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Editor’s Note Happy New Year! 2014 is here and now is the time to leave behind all of the bad that 2013 introduced into your life. With the new year brings new challenges and new rewards. So strap yourself in. It should be one hell of a ride. MLK weekend is fast approaching and this would be a great time to reflect on his life and legacy, and weave a little bit of it into your life. What is your dream? What are you doing to make it a reality? What are the steps necessary to propel you into your destiny? In this issue, we have spotlighted some of the great music artists within our community. Many are established artists with a vast catalog of music available for your enjoyment. Some are new artists trying to find their place in the industry. It was a wonderful thing to be able to spotlight so many artists from our community, openly representing themselves. There were a large number of artist I could not spotlight because of the space available, but I will do my best to shine the light on them in future issues of Mocca Magazine. I’m very proud to be able to provide a platform to spotlight all of the wonderful and creative members of our community. And I take it on as my obligation to uplift each and every one of them so that they can get to their promised land, wherever that might be for each of them.
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Beyoncé It almost seemed like magic when Beyoncé shocked the world by dropped her new album just before midnight on December 05, 2013. The album “Beyoncé” was released with 13 new songs and 17 new videos. Sources state that iTunes received the album one day before the release of the album to avoid any leaks. Everyone associated with the album’s release had to sign an iron-clad non-disclosure agreement. Radar Online reported on the timeline for producing this album and its 17 videos, all done during her “Mrs. Carter World Tour”. They list the video shoots took place in eight different cities and on 4 different continents. They also report that one of the first shoots was for “Pretty Hurts”.
It took place at Bishoup Loughlin Memorial High School in Brooklyn, NY. A few days later she and Jay-Z were in Miami filming the “Drunk In Love” video on August 15. After two concert dates in England, she was back in Brooklyn filming the “XO” video at Coney Island. That shoot drew a lot of
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Mocca Magazine Music Spotlight Beyoncé to film the video for “Blow”. By October 2, she was in Oakland, NJ filming scenes for “Heaven” Then on October 10, she was filming scenes for a video at the Greenham Common bomb shelter in London. On October 13 she and Jay-Z filmed scenes for “Partition” at the Crazy Horse Strip Club in Paris, France. On October 16, she was in Auckland, New Zealand kicking off the austrailian leg of her tour. On Oct. 20, her crew filmed scenes for “No Angel” near the Cuney Homes projects on Houston’s South Side. Three days later, she filmed her scenes for the video in Brunswick, Australia. She finished the Australian tour on Nov 9th. By Nov 11th, she was filming “Haunted” in Los Angeles. On November 13th, she was filming “Superpower”. On Nov. 19, she was back in New York filming “Jealous”. RadarOnline listed this timetable for 11 of the 17 videos on the visual album; so somewhere in this timetable she managed to film videos for “Bow Down”, “Flawless”, “Ghost”, “Mine”, “Rocket”, and “Yoncé”. This feat has made her an even busier woman than has been accounted for thus far. But it all paid off. Her exclusive release with iTunes netted her the number one spot in 104 counties and 2 sales records. The album went platinum within a week of release. And it was only available thru iTunes at that time. 10
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LASTO Since 2008, LastO (Last Offence) has been building a repertoire of music. Born in St. Louis, MO. After guesting on a few singles with his brother (yes his brother is a rapper too). At the time, he was more interested in becoming a motion picture actor. But the music kept calling him. So he made the decision to pursue rapping seriously. Searching the internet for gay rappers he found that most of the results were people on the west coast. He also found that his style was different than what he was finding. So he decided to moved to Los Angeles to see what kind of mark he could make. He then ended up moving to New York to refined his style and has found great success. His first release was an EP entitled “Run a Lap”. It contained the tracks “So Magical” and “Hello Boyz”. He then won OutHipHop’s “New artist of the
Year” and ”Best Non-Album of 2008. His second release was “Not for Non Profit. He was listed as “One of the Top Black Hip Hop artists to watch For” in 2009. His latest release Where’s Vivian has brought him the most success so far and solidifies him as a powerhouse in the industry. Songs like “Will N Jada” and “Pour a 40” have been greatly accepted 23 and acclaimed. Check out his artistry at:
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KIN4LIFE
Born and Raised in “Money-Earnin” Mount Vernon, NY; a town know for many great Hip Hop Artists, The members of KIN4LIFE, Nor and IQ have only added to that great history. Friends for more than 15 years and members of this exciting rap duo for more than 10 years, they have managed in their short time in the business to found their own music label “Noriq Records(2002)” Under that label ,they released KIN4LIFE Volume I and The EP’s Rock Star and I Love KIN4LIFE. The video for the single “Make Up Girl” held a spot on the ClickList Countdown on MTV’s LOGO Network for 11 consecutive weeks. In 2013, they released their latest album entitled “Money Brings Trouble” .The first single and video are for “It’s Over Now”. They were nominated for ClickList Top 10 Videos of 2009.
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KIN4LIFE They are also highly regarded for their production and songwriting skills. They have worked with many artists including Black Ice, Babs Bunny, Monifah, Lady Twist and Ty Ward. Their single “Money Brings Trouble” was chosen for placement in the feature film “Changing The Game” which premiered at the 2011 Hollywood Black Film Festival and opened in AMC Theaters in May 2012. KIN4LIFE has also been featured on the PBS Emmy winning series "In The Life: Defying Stereotypes" which is now being screened at universities across the country as part of a diversity program for students and faculty. Their music is available thru their website as well as iTunes and Amazon.
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DAMIEN CRAWFORD Damien Crawford states he was created to entertain. His musical genre is a mix of R&B, Hip Hop, & Pop, in which he likes to refer to as "Urban Pop." He was born in Piscataway, New Jersey. Damien's lyrical styling and strong presence will entice you to fall in love with the talented artist. Music lovers from around the world will one day crown him "The Prince of Urban Pop". He has been a musician since he was 7 years old. He has played has saxophone, trumpet, french horn and piano. He also has always had a love for singing. While attending high school, he joined the Super Chief Marching Band. He attended college at Fairleigh Dickinson University, where he completed a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and a MBA. He never pursued singing until after college. A friend invited him to her studio and he began recording covers of songs from popular artists. Soon after that, he began writing his own music. He completed his self-written debut EP “The Crawford Chronicles in 2011. Music from the release hit radio stations worldwide causing him to gain international recognition. In 2011, Damien released the music video for his first single “Show Me The Light”. In 2012, he released the album “The Reign”. Great success was seen from the single “Rockstar Life” and “Down 4 U”.
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DAMIEN CRAWFORD 2013 marked the release of this latest album “Champion. With singles like Champion and “I Can Do Better” a duet with Metrell Hurst The album was an instant hit. Beyonce and Diddy are some of his influences influence of his. Beyonce for her work ethic and her talent. Diddy for being an incredible mogal who produces successful products. Other artists that he has an admiration for are Prince, Rihanna, Usher, Katy Perry, Chris Brown, Dawn Richard, Danity Kane and Michael Jackson
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MARCK ANGEL
In 2008 Marck Angel annouced his arrival via Myspace with his first single “Game”. Written and produced by himself and with co-production credited to his long-time friend and production collaborator, Jose “Joey2Tone” Batista. He later released a video for the single. The video received tens of thousands of views. After the release of his second single “Love Lesson 101”, Marck embarked on touring and promotion by performing across the country. In 2010 he released “Go Baby Go (Remix)”, which featured rappers Bry’Nt and Kaoz. The single went on to earn Marck a 2010 OUTMusic Award nomination for Outstanding R&B Song. He later released the single and video, “Deep” theme song to the highly successful motion picture, “Finding Me: Truth”. The track garnered Marck his second OUTMusic Award nomination for Best Song on a Soundtrack. He also released the DJ Swanny River produced track, "Earth Angel", featuring Billy Hood - which spawned another OUTMusic Award nomination for Best R&B/ Soul Song and won the Out HipHop Music Award for R&B Song of the Year. 29
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MARCK ANGEL In 2012, Marck took his first dive into the world of acting, being featured as the character "Dominic" in the web-series "Finding Me: The Series". He will also star as the character, "Brad" in the highly anticipated upcoming series, "CockTALES". In 2013, Marck leaked the single "Nothing" from his album, "AngelDust" (also to be featured as the theme song to the "CockTALES" series). Marck also released the single and video for “Positions� - the official lead single from, "AngelDust". He has has been called to continue his roll as "Dominic" on the second season of "Finding Me: The Series". www.facebook.com/marckangelfans www.twitter.com/marckangel http://marckangel.tumblr.com/ www.youtube.com/marckangel www.cdbaby.com/artist/MarckAngel https://soundcloud.com/marckangel www.reverbnation.com/marckangel
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Kevin “Kaoz” Moore is a native of Cleveland, Ohio and an award winning writer, actor, poet and educator. Currently residing in Minneapolis/St Paul, Minnesota and manages the HIV/Health Education program for Pillsbury United Communities. In 2004 he released his first recording, “Project Mayhem 1.5”, a spoken word album. In December 2006, Kevin initiated an annual World AIDS Day observance event called Silence Equals Suicide a showcase of local spoken word artists performing original works centered around HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention messages. Kaoz received the National AIDS Education Services for Minorities (NAESM) Award of Excellence in Youth Leadership in 2007. Kaoz exploded onto the hip hop scene in 2010, collaborating with numerous hip hop, pop and R&B artists from across the country. The Tyler Durden EP (Experience) , released in June 2010, marks Kaoz’ sophomore solo music/ spoken word effort, and was followed up by The Tyler Durden Mixtape (August 2010) Kaoz released 2 recordings in 2013: “EnterSextionsVol. 1 and 2. 31
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KAOZ Project MayHem 1.5 (2004) The Tyler Durden EP(Experience) (2010) The Tyler Durden Mixtape(2010) Kaoz Presents: Real Talk(2013) EnterSextions Vol. 1(2013) Entersextions Vol. 2 (2013)
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Bry’Nt Bry’Nt developed an early interest in music growing up in Hartford, CT, and from this interest, it grew into a passion. He and a couple of friends started a rap group called 3rd Degree. Bry’Nt began his solo career with the release of his controversial mixtapes “Porn Star” (2008) and “Porn Star II: The Director’s Cut” (2009). He has also had the privilege to perform nationally and internationally, opening for artists such as DJ Class, Fantasia, Evelyn "Champagne" King, Teairra Mari, Tweet, and RuPaul. In 2011, BryN’t starred in the movie “Finding Me: Truth” You will find him playing the role of “Omar”. He also joined the cast of “Finding Me The Series” . The Season One DVD is scheduled to premiere in January 2014. Although Bry'Nt has also been hard at work in fashion and film as a model and actor, it is his efforts in music that have put the OUTMusic Award nominee at the forefront of an underground movement known as “Out Hip-Hop” consisting of open LGBTQ artists. Be sure to check out the first two singles, "Time Is Up" and "Keep The Streets," from his debut album "Bry'Nt Park."
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Mocca Magazine Music Spotlight AZEALIA BANKS Azealia Amanda Banks was born on May 31, 1991.At a young age Banks became interested in musical theater, acting and singing. She attended the LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts in Manhattan. Banks began writing rap and R&B songs as a creative outlet. Under the moniker 'Miss Bank$', she released her debut recording "Gimme a Chance" on November 9, 2008. Later that year, Banks signed a development deal with XL Recordings but ended up leaving the company shortly after. She then signed with Interscope and Polydor, where she released her EP “1991”. She released her mixtape “Fantasea” in July 2012 " Her debut studio album “Broke with Expensive Taste”, is currently slated for a January 2014 release. http://www.azealiabanks.com/
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MILAN CHRISTOPHER Milan Christopher (born in Chicago, IL on Feb 28, 1984) is an American Actor, Fashion & underwear model, Music Artist, Video Jockey and Entrepreneur, owning a Talent agency called “M.C.T.M.A.” (Milan Christopher Talent and Modeling Agency) He has appeared on the TV shows “Nip/Tuck”, “Friends & Lovers” as well as commercials for Red Bull & Virgin Mobile. He has modeled for numerous magazines including Vibe, Details, Canadian Elle and Source. In 2012, he released his first single entitled “Superstar” followed in 2013 by the release of his mixtape “Road to Nibiru”. He has also created two webseries entitled “Dark Claw” and “Chocolate City” on You-Tube. Christopher Milan finds inspiration from artists like Michael Jackson, Queen, Tina Turner, The Beatles and Beethoven to artist like Usher, Kid Cudi, Kanye West, LMFAO, The Black Eyed Pea’s, 2 Chainz, David Guettta and Miguel . twitter.com/ milanchrisgordy cdbaby.com/cd/milanchristopher www.facebook.com/ MilanChristopher www.youtube.com/ MilanChristopherTV www.reverbnation.com/ milanchristopher www.instagram.com/ milanchristopher
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JBDubs Born James Whiteside, JBDubs is a pop/dance artist as well as a soloist with the American Ballet Theatre in NYC. He writes/produces his music and choreographs his performances and music videos. He released his first album “Free To Love” in 2011. In 2012, he released the Album “Oink” with the hit singles “I Hate My Job” and “Fuck Em All”. The video for “I Hate My Job” created quite a stir and brought him tons of notoriety for the video’s choreography in high heels, sparking comparisons to Beyonce. The video was described by the Huffington Post as “9 to 5” meets Beyonce’s “Single Ladies,” His Work has been featured on the Here! TV Network show BOOMBOX and “She’s Living For This” which is broadcast to all major cable network providers. In 2013, he release his latest album “Hey JB” with the lead singles “PantyWaister” and “Dirty Mouth” http://jbdubsmusic.com/ www.facebook.com/JbDubsMusic https://twitter.com/JbDUBSmusic www.youtube.com/jbdubsmusic
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Mocca Magazine Music Spotlight FOXXJAZELL At the age 6, she became influenced by the likes of Salt n Pepa, Michael Jackson and Madonna At 17, She took a one-way trip to Hollywood with less than $20 in her purse and never looked back. While in Hollywood, she started off modeling with a few print ads and also booked a few music videos doing background work. After teaming up with Maurice Tito Lopez, a 14 y/o runaway, they formed the group One20Five with two other local rappers. The group received radio airplay on LA’s Power 106. Creative differences disbanded the group in 2004. Foxxjazell later moved to New York. Foxxjazell then was signed with FKJ Records/Pretty Boy Empire and began working on her first album. In 2008 “Introducing…. Foxxjazell” was released. Her sophomore album “Boy, Girl, Whateva” was released in 2010. Foxxjazell released her latest album “Elevation” in 2013. https://twitter.com/Foxxjazell www.foxxjazellmusic.com/ www.facebook.com/foxxjazell soundcloud.com/foxxjazell https://myspace.com/ foxxjazellmusic http://instagram.com/foxxjazell 40
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DAE DAE aka Tia Dae is a R/B/Soul/Jazz singer, Songwriter and Actress born and raised in Washington, DC. DAE was discovered by William Mobley at the age of 15. By the late 90’s, DAE developed local buzz in the DC Metro area which earned her a WAMA (Washington Area Music Association) nomination in the same category as Toni Braxton, Me’shell Ndegeocello and Tonya Blount. In 2003, DAE landed her first role as a supporting actress in the stage play “Winter in Washington”. In 2006, she became a finalist in Lil’ Wayne’s Cash Money Talent Search. She later landed a role in “Let Go and Let God” in 2007. She released the dual cd Single “I’m Tryin/Natural High” in 2007. In 2008 she released her debut album “It’s a Nu Dae”. In 2008, she was the winner of the 19th annual Billie Holiday Vocal Competition. In 2008. she received 3 nominations at the Velocity Magazine Award and won Best Female R&B Artist of the Year. She was also nominated for her second WAMA award. In 2013, she was featured in the movie “Thick”. A new single will be released in Jan 2014 with an album to follow in March 2014 www.cdbaby.com/cd/tiadae Twitter.com/mstiadae Facebook.com/mstiadae Myspace.com/mstiadae 41
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SHORTY ROC Shorty Roc (born Devalle Jerome Boon) was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Borough of Manhattan Community College, majoring in video production. He burst on the scene in 2003 with his underground smash “Ten Gay Commandments”, his rendition of the classic DJ Premiere produced Biggie joint “Ten Crack Commandments”. Since his breakthrough, Shorty Roc’s first mixtape “The Mixtape: Jackin’ Beats”(2004). “Personal”, his first full length CD of original material. “Personal” (2007) and his third effort “The Experience: Past, Present and Future”(2009). In 2008, Shorty Roc was featured on PBS’ “In Da Life” segment on gay rappers. Shorty then was featured on Sirius Satellite Radio’s Shade 45 in a competition for gay rappers where he made it to the semi-finals. In 2011 Shorty Roc released “Live, Love Swagg”. Shorty Roc is currently completing his fourth project titled “The Rebirth”. www.soundclick.com/bands/ default.cfm?bandID=574744 www.facebook.com/#!/ ShortyRocDaMic https://twitter.com/ ShortyRocDaMic www.youtube.com/user/LiveLoveSwaggLP
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BIG FREEDIA Raised on Josephine Street in uptown New Orleans, Big Freedia, born Freddie Ross, was raised by his mother, a hairdresser, and stepfather, a truck driver for Coca-Cola. Big Freedia has been featured on 2 episodes of HBO’s “Treme” and in 2010, she released his debut EP on Scion A/V “Presents: Big Freedia.” After starting as a back-up dancer for Katey Red, the original “Sissy Bounce” rapper, Freedia knew Bounce was his calling and eventually broke out on his own.Big Freedia is in the studio wrapping up his highly-anticipated debut LP, “Da Idol” and is filming episodes of a reality TV series for FUSE TV, and Bounce. Finally, in the works is his DVD: “Big Freedia Presents: Twerk Bounce & Pop”, featuring real Bounce dance instruction. Big Freedia was featured on RuPaul’s single “Peanut Butter”.
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SPLASH-T Splash T(Jocelyn Boyd)I was born in Harlem, New York City. She is the first transgender rapper of the S.R.M.G. group. Splash-T is currently a co-host of the popular radio show Da Doo-Dirty Show. She is also the host a her own radio show named “Ears 2 Da Street”. After joining Swanny River’s S.R.M.G. music group she was featured on the Swanny River release “It Is What It Is: When The Beat Drops”. Splash-T was
a member of Durr-T-Hood with fellow S.R.M.G. artists Billy Hood and Durrty Hanna. She then released the mixtape “First Lady of H.H.” . She recently has announced via social Media that she is hard at work on a new mixtape. The title will be “Voodoo 4 You Bitches” scheduled for release in 2014.
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LiKWUiD LiKWUiD (Stylez) (born Faybeo’n Mickens )is an American musician, DJ and songwriter, who was born in South Carolina and developed into an independent Hip-Hop artist and freestyler in New York City. She is also an educator, and an activist committed to using her gift of song to change the negative portrayal of women in the entertainment industry. An accomplished athlete, honor student, and MBA recipient, LiKWUiD performs on various stages speaking to young people about the importance of education and self-love. In 2009, she published the book Girldrive: CrissCrossing America, She has released 4 previous projects:“Likwuidation: The 5th Element “(2003) “Southern Belle” (2006), ”Gummy Bears & Champagne” (2010) and “No Regrets EP “( 2011). Her next release “LiKWUiDiTY: In Depth (TBA). http://www.iamlikwuid.com/ https://twitter.com/likwuid https://www.facebook.com/likwuid likwuid.bandcamp.com www.reverbnation.com/likwuid soundcloud.com/djsetbylikwuid 45
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BARON ARTIST BARON ARTIST a.k.a. B.Dot was born in Newark, NJ . After high school, he moved to NYC and began performing as a spoken word poet. Baron created a one-man show named “ Troubled Man. From that one-man show he created his first CD also named “Troubled Man”(2008). His second Album ”Celebrity” was created in 2008. In In that same year, Baron won the Velocity Magazine Award for Best Alternative Artist. In 2009 Baron won Best Album, Best Music Video, and Best Song for the OutHipHop viewer’s choice awards and was nominated for Best Hip-Hop Song at the OutMusic Awards. He won the OutMusic Award for his collaboration with artist Infinite on the song “Why You Hate” the next year. In 2012 He released the EP “RadioHeart”.
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LOCO NINJA Loco Ninja( born Richard “Richie” Ruperto) grew up in Spanish Harlem, NY. He and his friends would record “fake CDs”. Having a love for dance he be became a member of the Project Valentine dance troupe. Appearing on the Tyra Banks Show in a segment on “Gays in the Hood” the 19 y/o was introduced to the NYC ball scene. Just three years later, the shy, tortured “Richie” had transformed into Loco Ninja, an outspoken activist and budding gay rap star. In 2009 he released his first mixtape ”No Shade”. In 2011, he released his second mixtape (Flame On”. In 2012 he released “So Close But So Far”. And 2013 marked the released of his first Album “Misfit” http://vimeo.com/LocoNinja
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BILLY HOOD William “Billy” Hood was born and raised in Greenburgh, NY (Westchester). He always dreamed of becoming a performer. Throughout middle school, high school and college he performed at many talent shows, joined the step team, chorus, TYT Theatre Group, Jyration Academy of Dance and Entertainment (VSU). Around the age of 15 his love for music and
performing expanded when he started writing raps. Discovered by Swanny River and featured on Swanny River’s mixtape “When The Beat Drops” as a part of Swanny River Music Group, (S.R.M.G.), he teamed with Durrty Hannah and Splash-T to form the group “Durr-T- Hood”. Influenced by Jay-Z, Eminem, Fabolous, Remy Ma, and the Lox. In 2013 he released his debut mixtape ”No Gimmicks”. In the Fall of 2013 he released his second mixtape “Hoodie Season. Twitter @baddassbilly Instagram @mistabhood www.soundcloud.com/mistabhood www.Facebook.com/billybaddhood http://billyhood.bandcamp.com/
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SISSY RICH Sissy Rich is a native of Miami, now residing between Atlanta, GA and Orlando, FL, Sissy Rich, like so many same gender loving individuals, suffered shame, discrimination and abuse while growing up. He was ridiculed in school and almost didn’t finish high school. With the support of his mother, he transferred locations several times before successfully securing his degree with honors,. In early 2012, he released his first mixtape “Welcome to Sissyland” L.ater in 2012, He released his second mixtape “In My Own Lane (No Tailgaters)”. He released the single “Party (I Just Wanna)” on iTunes and is donating 40% of the proceeds to The Center – The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Community Center of Central Florida. The Center, is located in Orlando, FL. http://sissyrichonline.com/ https://twitter.com/sissyrichonline www.youtube.com/user/ QUEEROF305 www.facebook.com/SissyRich
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ANTHONY ANTONIE Anthony Antonie has been a music artist for over 25 years. He got his start after moving to Europe While in Europe, he was discovered by Paul Hardcastle and became lead singer of the mainstream group “The Deff Boys”. The group found success in Europe and even charted in the states. After returning to the states in 1993, Anthony felt the desire to truly be
who he was and started the journey to becoming an out and proud artist. In 1998 he released his first single as an out artist, “Ain’t nothing But a Thang followed by Dante’s Got A Man, an out–inspired take of Chante Moore’s hit song. Since coming out, he has released 10 bodies of work including: Songs from my Closet (2002) Closets of Fire (2005), Who’s Rockin your iPod (2009) London 2 Atlanta: The Ultimate Colllection(2012) “Scandal on the Dancefloor”, his next project is scheduled to be released January 2014. www.twitter.com/ActivistFreak www.facebook.com/ anthonyantoine www.cdbaby.com/Artist/ AnthonyAntoine
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MYKKI BLANCO Mykki Blanco (born Michael Quattlebaum Jr.) is originally from San Mateo, California, and Raleigh, North Carolina. When she was 16, she ran away to New York and later went to Los Angeles after she was 16. She lived in California until she was 20, and then moved to Chicago to go to the Art Institute. He wrote a book of poetry ”From Silence of Duchamp to the Noise of Boys” was published in 2011. She credits her influences to be Lil Kim, GG Allin, Jean Cocteau, Kathleen Hannah, Lauren Hill, Rihanna, Marilyn Manson and Anaïs Nin. She is also inspired by the riot grrl movement and queencore, namely the director Bruce LaBruce and the drag queen Viginal Davis. She released her first mixtape “Cosmic Angel: The Illuminati Princess” in 2012. Miss Snow White: the Street Tape” was released in 2013 Mykki’s first studio
album “Michael” is set for release in 2014. http://mykkiblancoworld.com www.facebook.com/MykkiBlanco https://twitter.com/MykkiBlanco soundcloud.com/mykkiblanco www.instagram.com/mykkiblanco www.youtube.com/user/ mykkiblanco
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MEDINO GREEN Medino Green was always a musical child. At the age of 13 He started serious getting into his music. He started of writing poetry and spoken word. He credits his musical influence to Notorious BIG, Common, LL Cool J, NAS, The Lox, Amy Winehouse, Azealia Banks, Babs Bunny, Lady Luck, Michael Jackson, Floetry, Lil Kim, Nicki Minaj, Foxy
Brown, Frank Ocean Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lloyd Banks and Prince. As part of the group A.S.A.P. He released Child’s Play, their first mixtape in 2007. He later released “The 4 Wall Project” , his solo mixtape hosted by DJ Swanny River in 2011. His next release “Blvd. Of Dreams” is scheduled to be released for late 2014.
www.facebook.com/goodfella.jaz www.twitter.com/MedinoGreen www.instagram.com/MedinoGreen https://soundcloud.com/ #medinogreen
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LE1F Le1f, (born Khalif Diouf)I was born into the arts. His mother and his grandmother have both performed at Carnegie Hall and the Philharmonic Hall (now Avery Fisher Hall), and they enrolled him in ballet classes when he was 4 years old. He is well known for being an openly gay rapper and for his unorthodox production styles. He started off in production. He produced track for Das Racist. He released his first mixtape “Dark York” in 2012 He runs the hip hop label Camp &Street.
Later that same year he release a joint EP with Boody titled “Liquid EP” . He released “Fly Zone” his second mixtape at the beginning of 2013. He released his latest mixtape “TreeHouse” also in 2013. He is scheduled to release an EP titled “Hey” in 2014.
http://le1f.com/ http://www.twitter.com/le1fny https://soundcloud.com/#le1f https://www.facebook.com/le1fny
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RIPPERACHIE Ripparachie (born DeMarquis Oden) was born and raised in Lafayette,IN. His first song was written for him by his cousin when he was 7. By 11, he was writing his own music. Ripparachie opened up for Too $hort when he was fourteen. He has also opened up for Crime Mob, Lil Wyte, DJ Unk, and more. He dropped his first mixtape at age 15. In the year 2012, Ripparachie came out of the "closet" to all of his friends, fans, and family. At that point, he decided to completely change his style of music and make more positive music. He wanted to be the voice of those scared to be themselves. He created a new movement called "Coin Team" which he hopes will gather people that want to bring change to this world. In January 2014 he released his first album named “Gifted and Young�. He is also releasing a new mixtape as well. www.ripparachie.com www.facebook.com/ripparachie https://twitter.com/ThatFagRip www.livemixtapes.com/artists/ Ripparachie www.reverbnation.com/#!/ripparachie https://soundcloud.com/#ripparachie www.youtube.com /ripparachie 56
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FREAKY BOIZ Chicago natives Terrance ‘TTgotIt’ Wilson and Pierre ‘Prince Charming’ Phipps met and became friends while pursuing degrees at Southern Illinois University. But then again, it may not all be a coincidence — after all, the name of the hip-hop dance troupe where TT and Pierre first met was Perfect Timing. After discovering a mutual love for hip-hop they began posting videos of themselves free-styling over some of the hottest rap singles. Influenced during his childhoods by Destiny’s Child, Toni Braxton and Monica, TT was also a big fan of the Spice Girls. P-Weezy credited Eminem with being one of his biggest influences. After their youtube videos went viral, they began working on a mixtape. They released their first mixtape “Unleashed” in 2013 The recently released a new single “Watch This” available on iTunes and Google Play.
www.facebook.com/FreakyBoiz https://twitter.com/TheFreakyboiz www.reverbnation.com/ freakyboiz www.thefreakyboiz.net www.tumblr.com/tagged/ freaky+boiz
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KILLA KEL Killa Kel was born and raised in 5th Ward in Houston, TX, by her mother and father. Her first inspiration to be a performer came at age 7 from watching LL Cool J’s video “I’m Bad. At a local studio on the south side of Houston, TX, she met Mike aka “Gunna”, of Treehouse Records, he liked her rhymes, so they exchanged personal info and he invited her to one of their studio sessions. That was Kel’s first time doing a professional recording and she has been addicted ever since. She continued to record with Treehouse Records for about 5 years, being featured on mixtapes like Gunna’s “Detention Day One” and the Treehouse compilation CD. Since the birth of “Square Business Records & Entertainment “in July of 07, Kelli has recorded a mixtape entitled “Iraq Money”. She has released 5 other mixtapes: DOA Volume 1 (2010), DOA volume 2 (2010), Almost Famous (2011), Smoke-N-Flow (2012), and “I Promise” released in 2013 http://www.datpiff.com/profile/ KillaKel25 www.twitter.com/killakelsb www.youtube.com/killakelsb
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ALCOHOL HARMONY Born September 16, 1988, in Cleveland, Ohio, Durand Bernarr was destined to pursue a career in the music industry. Music is in his DNA! His mother is a music teacher, vocal coach and music director at a local playhouse. His father is a singer as well, and has traveled the world as a sound engineer working with artists such as Barry Manilow, Jill Scott, Nelly and the St. Lunatics, Cash Money Millionaires, Earth, Wind & Fire, 50 Cent, and the late Whitney Houston, just to name a few. In December 2007, he started posting videos on YouTube; saturating the internet with his music and in 2009, he independently released his 1st project... "Alcoholharmony: The MixT@pe" By 2010, he had been discovered by artists such as YahZarah, The Foreign Exchange, Rickey Smiley and Erykah Badu. In 2010, he released 8ght: The Stepson of Erykah Badu. He released “Sometime In December, 1987” in 2011. He released “80s Baby” in 2012 http://behindtheaccess.bandcamp.com http://durandbernarr.bandcamp.com/ https://twitter.com/alcoholharmony www.youtube.com/alcoholharmony http://instagram.com/alcoholharmony# www.durandbernarr.com
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KEBRA KATZ Zebra Katz is the frightening and fabulous creation of 26-year-old Ojay Morgan. He studied at New York’s Eugene Lang College. After college, he worked at a catering company. And worked on his music. During that time he created the song “Ima Read”. When his song” Ima Read” was included in Rick Owens fashion show, Zebra Katz decided to quit his catering job and pursue his music exclusively, seeing the inclusion as his opportunity. Following the inclusion of Ima Read at a Paris fashion week show, the track exploded. The track has even sparked a remix with Busta Rhymes. In 2011, he released his first mixtape “Champagne”. In 2012 he released the “Ima Read” EP In 2013,, he released the EP “MMXII And the “DRKLNG” mixtape.
www.zebrakatz.com soundcloud.com/zebrakatz www.facebook.com/ZebraKatz https://twitter.com/ZebraKatz
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BIG MOMMA A 24 year old Florida native, Big Momma began his journey into music in 2006. At that time, He was doing Graphic Design and T-Shirt printing. After posting some of his content on Tumblr under the name “Lucifuck” he noticed it was being wellreceived. That was when he decided to pursue rap seriously. From a combination of his deep tone, versatile style, and raunchy lyrics, the rapper named Big Momma was created. Big
Momma draws a lot of his inspiration from the late Notorious B.I.G and Lil Kim. Big Momma uses his music as an outlet to express thoughts, experiences, rage, and fantasies that to this day , still cannot express openly around his immediate family. Growing up in a highly religious Christian home and overall environment, he felt compelled to suppress a large part of his identity. This manifested in a fascination for the dark, twisted and explicit, as is displayed in his musical and blog content. This helped him to release his first project “Mommie Dearest”. http://www.whoisbigmomma.com https://soundcloud.com/#big_momma https://twitter.com/bigmomma http://instagram.com/lucifuck 61 http://bigmomma.bandcamp.com/
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CAKES DA KILLA Cakes Da Killa, also known as Rashard Bradshaw, is a 22-year-old rapper and performer from Englewood, New Jersey. Cakes da Killa draws his inspiration from a lot of rappers like Remy, Lil' Kim, Foxy, and Cam'ron.Cakes da Killa states his name came from that fact that he’s sweet (like cake) but also rough and vulgar.
Cakes da Killa released his first EP, “Easy Bake Oven”, in 2011, and “The Eulogy”, his latest release, came out January 2013. Although it has a somber title, The Eulogy is not really about death— ”It's about life,” goodies."
soundcloud.com/cakesdakilla https://twitter.com/CAKESDAKILLA www.facebook.com/pages/Cakes-DaKilla/149034035175294 www.pitchfork.com/artists/30310-cakesda-killa http://mussymayhem.tumblr.com/
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DUH KIDDSTAR Duh Kiddstar is from Helena, Arkansas. She started rapping for fun in 2008. She uploaded one of her first tracks to Myspace and was surprised by the number of people that enjoyed and asked for her to upload more. That was the start of her writing, recording and producing her own music. She later released “Flight To Planet DKS” in 2011 She released her second mixtape “Tough Love” in 2012. Twitter.com/DuhKiddStar www.soundcloud.com/DuhKiddStar www.datpiff.com/duh-kidd-star-toughlove-mixtape.455532.html https://soundcloud.com/#duhkiddstar Youtube.com/user/duhkiddstar Youtube.com/itsdksmusic www.reverbnation/duhkiddstar
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The Back of the Closet
You Should Always Bring Fire to the Ice Castle by Rafael Solece 2013 was a trying year for a lot of people including me. It seemed everyone I met was fighting some type of emotional, mental, or spiritual battle; a lot of peoples lives were in perpetual change and disarray. Even for me a lot of the things that I expected to accomplish or the success that I expected to achieve last year was over shadowed by the constant struggles I faced. My money was never right, my career was stagnant, and my emotional stability was always threatened. I lost friends, I hurt people, and I failed myself in a lot of ways; and although I would like to think of 2013 as just not being my year, the truth of the matter is that I did not enter 2013 prepared for a fight. I walked into 2k13 thinking that I was going to be faced with the same challenges and that because I already knew what those challenges would be, I kept the same mentality. Unfortunately for me my old way of thinking did not help me in that New Year.
Clearly this was a problem that a lot of people faced in 2013. Most of us entered the New Year with the presumption that because we had challenges the year before and because we had not conquered those challenges that they would just spill over into the New Year. We assumed that if they spilled over into the New Year, we would have an opportunity to face those old challenges with new ideas and a renewed spirit. What we did not expect was that not only would we face our old demons, but new ones would show up to the battle. Sure, we would deal with joblessness, but we would also have to fight homelessness and depression. Sure you would deal with relationship problems or the lack thereof, but you would also lose friends and family. Who said life was fair? It’s a common mistake that we have all made; thinking that life is going to be a crystal star. Thinking that we can deal with new problems in the same ole way; HELL, you can't even deal with old problems in the same manor. 65
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You Should Always Bring Fire to the Ice Castle by Rafael Solece What we sometimes don't see is that our lives, our destinies; don't follow any particular set of rules. Life is forever changing the game; and the challenges that life brings our way aren't simple or textbook. Life has a tendency to think outside of the box. But it is imperative that we understand when life starts to get creative with us, we have to get creative with Life. It is ridiculously INSANE to think that we can do the same things and get better results. No, we have to go crazy, get inspired, and make insane decisions to deal with the insanity of Life. People say all the time that you should never bring a knife to a gun battle, but I say you should always bring fire to an ice castle. How in the hell do you expect to get into that bitch if you don't burn it to the ground.
In 2014, I challenge everyone who reads this article to think of this year as an opportunity to go crazy. Stop being scared to challenge yourself. Do things that you would never do. Take those risks that you normally would never take. We have tricked ourselves into thinking that there are rules in life that we have to follow. That is a lie. There are no rules; there is no specific way you are supposed to conduct yourself. Life is constantly changing. Our minds are the only things that try so hard to stay the same. But, evolution is a good thing. You should evolve in 2014. Be a better you. They say wars are won on the battlefield; life is the place that we fight most of those battles.
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National Resources for HIV and AIDS awareness. Herwe is a listing of HIV and AIDS resource information National HIV Hotlines
HIV/AIDS Info 1-800-448-0440 National AIDS Hotline (24 hours a day, daily): (800) 232-4636 AIDS Action Hotline 1-800-235-2331
State HIV/AIDS Hotlines Below is a State by State breakdown of Information resources dealing with HIV and AIDS Alabama AIDS Hotline In Alabama: (800) 228-0469 Alaska AIDS Hotline In Alaska: (800) 478-2437 If Calling Out of State: (907) 269-8000 Arizona AIDS Hotline In Arizona: (800) 232-4636 If Calling Out of State: (602) 364-3610 Arkansas AIDS Hotline In Arkansas: (800) 232-4636 Arkansas AIDS Foundation: (501) 376 -6299 California HIV/AIDS Hotline If Calling Out of State: (800) 367-AIDS In San Francisco (415) 863-2437
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Information available in English, Spanish and Filipino TDD for the deaf: 1-888-225-AIDS. Colorado STD/HIV Hotline Denver only: (303) 692-2777 In Colorado (toll free): (877) 478-3448 If Calling Out of State: 303) 692-2783 Connecticut Health Department National (860) 692-2783 Delaware AIDS Hotline In Delaware: (800) 422-0429
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State HIV/Aids Hotlines District of Columbia AIDS Information Line
In Louisiana: (800) 992-4379 In Louisiana: (504) 821-6050
(202) 332-2437 HIV/AIDS Administration Dept.
In Louisiana TDD: (877) 566-9448
National (202) 671-4900
Hours of service: Monday - Friday 10 am - 8 pm, Saturday 10 am - 4 pm.
In metro DC. & VA: (800) 322-7432 Georgia AIDS Information Line In Georgia: (800) 551-2728 AID Atlanta In Atlanta: (404) 870-7700 If Calling Out of State: (404) 876-9944 Hawaii STD/AIDS Hotlines
Maine AIDS Hotline In Maine: (800) 851-2437 If Calling Out of State: (800) 775-1267 Maryland AIDS Hotline If Calling Out of State: (800) 358-9001 In Maryland, (Bilingual) 800-638-6252 In Metro DC. & VA: (800) 322-7432
In Hawaii: (800) 321-1555
Hispanic AIDS Hotline: (301) 949If Calling Out of State: (808) 922-1313 0945 Illinois AIDS Hotline In Illinois: (800) 243-2437 In Illinois TTY/TDD: (800) 782-0423 Indiana HIV Medical Services Office In Indiana: (866) 588-4948
Baltimore only TTY area: (410) 3332437 Massachusetts AIDS Hotline In Massachusetts: (800) 235-2331 If Calling Out of State: (617) 536-7733
TTY/TDD: (617) 437-1672 Call National AIDS Hotline (24 hours a TTY: (617) 450-1427 day, daily): (800) 232-4636 Iowa AIDS Hotline In Iowa: (800) 445-2437 If Calling Out of State: (319) 338-2135 Kansas Health Department In Kansas (785) 296-6174 National (877) 526-2437 x2 Kentucky Health Department In Kentucky: (502) 564-6539 x2 Louisiana AIDS Hotline
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Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. Spanish spoken. Se habla Espa単ol. Michigan AIDS Hotline In Michigan: (800) 872-2437 TTY/TDD: (800) 332-0849 Spanish: (800) 826-SIDA Health Care Workers: (800) 522
State HIV/Aids Hotlines Minnesota AIDS Line
New Mexico AIDS Hotline
In Minnesota: (800) 248-2437
In New Mexico: (800) 545-2437
If Calling Out of State: (612) 373-2437
If Calling Out of State: (505) 476-3612
Mississippi AIDS Hotline
New York State HIV Counseling Hotline
In Mississippi: (800) 826-2961 National (AIDS Administration): (601) 576-7723 Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services If Calling Out of State: (866) 628-9891
(800) 872-2777 (M-F 2-8, S & S 10-6) Deaf and Hearing Impaired: (800) 3692437 TDD Spanish Hotline: (800) 233-SIDA New York State Information Hotline
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If Calling Out of State:(406) 444-3565 Nebraska AIDS Hotline If Calling Out of State: (800) 782-2437 Nevada AIDS Information Line In Nevada: (800) 842-2437 If Calling Out of State: (775) 684-5900 New Hampshire AIDS Hotline In New Hampshire: (800) 752-2437 If Calling Out of State: (603) 271-4502 New Jersey AIDS Hotline
(800) 633-7444 GMHC AIDS Hotline (212) 807-6655 (M-F 10-9, Sat 12-3) GMHC TDD: (212) 645-7470 Body Positive Helpline 800-566-6599 (2-6pm Mon-Fri) Long Island AIDS Hotline (516) 385-AIDS (M-F 9-9, tape after hours) AIDS Council of Northeastern NY AIDS Information Hotline (518) 445-2437 (800) 201-AIDS
In New Jersey: (800) 624-2377 (24 hrs, 7 days) If Calling Out of State: (609) 984-5874 TTY/TDD: (201) 926-8008
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State HIV/Aids Hotlines North Carolina AIDS Hotline
South Carolina AIDS Hotline
In North Carolina: (800) 232-4636
In South Carolina: (800) 322-2437
National, Health Info: (919) 733-3039
If Calling Out of State: (803) 898-0749
North Dakota AIDS Hotline
South Dakota AIDS Hotline
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If Calling Out of State: (701) 328-2378
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Ohio AIDS Hotline
Tennessee AIDS Hotline
In Ohio: (800) 332-2437
In Tennessee: (800) 525-AIDS
In Ohio TTY/TDD: (800) 332-3889
If Calling Out of State: (615) 741-7500
If Calling Out of State: (614) 466-0265
Texas AIDS Hotline
Oklahoma AIDS Hotline
In Texas: (800) 299-2437
In Oklahoma: (800) 535-2437
Health Department: (615) 490-2505
Oregon AIDS Hotline
Utah AIDS Information Line
Area codes 503, 206 and 208: (800) 777-2437
In Utah: (800) 366-2437
Voice & TTY: (503) 223-2437
Vermont AIDS Hotline
Oregon Health Department
In Vermont: (800) 882-2437
(503) 223-2437
Virgin Islands AIDS Hotline
Pennsylvania AIDS Hotline
(809) 773-2437
In Pennsylvania: (800) 662-6080
Virginia STD/AIDS Hotline
Health Department: (717) 783-0572
In Virginia: (800) 533-4148
Puerto Rico Linea de Infor SIDA y Enfermedades de Transmision Sexual
In Virginia Hispanic line: (800) 3227432
In Puerto Rico: (800) 981-5721 If Calling Out of State: (809) 765-1010 Rhode Island AIDS Hotline If Calling Out of State: (800) 726-3010 Health Department (401) 831-5522
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Virginia Health Department (804) 3717455
Washington HIV Client Services In Washington: (877) 376-9316 Washington HIV Client Services If Calling Out of State: (360) 236-3426 West Virginia AIDS Hotline In West Virginia: (800) 642-8244 If Calling Out of State: (304) 558-2950 Wisconsin AIDS Hotline In Wisconsin: (800) 334-2437 If Calling Out of State: (414) 273-2437 Wyoming AIDS Hotline In Wyoming: (800) 675-2698 If Calling Out of State: (307) 237-7833
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Ask Aunt Pearl Dear Aunt Pearl: I’ve been dating this guy for about 1 and a half years. His job has him traveling for long periods of time to different cities. He has been gone for the last 5 months. His job has changed and he is now about to stay permanently in our city. He is so excited that we can finally see each other on a daily basis. I have messed around with other guys but always considered him to be my number one. While we will continue to live separately, I’m not sure I’m ready for him to be in the same city with me for an extended time frame. The guy I’ve been messing around with for the last few months is amazing. The sex is great. He is so cool to hang with. And he’s not looking for anything serious. How do I handle this. I don’t think the new guy will continue to be with me with him being around so much. But I ‘m not ready to give him up yet. What should I do? Dear Mr. Have It All; Sounds like you have a case of is the bird in the hand worth more than the one rockin the bushes. From your letter, it sounds like guy #1 is ready to see where your relationship with him can go and guy #2 is just looking for a good time. You might be able to juggle them both for a little while until you can figure out what is more important to you. I think guy #1 would be willing to keep thing slow while you get adjusted to being together on a more regular basis. I’m also sure that if guy #2 is only looking for a good time, he’s not too worried about what other irons you have on your fire, as long as his remains hot. Just set a boundary with guy #1 so that you maintain some of your free time. Then you’ll have time to spend with guy #2. If you juggle this right, You can keep them both for a little while. Just don’t get greedy. This won’t last forever. Sooner or later you’ll have to make a decision. Or one will be made for you. And you might not like that one.
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Ask Aunt Pearl Dear Aunt Pearl: I just found out that my boyfriend of one year is cheating on me. He has been messing around with this guy in his fraternity. This guy is married and his wife recently had a baby. I see the situation as a distraction for the married man but I don’t know how to handle this. My man has always been attentive to me and only recently did I begin to see the change in him. I’m not one to try and make someone promise to leave the other guy alone, because I know if someone wants to cheat, they will make it happen. I have fallen in love with this guy and I believe he has fallen in love with me. I just think we might have a different definition of what being in love means and how that effects your actions. I believe that he feels its ok to cheat as long as home is being taken care of. I feel that because of what you have at home, you should not cheat. How would you handle this situation? This is the first time I’ve dealt with this with him. I really don’t want to be in a relationship where I’m always wondering if my man is out cheating. Dear My man has another Man: From your letter, it sounds like you think your man is just cheating for the hell of it. The first thing you need to do is find out if that is really the case. You also need to get on the same page as your man about the components of your relationship, because if you don’t you will always be in the dark about his actions. It sounds like you have a good head on your shoulders, but your love for this man is clouding your vision. I suggest you get a clear vision of what you have and it will be easier to make a decision about what to do next. It will be easier to decide what you can put up with when you know the whole story. If you have a question or situation that you would like Aunt Pearl to share some of her knowledge with you, send your letter to askauntpearl@moccamag.com or you can submit the letter from the comments page at www.moccamag.com. 83
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Black LBGT Pride and Circuit Events 2014 Calendar Tempted to Touch
DC Black Pride
Las Vegas, NV
Washington, DC
March 13-18, 2014
May 23-26, 2014
www.tempted2touch4u.com
www.dcblackpride.org
Big Boy Pride
Sizzle – Miami
Orlando, FL
Miami, FL
April 3-7, 2014
May 22-27, 2014
www.bigboypride.com
www.sizzlemiami.com
Philadelphia Black Pride
Orlando Black Pride 2013
Philadelphia, PA
Orlando, FL
April 20-27 , 2014
June 3-9, 2014
www.phillyblackpride.org
www.orlandoblackpride.com
Blatino Oasis
Inferno Puerto Rico
Palm Strings, CA
San Juan, PR
May 2-4, 2014
TBA
www.blatinooasis.com
www.infernopr-men.com
Houston Splash
Say it Loud!: Black and Latino Pride
Houston, TX May 8-11, 2014 www.houstonsplash.com
Albany, NY June 4-7, 2014 www.blackandlatinogaypride.com
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Black LBGT Pride and Circuit Events 2014 Calendar Portland Black Pride
Harlem Pride 2013
Portland, OR
Harlem, NY
TBA
June 22-29, 2014 www.Harlempride.org
DC Latino Pride Washington, DC TBA www.latinoglbthistory.org
Windy City Black LGBT-SGL Pride Chicago, Il July—3-6, 2014
Memphis Black Pride
www.windycityblackpride.org
Memphis, TN TBA www.brothersunited.com
Pride and Promote Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA July 3-6, 2014 www.myblackpridela.com
South Carolina Black Pride Columbia, SC TBA www.southcarolinapride.org
Charlotte Black Gay Pride Charlotte, NC July 17-21, 2014 www.charlotteblackgaypride.com
Columbus Urban Pride 2013 Columbus, OH TBA Facebook.com/ ColumbusUrbanpride
Portland Latino Pride Portland, OR TBA www.latinogaypridepdx.com 86
Black LBGT Pride and Circuit Events 2014 Calendar Newark Pride
Mocha Weekend Black Pride
Newark, NJ
Rochester, NY
TBA
TBA
http://newarkgaypride.com
http://mochacenter.org
Detroit’s Hotter Than July
Emerald City Black Pride
Detroit, MI
Seattle, WA
July 22-27,2014
http://www.multi-culturalhealth.org
www.hotterthanjuly.org
TBA
Triangle Black Pride
Oakland Black Pride
Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, NC
Oakland, CA
July 25-27, 2014
TBA http://oaklandblackout.com
http://triangleblackpride.org Kentucky Black Pride Little Rock Black Pride Little Rock, AR TBA
Louisville, KY TBA http://onyxlouisville.com
www.littlerockblackpride.com Indianapolis Black Pride Mocha Weekend Black Pride Buffalo, NY TBA http://mochacenter.org
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Indianapolis, IN TBA www.blackequityindy.org
Black LBGT Pride and Circuit Events 2014 Schedule Jacksonville Black Pride
Dallas Black Pride
Jacksonville, FL
Dallas, TX
TBA
October 3-6, 2014
http://jaxflblackpride.com/
www.dfwpridemovement.org
UK Black Pride
Baltimore Black Pride
London, England
Baltimore, MD
TBA
October 8-12, 2014
www.ukblackpride.org.uk
www.blackpridebaltimore.org
Fire Island Blackout
Nashville Black Pride
Fire Island, NY
Nashville, TN
August 8-10, 2014
TBA
www.fireislandblackout.com
www.nashvilleblackpride.org
In the Life Atlanta
Gainesville Black Pride
Atlanta, GA
Gainesville, Florida
August 27-September 1, 2014
TBA
www.inthelifeatl.com
www.gainesvilleblackpride.com
DR Takeover 2014
Jackson Black Pride
Punta Cana, DR
Jackson, MS
August 28-September 1, 2014
TBA
www.drtakeover14.com
http://jacksonblackpride.org
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Online Magazines/Blogs Be Magazine Cypher Avenue GBM News G-List Society Mused Magazine Rod 2.0 Tropical Desires Urban Socialites Magazine
www.bemagazine.me www.cypheravenue.com http://gbmnews.com www.glistsociety.com http://musedmagonline.com http://rodonline.tyepad.com www.tropicalwww.tropical-desires.blogspot.com/ www.urbansocialites.com
Websites Black Men’s Dating Club Kaoz Online No More Down Low The Gay Chronicles The Luckey Star
facebook.com/BMDC2013 www.kaozonline.com www.nomoredownlow.tv www.thegaychronicles.com www.theluckeystar.com
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Black Gay Pageant Calendar July 21, 2013
WESSLAND Newcomer & Closetball
Atlanta, GA
Jul 24 -25, 2013
Mr Texas USofA At Large
San Antonio, TX
Jul 28, 2013
Mr & Miss Florida Platinium Newcomer Tampa, FL
Aug 1-3, 2013
Miss Gay USofA Newcomer
Oklahoma City, OK
Aug 10,2013
Virginia National Newcomer
Norfolk, VA
Aug 13-16, 2013
Miss Gay Texas USofA
Dallas, TX
Aug 23, 2013
Envy Newcomer
Birmingham, AL
Aug 30-Sept 2, 2013 Mr & Miss Continental
Chicago, IL
Sep 15, 2013
Mr Duval Newcomer
Jacksonville, FL
Sep 19, 2013
Miss Texas USofA At Large
San Antonio, TX
Sep. 22, 2013
Texas FFI
Dallas, TX
Sep 28, 2013
Nationz Pageant
Richmond, VA
Oct 2-4, 2013
Miss USofA At Large
Orlando, FL
Oct 7, 2013
Miss Dreamgirl Continental
Chicago, IL
Oct 16 -18, 2013
Mr Gay USofA
San Antonio, TX
Oct 19- 20, 2013
Missouri State 2013
St Louis, MO
Oct 24-27, 2013
MBU Grand and MBU
Atlanta, GA
Nov 1-2, 2013
International Rose City & Newcomer Thomasville, GA
Nov 23-24, 2013
Mr & Miss Renaissance Newcomer
Atlanta, GA
Dec 1, 2013
Wessland Mr, Miss, Empress
Atlanta, GA
Dec 8, 2013
Mr Duval
Jacksonville, FL
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Club Listings Alabama Montgomery FAT BOY’S FOLLIES 215 N Court St, Montgomery, AL 36104
Mobile B BOBS 213 Conti St. Langston’s Mobile,AL 36602 Phone: 251-433-2262
Arizona Phoenix INCOGNITO 2424 E Thomas Rd Phoenix, AZ 85016 Phone: 602-955-9805
California Los Angeles Metro Circus 6655 Santa Monica Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90038 Club Metro @ The Factory Ultra Suede, 661 Robertson Blvd West Hollywood ,CA 90056 Phone: 323-769-6333
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Factory 652 N Lapeer Drive West Hollywood, CA 90069 Phone: 310-659-4551 Faultline 4216 Melrose Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90029 Phone: 323-660-0889 ANNEX 835 S La Brea Ave Inglewood ,CA 90301 Phone: 310-671-7323 Club Seduction@The El Cid, 4212 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90029 Phone: 818-633-3056 Metro @Here Lounge, 696 Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 70069 Phone: 323-769-6333 Hamburger Mary’s Long Beach 740 East Broadway Long Beach, CA 90802 Phone: 562-436-7900
Oakland Club Rimshot @ Bench & Bar 2111 Franklin St, Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: 510-444-2266
Club 21 2111 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94607 Phone: 510-268-9425 ALIBI EAST/BACK ALLEY 225 S San Antonio Ave Pomona, CA 91766 Phone: 909-623-9422
San Diego BRASS RAIL 3796 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA,92103 Phone: 619-298-2233
San Francisco Blackout 525 Harrison St San Francisco, CA Phone: 415-263-6923 CLUB RED @ BLONDIES 540 Valencia San Francisco, CA 94110 Phone: 415-339-8310
Colorado Denver Tracks Nightclub/ Cream Fridays 3500 Walnut St Denver, CO 80205 Phone: 303-863-7326
Club Listings District of
Florida
Columbia Fort Lauderdale Washington DC Bachelor’s Mill 1104 8th Street SE Washington, DC 20003 Phone: 202-546-5979 Club Aqua 1818 New York Ave. Washington, DC Club Fusion (inside Club Quest) 1368 H St NE 2nd floor, Washington DC, 20002 Phone: 202 471-0772 Club Muse 717 16th Street NW Washington, DC DEEP END @ ANDALU 1214 18th St, NW, Washington DC, 20036 Phone: 202-785-2922 Delta Elite 3734 10th Street NE Washington, DC 20017 Phone: 202-529-0626 FIREPLACE 2151 P St NW, Washington DC, 20037 Phone: 202-293-1293
Bill’s Filling Station 1243 Ne 11th Ave Ft. Lauderdale Fl Phone: 954-525-9403 Boardwalk 1721 N Andrews Ave Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311 Phone: 954-463-6969 Boom 2232 Wilton Dr Ft Lauderdale FL, 33305 Phone: 954-630-3556 Boy Bar 1220 Normandy Dr . Miami Beach FL 33141 Phone:305-864-2697 Coliseum 2520 S Miami Rd Ft Lauderdale FL, 33316 Phone: (954) 832-0100 Georgie ’s Alibi 2266 Wilton Dr, Wilton Manors FL, 33305 Phone: 954-565-2526 J’s (Women’s Bar) 2780 Davie Blvd Ft. Lauderdale Fl Phone: 954-581-8400 Johnny`s 1116 E Broward Blvd Ft Lauderdale FL 33301 Phone: 954-522-5931
New Moon 2440 Wilton Drive Wilton Manors, FL 33305 Phone: (954) 563-7660 Ramrod (Leather /Levi/ Uniform) 1508 NE 4th Ave Ft Lauderdale FL Phone: 954-763-8219 Torpedo 2829 W Broward Blvd Ft Lauderdale, FL 33312 Phone: 954-587-2500 Trixies 600 S Dixie Highway Hollywood Fl Phone: 954-923-9322 Voodoo Lounge 111 SW 2nd Ave Ft Lauderdale FL, 33301 Phone: 954-522-0733
Jacksonville InCahoots Nightclub, 711 Edison Ave, Jacksonville FL, 32204 Phone: 904-353-6316
Madeira Backroom Bar 14601 Gulf Blvd Madeira Beach FL, Phone: (727) 392-2814
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Club Listings Miami
Orlando
Azucar 2301 SW 32nd Ave Miami Phone:305-441-6974 Cameo 1445 Washington Ave Miami Beach FL, 33139 Phone: (305) 532-2667 Club Boi 1060 N W 79th St Miami FL, 33147 Phone: 305-836-8995 J’s Bar 2780 Davie Blvd Miami FL, 33312 Phone: 954-581-840 Jamboree 7005 Biscayne Blvd Miami Laundry Bar 721 N Lincoln Lane Miami Beach FL, 33139 Phone: (305) 531-7700 Palace Food Bar 1200 Ocean Dr Miami Beach FL Phone: 305-531-7234 Twist 1057 Washington Ave Miami Beach, FL Phone: 305-53-TWIST Score 727 Lincoln Road Miami Beach, FL Phone:305-535-1111
Parliament House Resort, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, Florida 32805 - Phone: 407-425-7571. Southern Nights 375 S Brumby Ave Orlando, FL Phone:
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Tallahassee Brothers Nightclub 926 W Tharpe St, Tallahassee, FL, 32303 850-386-2399
Tampa Azalea Lounge 1502 N Florida Ave Tampa, FL Phone: 813-228-0139 Baxters 1519 S Dale Mabry Hwy Tampa FL Phone: 813-258-8830 Cityside Lounge 3703 Henderson Blvd Tampa FL G Bar 1401 E 7th Ave Ybor City FL Phone:813-247-1016
Keith’s 14905 N. Nebraska Ave Tampa FL The Male Room 4502 S Dale Mabry Hwy Tampa FL Midtown Tavern 9002 N. Florida Ave, Tampa, FL Phone: 813-915-0819 Radar 4202 W Cayuga Ave Tampa, FL Rainbow Cabaret 4421 N Hubert Ave Tampa, FL, 33614 Phone: 813-877-7585 Valentine’s Nightclub 7522 N Armenia Ave Tampa FL Phone: 813-936-1999
Georgia Atlanta 595 North 595 North Ave Atlanta, GA BULLDOGS 893 Peachtree St. Atlanta GA 30309 Phone: 404-872-3025 Club Rain 448 Ralph David Abernathy Atlanta, GA 30312
Club Listings Atlanta cont. Club Rain 448 Ralph David Abernathy Atlanta, GA 30312 Cream Ultra Lounge 3249 Buford Hwy Atlanta, GA 30329 First Fridays at Cantina 3280 Peachtree Road Atlanta, GA Finns 84 12th Street NE Atlanta, GA 30309 Le Buzz, 585 Franklin Rd, Atlanta GA, 30342-2778 Phone: 770-424-1337 Mixx 1492B Piedmont Ave. Atlanta, GA 30309 Phase One 4933 Memorial Drive Stone Mountain, GA 3 Rush Lounge 2715 Buford Hwy. Atlanta, GA 30329 Scorecards 1371 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA 30033 Third Saturdays at AJA 3500 Lenox Road Atlanta, GA XS Ultra Lounge 708 Spring St
Iowa Des Moines BLAZING SADDLES 416 E 5th S Des Moines, IA, 50309 Phone: 515-246-1299
Illinois
ROSCOE’S TAVERN AND CAFÉ 3356 N Halsted St, Chicago IL, 60657 Phone: 773-281-3355 TASTE 6331 S Lowe St Chicago IL, 60621 Phone: 708-802-1705
Chicago
Kansas
BERLIN 954 W Belmont Chicago IL, 60657 Phone: 773-348-4975 Urbano At Evergreen 809 West Evergreen Chicago, IL GENTRY ON HALSTED 3320 N Halsted St, Chicago IL 60657 GENTRY ON STATE 440 N. State St Chicago, IL, 60611 Phone: 312-836-0933 Little Jim’s 3501 N Halsted Chicago IL, 60657 Phone: 773-871-6116 PENTHOUSE SUNDAYS @ Club 720 720 N. Wells St Chicago IL Phone: 312-787-8720
Wichita Club Glazier 2828 E 31St South Wichita KS, 67216 OUR FANTASY 3201 S Hillside Wichita KS, 67216 Phone: 316-682-5494
Louisiana New Orleans Fusion’s 2004 AP Tureaud Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70116 Phone: 504301-5121 OZ 800 Bourbon St New Orleans LA, 70116 504-593-9491 PARADE DISCO 801 Bourbon St. New Orleans, LA 70116 Phone: 504-529-2107
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Club Listings Maryland Baltimore HIPPO, 1 W Eager St, Baltimore MD, 21201 Phone: 410-547-0069 PARADOX 1310 Russell St Baltimore MD 21230 Phone: 410-837-9110
Magnolia ’s 5 S Vandeventer St, St. Louis, MO, 63108 Phone: 314-652-6500
New York New York City
Boysroom 211 Ave A New York NY Phone:212-995-8664 Michigan Club Channel Detroit 860 Atlantic Ave Brooklyn, NY MENJOS Club Langston 928 W McNichols 1073 Atlantic Ave Detroit MI, 48203 Brooklyn, NY 11238 Phone: 313-863-3934 Phone: 718-622-5183 OFF BROADWAY EAST Club Rush 12215 Harper 579 6th Ave Detroit, MI, 48213 New York NY Phone: 313-526-8401 Element Woodward ’s Cocktail 225 E Houston St Bar New York NY 6426 Woodward Ave ESCUELITA Detroit MI 301 W 39th St Phone: 313-872-0166 New York NY, 10018 Phone: 212-631-0588 www.escuelita.com G Lounge St. Louis 223 W 19th St, New York FACES, 130 N 4th St NY East St. Louis, MO Phone: 212-929-1085 62201 Groove Phone: 618-271-7410 125 W Macdougall (7 W 3rd),
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New York NY Phone: (212) 254-9393 Krash 555 W 33rd St. Btw. 10&11 Ave, New York NY, 10010 Phone: (917) 560-8024 Long Island Eagle 94 N Clinton Ave. Bayshore, NY, 01706 Phone: 631-968-2750 LUKE AND LEROY 21 7th Ave S, New York NY,10014 Phone: (212) 645-0004 NO Parking Bar 4168 Broadway @177th St. New York ,NY Phone: (212) 923-8700 MONSTER 80 Grove St, New York NY, 10014 Phone: 212-924-3558 Oscar Wilde 221 E 58th St, New York NY,10022 Phone: 212-355-3395 SplashBar 50 West 17th Street New York, NY 10011
Club Listings New York City cont. Stereo 555 W 33rd St New York NY Therapy 348 W 52nd St New York NY, 10019 Phone: 212-397-1700
Ohio Cincinnati The Dock 603 W Pete Rose Way Cincinnati OH 45202 Phone: 513-241-5623
Columbus Traxx Columbus 50 Long Street Columbus, OH43215
Pennsylvania
Texas Austin CHARLIES 1301 Lavaca St, Austin TX, 78711 Phone: 512-474-6481
Dallas Havana Nites 4006 Cedar Springs, Dallas,TX 75219 Phone: 214-526-9494 Club 20/20 2020 Leland, Houston TX, 77003 Phone: 713-227-9667 The Brick 2525 Wycliff Ave #120 Dallas, TX 75219 Houston Bartini 1318 Westheimer Houston TX Phone; 832-443-1016
Pittsburgh Pegasus Lounge 818 Liberty Ave Pittsburgh, PA15222 Phone: (412) 281-2131
Virginia Richmond CLUB COLOURS 536 N Harrison St Richmond, VA, 23220 Phone: 804-353-9776
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