OPEN DISCUSSION: Tariq Nasheed’s “BUCK BREAKING” Documentary
For being such a devout heterosexual, hotep Tariq Nasheed sure spends a lot of time thinking about gay men.
Why Do “Straight” Black Men Like DaBaby Always Feel So Threatened By DaGays?
As strong as many heterosexual Black men claim to be, why are they so threatened the gays?
Did Lil Nas X Just Michael Sam His Career?
Lil Nas X has been riding a wave of success and controversy since releasing his hit Old Town Road. First he initially received discriminatory backlash from country music industry execs and country music fans. Then racist whites began to boycott Wrangler Jeans when the company…
Revisiting Animal Drill
I was reviewing the Cypher Avenue Youtube channel thinking about the podcasts of yore that have since been removed (for valid reasons) when I noticed that the short film Animal Drill has over 1.2 million views and close to 300 comments. 6 years ago, Cypher…
Jussie Smollett “I Fought the Fuck Back! I’m the Gay Tupac”
Jussie Smollett has finally spoken out since his much publicized racial-anti-gay physical attack. During his weekend performance at The Troubadour in West Hollywood, Smollet spoke to a packed house between sets – his first performance since the incident. According to police, Smollett was assaulted last Tuesday…
Jussie Smollett Victim of Racist Anti-Gay Attack
TMZ is reporting that Empire actor Jussie Smollett was vicously attacked by 2 white men, who addition to beating him, put a noose around his neck. According to TMZ: …the actor arrived in Chicago from New York late Monday, and at around 2 AM he…
Kevin Hart Discovered To Be Homophobic Five Years After We Tried To Tell You (Receipts Attached)
If in an alternate universe, Kevin Hart were “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” comedian Kevin James and people found dozens of racists tweets from 2009-2013, I highly doubt Black people would be as defensive for someone “evolving” so slowly and viciously.
Rapper Nipsey Hussle a Homophobe?
I’m a firm believer that meaningful intelligent nuanced discussion is damn near impossible to have via Twitter or Instagram. Why folk attempt it is beyond me. Nonetheless; I personally have talked about how one dimensional Black non-heterosexual men are portrayed in media. For the most…
Can We Talk About Hetero Supremacy?
I struggled on how to approach this subject because at times when I attempt to discuss certain subject matters, it can come across as attacking. By the title you know the subject matter and I think it should perhaps obviously be acknowledged that there are…
CA Podcast #62 – The “We Survived Valentime’s Day” Episode
In this podcast, Ocky Williams and Nick Delmacy discuss if the act of cooking makes a man feminine/womanly, Valen-”times” Day and the qualities that make a “good boyfriend”, Gay men’s obsession with “Raw Sex & Beyonce” and why gays continue to support homophobic artists like Migos.
I’m Actually Ashamed That I Bought Lord Jamar’s First Solo Album The Day It Came Out
Yes. I actually bought Lord Jamar’s first solo album when it was released on June 27th, 2006. And now, over ten years later, I deeply regret it. I was (and still am) a child of the 90s. But not the “Whitney Houston, Monica, Brandy, Aaliyah,…
CA Podcast #61 – The “Upper Room For Rent” Episode
In this podcast, Cypher Avenue co-founders Ocky Williams and Nick Delmacy discuss the Kim Burrell controversy and the passing of Bishop Eddie Long.
I’m Not a F**king Queer
As I’ve notice in the last couple of years more and more African-American bloggers have latched onto and adopted the term ‘queer’. Personally I cannot overstate enough the disdain and disgust I have for this word. I understand the not-so-distant history behind the usage of…
ABC’s ‘What Would You Do’ Comes to Atlanta, GA to Discuss HIV & Pray The Gay Away
ABC’s What Would You Do is famous for showing the abundance of double standards and hypocrisies that exists in our society. Scenarios focusing on from race, gender, sex, religion, politics; WWYD has covered it. Recently WWYD set up shop in the ATL, the current Black Gay…
WATCH: Trailer For “Shape Up: Gay in the Black Barbershop”
In the documentary “Shape Up,” gay filmmaker Derrick L. Middleton explores an oft ignored issue in the Black community, homophobia and hyper-masculinity in barbershops.
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