Over the past few weeks, probably months at this point, I’ve really been wrestling with what I believe spiritually/religiously (mainly Christian views, e.g. The Holy Trinity) and what I stand for politically (e.g. Black queer feminism & liberation). In the process, I’ve been digging into the work of James Cone, a Black liberation theologian, andContinue reading “The Reconciliation of Radical Black Ideology and Religion (Audio)”
Category Archives: Race + Culture
Modern Love is a love story to heteronormativity
I have a confession – I’m a sucker for a good love story. When I knew that I wanted to be a writer, and share my writing with the world, I had an idea of writing a long-form piece on love. I had the idea of interviewing different couples and partnerships ranging in race, age,Continue reading “Modern Love is a love story to heteronormativity”
Book review: Not Straight, Not White: Black Gay Men from the March on Washington to the AIDS Crisis
Literature and fields of study have often overlooked, or altogether erased, the presence and impact of Black gay men in socio-political movements and ideologies. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) and African-American disciplines have both neglected to give proper credit to Black gay men’s contributions to their respective fields. Kevin J. Mumford’s Not Straight, NotContinue reading “Book review: Not Straight, Not White: Black Gay Men from the March on Washington to the AIDS Crisis”
Avery Ware 