Diversity Remixed:The Uprising Of The Gay Hip Hop Movement"

a really really good article by poet/artist Naya'Hri Suhalia from Sapience Online Magazine

The Noah's Arc Conflama,Part 2

More details on Friday's shutdown of the Noah's Arc shoot by Nation of Islam West Region head Tony Muhammad (pictured, center).

It's Official! "Pick Up The Mic" doc premiering at Toronto Int'l Film Fest

"Pick Up The Mic: The Evolution Of Homohop", a documentary directed by Queer Youth TV producer Alex Hinton will make its World Premiere at The 30th Toronto International Film Festival, Sept 9-18 in Toronto,Ontario, Canada. The film features performances by a variety of performers from the scene, including Deep Dickollective,BQE, Deadlee,Katastrophe, Scream Club, Mi$$ Money, and more.

jyeah!!!!

Nation Of Islam shuts down Black gay TV shoot

A group of people led by Nation Of Islam minister Tony Muhammad shut down a shoot of the new Black gay cable series "Noah's Arc" (LOGO/Viacom)

Jasmyne Cannick's site contains several accounts of the incident.

according to Michael Elkin (who worked on the production, It is a felony crime in California to intentionally disrupt permitted film projects.
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Whooda thunkit (or "Don't Hate-Exfoliate! It's great!")

The Provisions Library, a resource center for activism and arts, is hosting an exhibit called "Change Methods: Hip Hop, Social Change, and Global Influences" That includes an online archive of exhibition resources ( click the link above).

As I was ego-surfing last night, I came across the page...it contains links to a number of essays from writers and emcees from Tricia Rose to Jean Grae to Medusa to Mark Anthony Neal to yours truly. Its some nice company.Plus they clipped a recent photo from my website.

Imagine my surprise (and stifled laughter) when I roll across the link. and it goes to a page on the website of my former D/DC bandmate, Ralowe Trinitrotoluene Ampu aka G Minus (pictured). The page (lovingly titled "Juba's Ass") is backgrounded by a photo of me from a San Francisco Bay Guardian cover story on D/DC, and contains my email/messageboard response to some public accusations by Ralowe following his quitting D/DC and the band recieving a nomination in the 2003 Gay Shame Awards (in a category that he himself created for the awards...the page has been active on his site since Summer 2003, as well as a similar page entitled 'Tim'm's Ass" featuring an email exchange with D/DC co-founder Tim'm West).

http://www.ralowesconfusedsuburbanlaughter.com/jubasass.html

I'm gonna go with the idea that a link and a photo of me means they thought I had something to say that was at the least_interesting_.

Ah, yes..even when the haterade is fast a flowing, that beautiful bubly foam just rises to the top.

Or maybe G_d just don't like ugly. I dunno. read for ya self.

ta ta.

-JK

an Oberlin Conference Foto That I'd never posted

aint they cute?

waiting on a Vietnamese sammich

I broght my lunch today, but its not pork. and pork chops taste, good and bacon taste good.
and so do roast sliced pork Vietnamese sammiches with hot peppers.

suggestions in your city? post em.

"Diversity Remixed: The Uprising of The Gay Hip Hop Movement"

"Diversity Remixed: The Uprising of The Gay Hip Hop Movement"
by Naya'Hri Suhalia
http://www.sapiencemagazine.com/aug2005/arts_entertainment/music.asp

An interesting article featuring comments from a number of Gay hip Hop artists around the community.