ROD's Summer Trip To Michigan (2011) - Part V DAY 6: "Hotter Than July" Black Pride/An Almost Visit To The Shrine of The Black Madonna /Sat Nite

This entry (Part V) is by far the biggest with a lot of pics because it was a really busy day in Detroit. I went from Detroit's "Hotter Than July" Black Pride celebration to a Black bookstore to a house party that evening...

This was my first time at Detroit's "Hotter Than July" Black Pride celebration at Palmer Park and it was nice; it was cute. Detroit was interestingly different from NYC's, DC's and Atlanta's Black Prides (though I haven' been to Atlanta since 2002) because there was a significant amount of sistah's out there (I'd say about half -- 50%) and a very young and dominating 17 to 24 crowd with an over 25+ crowd filling out the rest...

All Photography

Copyright © 2011 ROD PATRICK RISBROOK

My Friend Yes Checking Out The Black Gay Men's Network Table

My Friends Nsilo, Yes and Curtis

T.J. and Curtis
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My Friend Curtis Lipscomb Is The Executive Director of
KICK
The Agency for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender
African-Americans in Metropolitan Detroit
A Michigan Non-Profit 501(c)(3) Organization
Serving the metro Detroit community since 1994

41 Burroughs Street
(between Woodward Avenue and Cass Avenue)
Suite 109
Detroit, Michigan 48202
GOOGLE MAPS

Phone: (313) 285-9733 | E-mail: info[at]e-kick.org
Official Website: e-kick.org

Mission Statement
To increase awareness of and support to Detroit's dynamic lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, culture through education and advocacy with integrity and pride. KICK

Curtis And His Team Do Some Really Excellent, Excellent Work
In Detroit And They Are The Largest Black Same Gender Loving
Organization In The State of Michigan.
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Official Website: e-kick.org

The Hosting MC

My Friends Wesley And Nsilo

Two Beautiful Girls

Grillin' Some Smoked Meat In Palmer Park

I Never Though I'd Ever Say This,
But I Actually Bought My First Sarong At This Vendor's Tent

Wes, Calvin and Charles

This Brutha Gave Yes And I Some Much Needed
Cold Spring Water

Calvin And Yes

And Yes,
You Can Get Your Late Night Entertainment Videos, Too!...

This Sistah Was Really Pretty
And I Asked Her If I Could Take Her Picture

After Detroit's Black Pride We Stopped By The Shrine Of The Black Madonna Bookstore And Cultural Center At 6:15PM. THEY CLOSE AT 6:00PM!!...

I'll Have To Catch This Black-owned Establishment
On The Rebound Next Time...

Official Website: shrinebookstore.com

Detroit Information:
13535 Livernois Avenue
(@ Clements Street)
Detroit, Michigan 48238
Phone: 313-491-0777
Fax: 313-491-1320
GOOGLE MAPS

Detroit Store Hours:
Thursday-Saturday:
12:00 Noon-6:00 PM
Only Open For Special Reserved Events Sunday - Wednesday.

Some Bruthaz Ballin' On The Basketball Court

A Black Biker Boy On Da Streets Of Detroit

Later in the evening we went to a mansion house in Detroit for an annual house party event...

Bruthaz Chillin' At The Back Of The House Outside

This was a QOOL, QOOL opportunity to shoot some nice low light photography...

A Torch Lamp

A Light Lantern
(Nah! Not Green Lantern! LOL!)

The Torch Lit Back Lawn

My Friend Sangoma Has Such A Presence

The Bar Outside

My Friend Keith

All My Friends Chillin' On The Grass Lawn

My Friend Nsilo And I (BIG ROD)
Having a Laughing Moment

Nsilo And Charles

SEE PREVIOUSLY
ROD's Summer Trip To Michigan (2011) - Part I
DAY 1: 1917 American Bistro /
Dabl's African Bead Gallery / Ruth Ellis Center



SEE PREVIOUSLY
ROD's Summer Trip To Michigan (2011) - Part II
DAY 4: The Charles H. Wright African American Museum /
Traffic Jam Restaurant



SEE PREVIOUSLY
ROD's Summer Trip To Michigan (2011) - Part III
DAY 4: The Charles H. Wright African American Museum /
Traffic Jam Restaurant



SEE PREVIOUSLY
ROD's Summer Trip To Michigan (2011) - Part IV
DAY 5: A Little BBQ / Friday Night Roller Skating



SEE NEXT
ROD's Summer Trip To Michigan (2011) - Part VI
DAY 7: Sunday Musings / More Detroit Streets /
Canton Kids & Detroit Kids Are A Treasure!!!