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Tawanna — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:59:39 +0000

2nd ANNUAL REVIVAL, BLACK LESBIAN POETS TOUR DC, BROOKLYN, CHICAGO & PHILLY

Tawanna — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:54:38 +0000

LOVE the poet, and Cave Canem fellow, t’ai freedom ford headline intimate salon-styled poetry tour this week. October 3, 2011– Black lesbian poets tour the east coast in a salon styled poetry tour October 6-15, 2011. In private homes in Washington, DC, Chicago, Philadelphia and Brooklyn, THE REVIVAL hosts a night of music, libation and [...]

Newark-Essex Pride Week 2011: Day 2 Literary Event (Fire & Ink)

Tawanna — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:53:19 +0000

If you missed this event, you missed a good time. Featured authors: Cheril N. Clarke Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene John Keene Tawanna P. Sullivan

Fire & Ink Presents! Newark-Essex Black Pride (Newark, NJ)

Tawanna — Tue, 31 May 2011 17:30:26 +0000

“Why Do You Write/Read and How Do You Succeed?” Join panelists Cheril N. Clarke, Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene, John Keene, Tawanna Sullivan, and Rev. Kevin E. Taylor as they discuss what motivates them to produce work, and how the books they read and the lives they live inform their writing in terms of subject matter, [...]

Untitled Black Lesbian Elder Project Fundraiser (film)

Tawanna — Sat, 28 May 2011 13:35:11 +0000

Filmmaker Tiona McClodden and publisher Lisa C. Moore announce their collaboration for a feature-length documentary film, Untitled Black Lesbian Elder Project. UBLEP will highlight interviews with black lesbian elders in their 60s, 70s and 80s from across the United States and situate them in a range of black historical movements, spanning the decades between the [...]

Get yourself some Black Girl Love

Tawanna — Fri, 20 May 2011 03:43:25 +0000

Black Girl Love is a collection of (mostly) stories by Anondra “Kat” Williams. These 32 pieces reveal love in all of its guises. Where there is love there is always an undercurrent of vulnerability, of danger. These characters take the risk of revealing themselves to each other; they hold up a mirror to our own [...]

Call For Submissions: Lesbian Couples – Love and Passion (Cleis Press)

Tawanna — Sun, 08 May 2011 17:35:28 +0000

Lesbian Couples: Love and Passion Editor: Radclyffe Publisher: Cleis Press Deadline: September 15, 2011 (Publication Date: Fall/Winter 2012) Payment: $50 and 2 contributor copies Theme: Romance and passion among long-term lesbian couples Banked fires burn hotter, and none flame as brightly as the passion that grows between women after the first flare of attraction subsides. [...]

Skyeview – Hong Kong, Korea, & More

Tawanna — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:14:16 +0000

Have you been keeping up with travel-blogger Skye? Recently, she visited the Hong Kong Museum, saw a performance by Drum Cat (an all female percussion group), has explored several cities, and shares her discoveries and adventures with us. For example, here’s a taste of Korean Hip Hop: Got your passport ready? Head over to Skyeview for [...]

Profile: Jewel Thais Williams

Tawanna — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 19:47:52 +0000

Jewel Thais Williams: Owner of the Oldest Black SGL-T Club in America/ Humanitarian – A Life of Service by Doug Cooper Spencer In a time when black patrons had to show I.D. to get into white owned gay clubs – sometimes even two pieces of I.D. were required, all while we stood to the side [...]

Skin Folk – The Movie

Tawanna — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 17:32:13 +0000

Director M. Asli Dukan is making an anthology horror film based on stories from Skin Folk by Nalo Hopkinson. Donations to this project are tax deductible. More info about Skin Folk: The Movie | The Book