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Old White Men, Young Black Boys & The Sexual Legacy of Slavery.. In Light of Penn State
This piece was written a few years ago, but I felt compelled to unearth it due to the recent (alleged) sexual assaults and rapes of many young black boys at Penn State. (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = … More »
New Video! Interviews of African Americans on Occupy Wall Street!
Hi everyone! It’s been a while since I’ve posted. I’ve been really busy working on upcoming goodies, but not so busy that I couldn’t take the time to go out to Occupy Wall Street and find out what’s been going … More »
The Privileging of The Intellect is At The Heart Of All Oppression
My feelings are my power. Our feelings are our power. We feel therefore we can be free.* What is logical, what is rational, is not always what is real. While ideology can inform feeling, I believe that feeling is … More »
Reflections of A Black Queer Suicide Survivor: Part 2 of 2
It’s my honor to introduce the second (highly anticipated) and final part of Darnell’s powerful essay “Reflection of A Black Queer Suicide Survivor.” – Yolo Death—once again—seemed liked the only conceivable option after my boyfriend repeatedly cheated, verbally abused, physically … More »
Reflections Of A Black Queer Suicide Survivor: (Part 1)
Today it is my honor to share with you the first installment of a two part essay by the brilliant scholar activist ( and my good friend) Darnell Moore. Darnell is a current visiting lecturer at the Center for the … More »
“I Believe In Black Women & I Am Here To Love”: Yolo Interviews the Amazing Alexis Pauline Gumbs
(Pictured: Yolo & Alexis) Dr. Alexis Pauline Gumbs is the co-creator of the Mobile Home Coming project and the Founder of the Eternal Summer of the Black Feminist Mind. She is also, without a doubt, one of the most visible … More »
Radical Faeries, Radical Male Feminism & Radical Love: An Interview with Poet Franklin Abbott
Franklin Abbott is a radical feary, profeminist activist and poet. He is also one of the most beloved members of the Atlanta LGBTQ Community. Franklin’s work spans several decades. As a pro-feminist he has published three anthologies on men … More »
“Queer At MoreHouse College with Comic Books & Feminism”: Yolo Interview’s Activist & Filmmaker Daniel Edwards
This past year in Atlanta I had the privilege of meeting upcoming Film-maker, Queer Feminist Activist and former Co-President of Morehouse College’s Safe Space, Daniel Edwards. Daniel and I met at “Pride Week” at Spelman College, where he spoke on … More »
The Brilliance Of Baldwin: Some of my Favorite Quotes. Add Your Own!
Happy Birthday James Baldwin! I am so grateful that you were, so that the possibility of people like Kenyon Farrow, Darnell Moore, Lamont Sims, Micheal J. Brewer, Phillip B. Williams, William Johnson, Nathan Yungerberg, Tim’m West, Steven Fullwood, Marvin … More »
“A Queer Chicana Femme Kind of Revolution”: Yolo Interviews S.O.N.G Co-Executive Director Paulina Hernandez
As the conservative gay agenda becomes more and more visible to the american ideological imagination, many of us whose politics focus on systemic transformation instead of inclusion and assimilation must work to ensure that we are not erased. In the … More »
