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African
Cultures
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 Shade
: An Anthology of Fiction by Gay Men of African Descent by
Bruce Morrow (Editor), Charles H. Rowell (Editor)
A gay African-American fiction anthology
features works by award-winning authors and promising newcomers
including Bil Wright, Larry Duplechan, and Jaime Manrique, and
pays tribute to a range of cultural events.
In the Black gay literary tradition that
includes such gifted American writers as James Baldwin, Langston
Hughes, and Countee Cullen, Shade is the first anthology devoted
exclusively to fiction by contemporary Black gay writers. Powerful
and often stunning, the stories in Shade are so brilliant they
will cast a long shadow for years to come.
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an extensive list of Black Authors writing on sex, race, gender,
feminism and other issues important to queer theory, Click HERE.
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Black Pride Events
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The NABWMT is a collective nationwide network of
affiliated and developing chapters in over 30 cities that identify
themselves as Black and White Men Together (BWMT), Men of All
Colors Together (MACT), or People of All Colors Together (PACT) in
keeping with the cultural dynamics of their respective areas.
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ULOAH is committed to inclusivity, telling our
stories, sharing our lives and healing our wounds. At
its very core, ULOAH is about women loving women: embracing our
affection, nurturing our love and accepting and respecting our
divergent voices.
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By Kevin
Trimell Jones
Excerpt:
In
1903, Dr. W.E.B. DuBois introduced a concept that would shed light
on the inner-conflict of the American Negro.
This idea, known as double-consciousness, offered an
understanding of the way in which individuals of marginalized
groups deal with the notion of being an “other” in an
oppressive society; in the case of American Negroes, it was
understanding their Blackness, which seemed to conflict with their
American-ness, and understanding their American-ness, which seemed
to conflict with their Blackness (DuBois, 1903).
Since the time of DuBois’ great insight, several groups
have used his idea to discuss the identity conflicts contained
within their consciousness. Using
this tradition, I will discuss manifestations of heterosexism and
homophobia in Black communities, which causes many Black gays and
lesbians to maneuver, and negotiate, their behaviors around
certain environments in order to accommodate the
“complexities” of their lives (being Black and being
homosexual). Further,
I suggest that this coping mechanism is a reactionary behavior
caused by the internalized fear of communal rejection if Black
gays and lesbians are unable to omit, or refrain from, certain
behaviors that they have been conditioned not to articulate.
In order to properly assess this argument, this paper will
take a look at the role of the oppressor and the oppressed as
maintainers and perpetuators of heterosexism and homophobia.
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African Cultural Sites
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