Maurice Runea

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAURICE RUNEA

2009-07-19T14:11:00.002-04:00

Happy Birthday To ME!!!

Sunday ~ July 19th

Im celebrating at

ESCUELITAS
301 W.39th St.
New York, NY
212-631-0588

~ 9pm ~

Maurice Runea was Harassed by NYPD

2009-06-29T03:31:00.005-04:00

On Saturday June 27th, 2009 @ around 2pm, I entered BEST BUY on 23rd St and 6th Ave. to get my cell phone repaired and was in the process of speaking with the sales rep when this Afro -American older gentlemen approached me from behind and said put your hands behind your back, I not knowing who he was replied excuse me and he said in a threatening tone put your hands behind your back as he reached for my arm, I started to react but the clerk, who has assisted me many times before mouth to me "Don't fight, he's a cop", So I trusted her advice and he handcuffed me and NEVER NOT ONCE DID HE EVER IDENTIFY HIS SELF.

Now anyone who knows Best Buy on 23rd & 6th knows it is always a very busy store and to be handcuffed, humiliated, degraded and accused was down right wrong and humiliating.

The man preceded to walk me from the front of the store to the back in handcuffs as the customers all stopped and watched as he hauled me off from the front of BEST BUY to the back (and to add to the humiliation he walked me through the store, mind you he still didn't identify his self... I am saddened at how this unfolded, he could of approached me identified his self and asked to see my ID and that would of been fine, but he felt the need to humiliate and degrade me.

So we get in the back of the store and then he said he was Officer Robert's and pulled out this wanted poster and said you going to tell me this ain't you? I said you have got to be f%$king kidding me, that doesn't look like me the least bit, he took the cuff off and I'm fuming at this point... he asked for my ID, I handed it to him, he looked at it had too BEST BUY employees guard me while he stepped out and was gone for about roughly 4mins. He returned handed me my ID and said Miss. Harrison, here's your ID (Maurice Runea is my 1st and middle name, Harrison is my legal last name)... I took my ID and said this is just the beginning... He replied, what you going to sue? Go ahead the City got alot of money Miss. Harrison, I relied your going to stop calling me Miss and requested his full name, the precinct he works for and his badge# and I also got a copy of the wanted poster... Now this is the killer, when he found out that I am the host of a talk show, write for a magazine and extremely well known, he offered to give me two days of body guard service... ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? He couldn't protect my rights or my dignity, I sure as hell don't trust him with my body!!!

To make matters worse, I'm am a frequent shopper at that BEST BUY, I work on the next block at The Gay Men's Health Crisis and I'm always in the neighborhood shopping, dining and just being a law bidding citizen... I am upset beyond belief with this whole unnecessary situation and the migraine I have proves it... Yeah I was cleared but my reputation is tarnished due to the fact that the customers who saw me being hauled off like a common criminal had long gone about there business by the time I was released and I'm humiliated. I have witnesses who witnessed the entire ordeal and thank God I was still thinking logically enough to get the the name and contact info .

To make matters worse I was scheduled to be at two functions, one a celerity mixer (which I was a 1 and a half late for due to my detainment and then I had to cover the red carpet for The 40th Anniversary commemorative concert and benefit @ the Nokia Theater... I did all this while trying to hold it together because work is work but to make matters worse I had on all white, so just imagine what my pants looked like. That night when I was trying to wind down I simply couldn't.. I would dose and jump up and the migraine got worse... Then Sunday I was scheduled to be at NYC Pride, which I attended still not feeling 100% but was even more uncomfortable seeing the police after my ordeal

I always thought the NYPD was suppose to Serve and Protect, but as of lately I'm feeling like they abuse there power and authority... They speak to you like you don't matter, they use excessive force and are just down right messy with there everyday antics and the city in my opinion the city allows this nonsense to take place on a daily basis. I'm also a little disturbed that this is the type of behavior allowed to take place in BEST BUY.

I am now in the process of handling this situation... I will keep you posted!

Contact the 75th Precinct and let them know we will not tolerate Officer Wilson Robert's handling of this situation (718) 827-3511:

75th Precinct
1000 Sutter Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11208
(718) 827-3511
http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/precincts/precinct_075.shtml

Upcoming Events...6/22/09 - 6/28/09

2009-06-22T04:33:00.005-04:00

You dont want to miss the "GREET THE PRESS" Event at the Brecht Forum

451 West St.

bet. Bank & Bethune

Mon. June 22nd, 2009

@ 7PM

$10 admission

www.TheFutureForward.net

Come support, mingle, have fun and meet some media personalities making moves... We'll all be in the house under one roof, Look for me :-)

www.TheRainbowCollective.com

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Rebel Starr Listening Party
nEGIL vILLAGE

70 W 3RD St.

Thurs, June 25th 2009
6PM-1AM

(Im attending & I hope to see you all there!)

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Dishin' it With Dwight
310 Lounge
310 Bowery Street
$10
($5 if you attended "Greet the Press" on Monday)

Im attending, so I expect to see you all to...

We need to start supporting the positive leaders of tomorrow.
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NYC PRIDE

Sunday June 28th, 2009

Come check out The Rainbow Collective Booth @ Pride and meet Maurice Runea, Romeo Redwine, The Rainbow Collective staff, Friends and a host of celebs who will be stopping by... So come on out & show some RAINBOW Luv... Muah!

"The Show" ~ IMPORTANT UPDATES

2009-05-18T04:04:00.004-04:00

MAURICE RUNEA 'THE SHOW" is back for a second season...

Check out the NEW Changes...
The NEW Talent,
NEW Theme Song ( performed by: William Scott)
and my Sexy NEW Co-Host... Romeo Redwine

Coming Soon

To A Monitor Near You

Change Is Good... It Can Only Get Better!

Only On The Rainbow Collective
www.TheRainbowCollective.com

MAURICE RUNEA "THE SHOW"

feat. Romeo Redwine

Mondays on

www.TheRainbowCollective.com

Maurice Runea, host of Maurice Runea "The Show"

co-host Romeo Redwine

www.TheRainbowCollective.com

One Night Only

2009-03-24T03:29:00.004-04:00

Come out tonight for your chance to meet the cast of

Christopher Street "The Series"

SPLASH

50 W. 17th Street

New York, NY

Hot Underware Contest @ 2am

SEE YOU THERE!!!

Be sure to catch Maurice Runea "The Show"...

This week is the season finale with Dwight Allen O'Neal & Jared DeWese of Christopher Street: www.TheRainbowCollective.com

Season 2 of Maurice Runea "The Show" premiere's Wednesday, May 6th...

Be prepared to be blown away like a drag queens wig in a fierce hurricane.

Baron on Maurice Runea "The Show"

2009-03-12T00:00:00.000-04:00

This week Maurice Runea chats it up with Baron...

Only on The Rainbow Collective.

www.TheRainbowCollective.com

VERVE & BLEU

2009-03-11T23:59:00.001-04:00

Bleu Magazine partnered with

The Well Entertainment Group to bring you VERVE...

VERVE Event/ Bleu Magazine Winter Edition Release Party

March 6th, 2009

L-R: Cornelius "Life" Jones, Nhojj, Rod,

Devon Christopher & Maurice Runea

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Maurice Runea & electronic pop artist Dy'Ari

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Maurice Runea with singer/songwriter

& Broadway star Chester Gregory

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Maurice Runea & singer Kimberly Nicole

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Maurice Runea & Germano Toussaint

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L-R: Maurice Runea. singer Kimberly Nicole &
TheRainbowCollective.com creator Sekiya Dorsett

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L-R: Maurice Runea, Sekiya Dorsett & Chester Gregory

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Maurice Runea with Poet, spoken word artist, comedian,
vocalist, actor, producer and director ButtaFly Soul

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BLEU Magazine's Ra-Fael Blanco & Maurice Runea

Check It Out...

2009-03-11T21:22:00.006-04:00

www.2RsEntandMedia.com

www.CHESTERGREGORY.com
"In Search of High Love" - Album Available 3/31/09

BLEU Magazine

2009-03-11T20:07:00.003-04:00

www.THEBLEUMAG.com

FINDING ME - Promo's

2009-03-11T13:48:00.006-04:00

www.Thanks4FindingMe.com

"FINDING ME" MOVIE PROMO

"FINDING ME" MOVIE TRAILER

www.Thanks4FindingMe.com

The Rainbow Collective - New & Improved

2009-03-10T10:22:00.006-04:00

Maurice Runea "THE SHOW"

Wednesday Afternoons

THE RAINBOW COLLECTIVE

www.TheRainbowCollective.com

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--- FYI ---

Maurice Runea "The Show" Season 1 Finale

Wed, March 25th, 2009

If you missed an episode you can catch past shows at:

www.youtube.com/chocolatemrh

Season 2 premieres Wed. May 6th, 2009

Stay Tuned

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ALSO

Vantage Point is now on BGC Live video blogs

www.bgclive.com/videoblogs

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starring: Nathan Seven Scott

Maurice Runea

Dwight Allen O'Neal

DJ Baker

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BGC LIVE

www.bgclive.com

Maurice Runea Inc.

Maurice Runea "The Show": www.TheRainbowCollective.com

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Myspace: www.myspace.com/MauriceRunea

FaceBook: Maurice Runea

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E-Mail: chocolatemrh@hotmail.com

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SeXXXy Pic Of The Day - March Madness

2009-03-10T09:02:00.006-04:00

Partying Celebrity Style

2009-02-18T02:49:00.002-05:00

Derrick L. Briggs & Maurice Runea

@ Derrick's "Valentines Day Party- 2/14/09"

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Maurice Runea, Jordin E. White & Aniff Baker

@ Derrick L. Briggs "Valentine's Day Party - 2/14/09"

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BBOP & Maurice Runea

@ Derrick's "Valentines Day Party - 2/14/09"

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Jordin & Chris partying @ Chris's party in ATL

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Chris & Jordin relaxing

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Happy Valentine's Day

2009-02-13T22:41:00.003-05:00

I Hope You All Have A Wonderful, Loving, Happy and Fulfilling Valentine's Day... Maurice Runea

SeXXXy Pic Of The Day - The Valentine's Edition

2009-02-13T22:12:00.004-05:00

Out & About

2009-02-13T02:30:00.008-05:00

Casper Andreas & Maurice Runea

@ Casper's NY Movie Premiere of

"Between Love and Goodbye"

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Maurice Runea, Nathan "7" Scott & Jordan White

@ The premiere of Cornelius "Life" Jones Jr's one man play

"FLAGBOY"

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Star of "Flagboy" Cornelius "Life" Jones Jr.,

Maurice Runea & Joseph Tolton

@ "FLAGBOY" premiere.

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2009-02-13T02:29:00.000-05:00

Beautiful Boyz of Pride World Podcast Show Interviews Maurice Runea

2009-02-12T20:31:00.002-05:00

Listen to BBOP interview Maurice Runea: http://bbops_world_podcast.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-02-06T03_08_26-08_00

Be sure to tune in and listen to BBOP, The Host of the Beautiful Boyz of Pride World Podcast Show, new episodes air every Mon-Fri: http://bbops_world_podcast.podomatic.com/

Maurice Runea "The Show" Updates

2009-02-12T19:53:00.006-05:00

TheRainbowCollective.com site is currently undergoing maintenance...

In the meantime you can catch new episodes of

MAURICE RUNEA "THE SHOW"

on Maurice Runea's youtube channel

www.youtube.com/chocolatemrh

or go to

The Rainbow Collective youtube channel

for all The Rainbow Collective original showings

www.youtube.com/TheRainbowCollective

Stay Tuned For Updates!

2009-02-12T19:37:00.000-05:00

3 Hot Hosts to Helm 2009 GAYVN Awards

2009-02-12T18:53:00.005-05:00

By Benji Featherstone
CHATSWORTH, Calif. - Comedian Margaret Cho, supermodel Janice Dickinson and "Ugly Betty" star Alec Mapa will co-host the 11th Annual GAYVN Awards, taking place March 28 at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco.

Cho is known for her insightful and incisive comedy as well as her openness about her bisexuality.
Dickinson, the "World's First Supermodel" and star of her own Oxygen network reality show, is also openly bi.
Mapa, who has appeared on "Desperate Housewives" and plays the effervescent Suzuki St. Pierre on "Ugly Betty," is a popular, openly gay Hollywood actor and an activist for the LGBT community. All three hosts are performers who know how to work an audience.

Presented by NakedSword and sponsored by Manhunt, the GAYVN Awards are the crown jewel in a three-day series of events that will include an industry party sponsored by Unzipped Media, a tailgate party/bar crawl through the Castro hosted by an assortment of adult studios, a pre-show brunch with The Tim & Roma Show and a Homecoming after-party.

General admission is $95; VIP admission is $195 and includes special seating and access to the after-party. Tickets are available for industry members and fans at GAYVNAwards.com; details are available from info@gayvn.com.

For preferred seating blocks or to sponsor any of the events, contact Rick Loveland at sales@gayvn.com or rick.loveland@gayvn.com.

The Westin San Francisco Market Street is the host hotel, offering the low room rate of $99 per night per room, single or double occupancy (plus tax, of course!). That special rate is available for three days before and after the show.

Hotel and rental car reservations can be made through Grand Luxe Travel or with the Westin directly at (888) 627-8561. Make sure to mention the GAYVN Awards rate and keep in mind that March 13 is the cut-off date for awards rates.
Here is the link: http://gay.avn.com/articles/34416.html

For Immediate Release - PureFCUK Relaunch

2009-02-12T18:38:00.001-05:00

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Street Royale Media Corporation relaunches PureFCUK website

Street Royale Media Corporation announces the re-launch of PureFCUK.com, which showcases content from the PureFCUK Brand movie titles. PureFCUK.com has been nominated in the 9TH Annual Cybersocket Web Awards under the category “Best Black Theme Adult Site” & 2009 GAYVN Awards under the category “Best Site of the Year”.

Feature titles by Street Royale Media Corporation / PureFCUK such as “Press Play” and “Urban Sex Heroes” were each recently nominated for 2009 GAYVN Awards in the category “Best Ethnic-Themed Film.” These titles and others can be purchased at StreetRoyaleMedia.com. Wholesale inquires should contact Customer Service at 888-325-1167 or customerservice@streetroyalemedia.com.

Members with a monthly membership will have access to the original hardcore & aggressive content showcased on the PureFCUK website. Even without a membership fans will be able to send emails directly to their favorite PureFCUK Performers. Do you have a fantasy you want to share?

“I recognize and understand instant gratification. PureFCUK present and future fans want content available through all mediums. The staff under the PureFCUK Brand will constantly explore quality features to enable our present & future fan base.”, says Charlot Aime, President of Street Royale Media Corporation.

Webmaster and Bloggers can promote PureFCUK.com through an aggressive 60% revenue split affiliate program. To sign up visit PureFCUK.com or email webmaster@purefcuk.com Promotional Materials & Banners are always updated.

SeXXXy Pic Of The Day - A lil' Sumthin'

2009-02-10T23:26:00.002-05:00

HOME - Helping Our Men Evolve

2009-02-10T23:23:00.000-05:00

UNWRITTEN by Dorcas Evelene Davis

2009-02-10T23:12:00.002-05:00

UNWRITTEN!!
Slick is a Vietnam vet, Suzanne is a Jersey mom, Lupe was a famous salsa singer, Rafiq is a poet and Jessica has finally found something all her own and the rest you'll have to see- but they all live in Dorcas Evelene Davis!"

Come see the hilarious and heartwarming one-woman play UNWRITTEN, written, directed and performed by Dorcas Evelene Davis – featuring live music! "

7:30 pm Feb 13 and 14, 2009

At the Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts

@ Long Island University's Bklyn Campus

(4 blocks from Brooklyn Academy of Music)
Flatbush Ave, between Dekalb Ave and Willoughby St

Tix are $35
$25 (if purchased before 2/11/09)
$20 for seniors and students

For tickets an info call the box office at 718-488-1624 or go to:
Friday's show:http://kumbletheater.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=169850

Saturday;s show:
http://kumbletheater.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=169852

Check out this video link:
http://www.brooklyn.liu.edu/kumbletheater/vids_gallery.html