NUBIAN KNIGHTS NETWORK: Tuesday, June 21, 2011

QUOTATIONS OF "BLACK"

"Whenever I use BLACK it relates to some history of Africans in that particular place. It’s the idea of the color BLACK as a metaphor, or as a representation of African-Americans. It’s the notion of BLACK- BLACKNESS - and all its other meanings in relation to the history of race..."

- Fred Wilson

"Most of my fortitude to continue doing the work comes from the moral outrage I feel about the injustices that Black people endure disproportionately daily."

- N. Abdul-Wakil

"In the end, what matters is not skin shade but pan-African consciousness. Loving your complexion, your nose, lips, hair length and texture, no matter what the politics or trends decide, and simply be. That's the problem with us (African folks). We're still learning how to love ourselves. So used to glorifying others and putting others first..."

- Dredlocks Tree

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Other Countries: Black Gay Expression
25th Anniversary Celebration at
Summer Solstice - The Legacy Continues
June 25th, 2011 @ 7:30PM (NYC)

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Other Countries: Black Gay Expression
25th Anniversary Celebration at Summer Solstice
The Legacy Continues

Saturday, June 25th, 2011
7:30PM
LGBT Center
208 West 13th Street
(between 7th & 8th Avenues)
Room 410
New York City
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Admission is Free
(see attached flyer; feel free to distribute)

Featuring readings and performances of the work
of past and current members of Other Countries
Black gay men's writing collective.
For info contact kevmcgr[at]pipeline.com