friend, Venton Jones:
I want to invite you to an upcoming program, “Black AIDS in Dallas, Texas,” on November 14, 2008 from Noon to 3pm. The events will be held at Creative Events of Dallas (1333 Oaklawn, Suite B, Dallas, Texas 75227). The Black AIDS Institute will deliver a special [...]

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. [...]

Jumping the Broom in Dallas

Didn’t get a chance to see Noah’s Arc: Jumping The Broom in Dallas tonight? Don’t worry. Many people weren’t able to get tickets in time, including myself.
[11/10 UPDATE: Guess what? The people last night at Studio Movie Grill didn't see the film, either. Yep, according to sources who were there [...]

Dallas black gay community mixes it up in October.

As a vision of local community patron, Chris Davis, these community mixers are hosted at Absinthe Lounge (1409 S. Lamar) from 6pm to 9pm on Wednesday, October 15th, and they’re free to the public. So come get involved, or at least learn more about what’s happening in the scene for gays of color in [...]

Dallas Southern Pride 2008 pool party pics

A beautiful night with beautiful people in Dallas. Click on the picture once, then click on it again to get the largest version of it. It was said correctly by the emcee that “sexy comes in all shapes and sizes”. So true. Another truism is that the sexist accessory to any outfit [...]