Truth Magazine Article About Bishop Yvette Flunder & Shirley Miller....

I have an article in the current issue of, "Truth" magazine about our beloved Bishop Yvette Flunder & the dynamic Shirley Miller. Please go to & like their Truth Magazine facebook page. Go to their website http://www.truthmagonline.com/about-truth.html to find out more about the magazine and how to order your copy. Consider subscribing, they are having a 40% off special on the subscription rate......


They are also looking for Design Interns and would love if any of them are on the West Coast so please submit if interested...

http://www.truthmagonline.com/about-truth/designintern.html

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My thoughts are with those on the east coast.....

And Everyone Don't Forget To Vote!!!!!

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 7, 2012: Brista to Brista: Letters of Affirmation by Black Gay Men

Call for Submissions—Brista to Brista: Letters of Affirmation by Black Gay Men

Edited and with an Introduction by Darius Omar Williams (Dandaluka Vanga)

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 7, 2012
Call for Submissions:

21 years after the groundbreaking anthology Brother to Brother: New Writings by Black Gay Men, edited by Essex Hemphill and originally conceived by Joseph Beam, in a bold literary-critical-political response, Dr. Darius Omar Williams (Dandaluka Vanga) seeks submissions for a new anthology in celebration of the kinships shared, abandoned and lost among black gay men: the cultural, sexual and gendered framing of both brother and sister fused together as “Brista”, a popular form of sentiment and endearment coined in contemporary same gender loving tradition. The anthology will specifically include provocative personal letters of affirmation written by and to black gay men to encourage, uplift and empower one another through their individual and collective quest for companionship and political autonomy while also highlighting the intersected identities of lovers, brothers, sisters and friends in this codified world of sexual essentialism.

Also, to bridge the gap between our heterosexual and same gender loving brothers, a section entitled "Honorary Bristas" will be included in the anthology to provide a healing space for black men who identify as "heterosexual" or "straight" to speak power, truth and light to their same gender loving brethen in the form of a personal letter (personal letters written to co-workers, friends and biological or non-biological kin)

Topics might include:

-Personal letters to historical black gay icons including but not limited to James Baldwin, Bayard Rustin, Joseph Beam, Essex Hemphill and E. Lynn Harris

-Personal letters of affirmation from black gay men to their bristas both past and present: biological and non-biological brothers, “sisters”, colleagues and friends (ie. words of healing, loving, forgiveness and ‘water under the bridge’)

-Personal letters examining, investigating and contemplating the severing/loss of bristahood

-Personal autobiographical letters (from the author to himself) as a self-portrait of redemption, power and self-love

-Personal letters from and to black gay men whose relationships have evolved from bristas to lovers and the liminal spaces in between (a measuring of the stakes involved insofar as the degrees of bristahood are concerned)

-Personal letters to loved ones living or who have transitioned because of HIV/AIDS

-Essays in the form of personal letters on the rising of Brista(s) as a term of endearment and its linkage to the nature and politics of race, sexuality, spirituality and gender

Also, to bridge the gap between our heterosexual and same gender loving brothers, a section entitled "Honorary Bristas" will be included in the anthology to provide a healing space for black men who identify as "heterosexual" or "straight" to speak power, truth and light to their same gender loving brethen in the form of a personal letter (personal letters written to co-workers, friends and biological or non-biological kin)
Submission Guidelines:

Cover Letter

Brief Biography

MSWord electronic submissions 12” Times New Roman Font (11 pages maximum) to: brista2brista@gmail.com (all documents should be saved and submitted as your last name_Brista to Brista) Your submissions may include a single or series of letters to one or more different bristas, again, totaling no more than 11 pages. Also please include the date and time in which your personal letters were written. Title Example : My Dungeon Shook: Letter to My Nephew on the 100th Anniversary of the Emancipation by James Baldwin from The Fire Next Time (1962)



Warmest Regards,

Dr. Darius Omar Williams, editor
Brista to Brista: Letters of Affirmation by Black Gay Men

Deadline: October 7, 2012

Contact, inquiry and submission information:
brista2brista@gmail.com

Time Sensitive: Nhojj Free Download & From Watts To Africa Educating The World

I've been taking some personal time so this first post is very time sensitive. Download music from Nhojj that will sooth your soul!!!

Go to http://nhojj.bandcamp.com/album/life-your-life
to download, "Live Your Life" & "Let Life Flow~Meditation"

The downloads are only available through tomorrow September 12, 2012


The second post is near and dear to my heart when it comes to education and literacy. Here's a chance to make a difference at home and abroad. Please consider being a part of this!!!

Piccolo’s Books & The Gift Of Knowledge Program Presents
A FREE BOOK GIVE-AWAY Making Education Affordable Worldwide

The Gift of Knowledge Program provides free Books to any teacher, school or library in need Worldwide. in his continuous effort to promote literacy and protecting our children’s right to read, learn, and grow through free speech,

Every Week Piccolo gives away from 1,000 to 60,000 books...for FREE! Piccolo Lewis is committed to promoting literacy and getting books to the public. In the last two years, he has donated more than 450,000 books to schools in Watts, South Central, Redondo Beach, Northridge, Long Beach & Compton, California; Detroit, Africa, Haiti, Jamaica, the Philippians and Mexico. He is currently planning a trip to Ethiopia; Nigeria and Kenya to personally distribute 250,000 books to Orphanages and Schools throughout the country. His goal this year is to give-away one million books.

The Gift of Knowledge Program also helps provides an opportunity for schools and organizations to host Book Sales and earn extra funds necessary to help alleviate the extreme budget cuts of our economy.

In Kenya with the Help of “The Gift of Giving” Piccolo’s Books will open it’s 1st International Bookstore; teaching the local community how to run and operate their own business. Adjacent to the bookstore The Gift of Giving is building a local Library for the community; and Piccolo is donating 100,000 books to assure Education is Free & Available to all. http://www.giftofgivingproject.com/

In a mutual effort to enhance the education of the Children in Ethiopia, entrepreneur, Piccolo Lewis, founder of the One-Dollar Book Store aided by the Ethiopian Historic Conservation Council along with Documentary Filmmaker Rodney Conner will film the magic of “From Watts to Africa, Piccolo Lewis Educates the World.”

From Watts to Africa is Sponsored by Inner Child Press who will create a Coffee Table Book of Piccolos Adventure in Africa. www.innerchildpress.com

Piccolo’s dream is to donate One Million Books this year to children in need around the world; His goal is to make education affordable for all who have a desire to learn.

Finances Needed are Two Round trip passages to Africa $3000, 1 Storage Container to house the bookstore in Kenya $3000 and $4000 for Local Labor to build the bookshelves for the Library and Bookstore.

Your Contribution will help build a community Library and provide Free Education to several communities throughout Africa.

Over 100,000 Books will be distributed to local elementary schools and Orphanages throughout Africa.

Your Generosity will help purchase a 40 ft. shipping container that will become the 1st International Piccolo’s One-Dollar Bookstore in Kenya. Citizens in the Nairobi community will be trained to manage and operate the bookstore and benefit in the proceeds of the book sales.

Your Contribution of $2500 will provide you with Producer Credit on the Documentary, Coffee Table Book & your Name will be placed on a Plaque in the bookstore; 4 invitations to the Bon Voyage Reception at the Bookstore in Los Angeles; 4 screening tickets to and a Copy of the Documentary. Also 2500 books will be donated to your local Los Angeles County elementary school under your name. (Outside L.A. Shipping is Required)

$1000 Contribution will receive Associate Producer Credit on the Documentary; Coffee Table Book & your Name will be placed on a Plaque in the bookstore; 2 invitations to the Bon Voyage Reception at the Bookstore in Los Angeles; a Copy of the Documentary and 2 screening tickets to the Documentary. Also 1000 books will be donated to your local Los Angeles County elementary school under your name. (Outside L.A. Shipping is Required)

A $500 Contribution will receive Special Thanks Credit on Documentary; Coffee Table Book & your Name will be placed on a Plaque in the bookstore; 2 invitations to the Bon Voyage Reception at the Bookstore in Los Angeles; a Copy of the Documentary and 2 screening tickets to the Documentary. Also 500 books will be donated to your local Los Angeles County elementary school under your name. (Outside L.A. Shipping is Required)


$250 will provide you with a Copy of the Documentary, Special Thanks Credit in the Coffee Table Book & your Name will be placed on a Plaque in the bookstore; 2 invitations to the Bon Voyage Reception at the Bookstore in Los Angeles and 2 screening tickets to the Documentary. Also 250 books will be donated to your local Los Angeles County elementary school under your name. (Outside L.A. Shipping is Required)-mail Blast from Africa with Photos “From Watts to Africa, Piccolo Lewis Educates the World”

$100 will provide you with Special Thanks Credit in the Documentary & Coffee Table Book; 2 invitations to the Bon Voyage Reception at the Bookstore in Los Angeles and 2 screening tickets to the Documentary. Also 100 books will be donated to your local Los Angeles County elementary school teacher under your name. (Outside L.A. Shipping is Required) E-mail Blast from Africa with Photos “From Watts to Africa, Piccolo Lewis Educates the World”

A $50 donation will provide you with Special Thanks Credit in the Documentary; 2 invitations to the Bon Voyage Reception at the Bookstore in Los Angeles and 2 screening tickets to the Documentary. Also 50 books will be donated to your local Los Angeles County elementary school teacher under your name(Outside L.A. Shipping is Required) E-mail Blast from Africa with Photos “From Watts to Africa, Piccolo Lewis Educates the World”

A $25 donation will provide you a copy of the Documentary; 2 screening tickets and 25 books will be donated to your local Los Angeles County elementary school teacher under your name. (Outside L.A. Shipping is Required) E-mail Blast from Africa with Photos “From Watts to Africa, Piccolo Lewis Educates the World”

A $10 donation will provide you an invitation to the Bon Voyage Reception at the Bookstore in Los Angeles and E-mail Blast from Africa with Photos “From Watts to Africa, Piccolo Lewis Educates the World”

Please Share us with your Family, Co-Workers, Friends, Facebook and Twitter. Please E-mail our page to your friends to help support Free Education Worldwide.

Please Support The Gift of Knowledge Program to Educate the World.
http://www.PiccolosBooks.com/ ~ PiccolosBooks@yahoo.com ~ 310~410~0317

http://www.indiegogo.com/piccolosbookstore?a=1199256&i=emal

"Nuff Said!!!

Feel The Touch For 20% Off.... (Limited Time Offer)

From now until this Friday August 10, 2012 you can receive a 20% discount off my book,

"Touch...Poems & Other Writings of Love, Erotica, & Sensuality" by ordering directly from my on-line bookstore:

www.lulu.com/spotlight/tombombayboopublishing


At check out be sure to use the promo code: ASTOUND

Other titles on the Lulu site also qualify for this discount so be sure to browse and see if there are any other books you'd like to order.

The book is still available on amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, and others places on-line but the discount only applies to orders booked through my bookstore on Lulu....

Take a picture with the book and send it to me at theliterarymasturbator@gmail.com so I can post it on the Facebook fan page www.facebook.com/TouchPoemsAndOtherWritings

In the black light of Jair’s imagination and heart, punctuation marks become the sheetstaining evidence that something sexy has occurred. What is revealed in, "Touch...", is that desire is a spilling that we all must cop to and that passion and pen in the wet palm of a true poet will always lead us to that one page sticking seductive truth.-Marvin K. White, Author of "Last Rights", "Nothin’ Ugly Fly", "Our Name Be Witness", & "Status"

"Jair's poetry is the stuff of hot phone and cyber sex- funny, self-indulgent and at its best doing what this provocateur intends, to get you off."-Steven G. Fullwood author of FUNNY, Publisher-Vintage Entity Press


-Photos by Stefan Tonio stefograher@gmail.com hieroGRAPHIX-

City of Refuge "Joy In The City" Concert Series

Early Morning At A Modern Sufi Lodge (An Homage to Sufi Poetry & Mysticism)

In the waking hours

I walk a path silently conversing with my Love

We talk of the future and what we’ve come through

We make plans to connect with each other throughout the day

My Love comforts me and reminds me of the estimable worth of remaining true to Him

She joys me by helping me remember the last time I thought all hope was gone but found delight in the presence of her spirit

My Love implores me to have no fear

To stretch out on my faith and be all I can be

For my Love knows I am complete in love and therefore must experience all to know the all of my existence.....

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