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black men are important
09.29.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments

I dedicate this post to Josh, Quise, Baby K and my dad. The more I read the news, the more I realize it’s important to recognize that Black men are important. I think we need to say this out loud more often. And I need you to believe it when we say it. You guys [...]
black men, sexuality
I can’t stop watching documentaries about DL men
04.10.09 | Permalink | Comment?

I guess lucky for me, I can only find two. The most recent documentary I’ve seen is called “On the Downlow.” this one is actually a documentary. I can understand why a man in the download would want to come out in a documentary but I’m thankful that I can watch it. The strange thing [...]
black men, sexuality
why i love noah’s arc
03.14.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment

Sorry I’ve been m.i.a., I’ve been finishing the second draft of my first chapter and deciding which PhD program to go to. Anywhoo, during the madness of the past month I stumbled upon a TV show called Noah’s Arc. Noah’s Arc is a Black gay sex and the city. I cannot stop watching this show [...]
black men
the nation ignores the death of another black man
01.07.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment

at the hands of the police. I hadn’t read my google reader in a few days, and I first came across the story over at postbougie. A quick google search provided no actual news, except for blogs. I’m so pissed. The story: around 2 am on New Years a few brown men were pulled off [...]
black men
J: A Case Study
10.16.08 | Permalink | Comment?

I don’t know where I’m gonna go with this series but I have about three in mind. When J was born, his parents were married and they lived in the suburbs. His father, who once had his shit together, was beginning to crumble. First he lost his job, then he turned to drinking, then he [...]
black men
Missing Men
08.12.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Yesterday the Boston Globe had an interesting article on the absence of men, in particular Black men, in antipoverty policy. Children have always been considered “deserving poor” because they are largely helpless, and women have long been considered deserving because their plight was usually the result of widowdom. For the most part, Americans have taken [...]