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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

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Monday, August 29, 2011

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

Okaaayy... this pictorial is the last part of my summer trip to Michigan...

The first 4 pictures were taken Sunday afternoon in Detroit, the day before I left on Monday, August 1st, 2011. We all decided to take a group shot in front of the house, and the rest were other pics of me just doing my thing...


All Photography
Copyright © 2011 ROD PATRICK RISBROOK


Pictured Left To Right, My ADODI Bruthaz & Friends:
Charles, Yes, Calvin (back), Willie (back), Keith (pink shirt),
Steven, Me (BIG ROD - tallest one, LOL!), Nsilo & Sangoma
-
Picture By Curtis Lipscomb!
(THANKS CURTIS!)





The Finer Things In Life
And Why I Like Shooting Photography




Calvin's Wrist With African Wrist Beads
From
MBAD'S African Bead Museum


MBAD'S African Bead Museum
6559 Grand River Avenue
(between W. Grand Blvd and Dexter Avenue)
Detroit, Michigan 48208

(313) 898-3007
GOOGLE MAPS

Official Website: mbad.org

Bead Gallery Hours: 12pm to 7pm Mon-Sat.





Nsilo LOOKS SO ULTRA-FLY!!
This Brutha Exudes So Much African-ness





A Was Riding In A Car And Was Trying to Get a Good Shot
Of This Train
In The Streets of Detroit!
Not Bad For A Shot Through Car Glass





A Kid's Giant Toy Sitting On The Lawn.
How Could I Not Take a Pic Of That? LOL!
That Is So Qool!




I Thought This Brutha Was A Cutie.
I Took This Shot While Parked At A
Gas Station On Livernois Avenue.
I Also Love The Gritty Look I Obtained
On The Pavement In This Black & White Look




One Of Many (Unfortunate) Abandoned Buildings In Detroit



Shots from Canton, Michigan...

Calvin Is So Talented In The Arts!
We Visited His Cousin's House In Canton, Michigan
Before We Hoped On The Greyhound Bus Back To NYC






Calvin Focused On Playing The Piano





Some Beautiful Glasses In Calvin's Cousin's Home





Glasses At The Bar





Outside The House





Kids Always Let You Know Their
Swagger Or How They Feel
-
Little Man Was Too Qool!









I LOVE IT! Vintage Kids!









And finally, back In Detroit with the last shots...


Who's This Coming Down The Sidewalk...???




Black Kids In A Pink Cadillac!
I HAD TO GET A SHOT OF THIS!
YOU GOTTA LOVE IT!!


Thanks Detroit!



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 PREVIOUSLY
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 Bookstore /
Saturday Nite



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
-
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.

-
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!!!