TIME TO UNITE FOR ANOTHER CYPHER AVENUE ROUNDTABLE PODCAST!
To celebrate our 20th podcast, we’re gathering the fellas for another edition of Cypher Avenue’s Roundtable on Saturday, August 9th at 4pm EST!
Black and Brown People are the Face of HIV in America
Another month and another article to tell us what we already know; HIV is plaguing the Black community. The Washington Post’s article How black Americans became the face of the HIV epidemic provides details with eye catching informative diagrams and charts. Cypher Avenue has asked…
What Young People of Color Think about the LGBT Agenda
In a recent post Internet Perusing by a Jaded Gay Negro, I mentioned the fact that when I visit mainstream LGBT websites; I don’t see many people of color and I’m bombarded with Marriage Equality. Put frankly, marriage equality is at the top of the…
Comic-Con 2014: Trailers and Teasers
Comic-Con International, the biggest nerd convention in the world, concluded last weekend. As usual, new teasers, trailers and exclusive sneak peeks were screened for the crowds in attendance.
Do Women Bear Responsibility In Some Domestic Violence Situations?
The last time I attempted to have this conversation in an open forum, I was attacked by feminist and ultra-liberal PC police. Instead of having a logical discussion and exchange of thoughts, the response was knee jerk emotional mantras that centered around “violence is never…
Cypher Avenue Podcast #19 – EarthTone: EP, Gay Hip Hop, Relationships, G.O.A.T., Collaborations
In this podcast, Ocky Williams and Nick Delmacy interview gay rapper EarthTone on the release of his new EP “GMale.” Topics include: Discovering Gay Hip Hop, Relationships, G.O.A.T. and future collaborations.
WATCH: Trailer for The Boondocks Creator’s New Show “Black Jesus”
Fresh off of the critically derided final season of The Boondocks (a season the creator reportedly had nothing to do with), Adult Swim has released the trailer for Aaron McGruder’s newest show “Black Jesus.”
10 Essential Men’s Style Blogs You Need in Your Life
Guys like myself need everyday looks that won’t force us to sacrifice a month’s worth of rent to add to our wardrobes. Fortunately there are websites that show you how to do just that. Here’s a list of 10 blogs that I visit on the regular to keep up with the latest in urban men’s style.
New Dating App To Aid Church In Preventing Sexual Abuse
The church is hoping a new dating app will allow clergymen and officials to engage in sexual activity with teens (in some areas pre-teens) legally. They anticipate this will greatly reduce the controversy surrounding sexual abuse allegations that has plagued the church in previous years….
WATCH: Bros Before Hos – Full Pilot Episode
BROS BEFORE HOS is a television pilot presentation about what it’s like to fall in love in this crazy world we live in now. The series is a semi-autobiographical comedy about three brothers, two straight, one gay, each dealing with modern-day issues in Los Angeles while trying to find love, but screwing shit up along the way.
Internet Perusing by a Jaded Gay Negro
My internet travels this past week sucked. My typical go to sites feature news, politics, sports, science along with various other interests. Sometimes the mainstreams usual conservative-liberal-racism-shootings-police brutality-war, what some evangelical said, stories can get tiresome. To ease and distract my mind, I try to…
PRAISE THE OLD GODS AND THE NEW: ESPN’s 2014 Body Issue
ESPN’s annual celebration of exquisite athletic physiques continues on July 11th 2014 with the release of the latest Body Issue. As always, the magazine features amazing photography of the athletes in various positions that truly show the human body as the evolutionary work of art it is…
Steven Thrasher’s – How College Wrestling Star “Tiger Mandingo” Became An HIV Scapegoat
The 2012 National Lesbian and Gay journalist of the year Steven Thrasher wrote an interesting piece for BuzzFeed about Tiger Mandingo in which he characterizes him with the term “HIV Scapegoat”. In Mr. Thrasher’s piece, CypherAvenue.com gets a-link-back to an essay Nicholas Delmacy wrote about…
Rapper/Actor Ice T: “Manhood Is Dead…We’re Dealing with the Pussyfication of the Male Sex”
In a recent interview with The Guardian to promote his new album, Manslaughter, rapper Ice T made some very bold statements about manhood and masculinity.
Who Likes Musky Nutts?
Do you like musky balls? Maybe I should quantify “musky” or “musty”. Personally I’m not talking about funky, haven’t washed in 3 days, been working in the yard all day, ill-smelling foulness. No, I’m referring to just awaken in the morning nutts. You know when…
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