WATCH: Derrick L. Briggs Discusses Missing Masculinity in Media
Derrick L. Briggs has just posted a new Vlog via his ADTV YouTube Channel discussing the issue of Unbalanced Imagery of Black Gay Men in the Media. If you’re a follower of Cypher Avenue then you know this is a topic we touch on often….
Squad Member Letters to the Cypher Avenue Editors – Volume #1
We’re starting a new series called “Letters to the Editors” where either Octavius Williams or myself, Nick Delmacy, will post select emails and respond to them if needed.
WATCH: Reality Show – “The Boyz Next Door” Episode #1
The latest reality series filmed in Atlanta is called, “The Boyz Next Door”, where three real-life black gay men begin their quest to become Gaylebrities. In this episode we meet the cast and watch them literally do nothing for 20 entire minutes.
WATCH: (Kinda Sorta) Bisexual Music Video – Metrell Hurst “I Can Do Better”
R&B Singers Metrell Hurst and Damien Crawford just dropped a music video for their collaboration single, “I Can Do Better.”
WATCH: Music Video Bry’Nt – “Keep The Streets”
No Shade director Sean Anthony helms the very first Music Video by openly gay rap artist, Bry’nt. The release of the song “Keep the Streets” also marks the official return to Hip Hop music by the artist after a 3-year hiatus. During this break the…
The 40 Most Awesome, Hilarious, Weird & Depressing Cypher Avenue Google Searches
You would be very surprised by some of the search strings people use that brings them to Cypher Avenue. Scouring some of the phrases, I both laughed at and felt bad for some of the people out there and what they search for in the Internet. So here are some of the standouts that led guys to Cypher Avenue this past month.
WTF Is Up With Black Gay Content Creators?
Wouldn’t it be nice if black gay content creators like Deondray Gossett, Quincy LeNear, Lamont Pierre, DL Briggs, Patrick-Ian Polk, Sean Anthony, Lasto, Ernest Pierce, Kaos, Wayne Hobdy, David Summers, George Smith Hill, Maurice Jamal, Romaine Phillips, Lonnell Williams, etc. could come together like Voltron?
STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM, STILL HERE? – The Lack of Financial Support in the Black/Latino Gay Community
Let me begin by admitting that the issue I’ll be discussing is not limited to the American Black/Latino gay community. Lack of financial support affects people of all races and countries. However, I want to narrow this topic down to specific groups in order…
STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM, STILL HERE? – The Lack of Financial Support in the Black/Latino Gay Community 2
This is PART TWO of the article, please see PART ONE HERE. THE REASONS Any possible explanations I list would all be speculation on my part. It’s sort of like having puzzle pieces all laid out on a table but you had no idea what…
WEB SERIES REVIEW: Finding Me – The Series
{rating} First things first, the Finding Me web series is a spin-off of the Straight-to-DVD movies of the same name. Props to the filmmaker for showing entrepreneurial initiative. If you haven’t seen the films, DON’T WORRY. You will be constantly reminded of their existence in…
FIVE BLACK GAY WEB SERIES RECAPPED
SHOTS FIRED! Let’s face it, even William Shakespeare had hecklers. Hell I’m sure there were even cave men that critiqued cave art. Criticism of art is probably older than art itself. Having said that, I decided to finally watch all of the scripted web series…
CYPHER AVENUE’S BEST OF 2011 AWARDS
This is the first annual year-end rundown of everything we loved about the previous year, as it relates to masculine gay men of color.
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