BMX-NY- Sexaulity in the Black Community Forum

The Black Men's Xchange (BMX-NY) is doing great things in the community, like this groundbreaking event below. BMX hired me to shoot this event and I'm honored. As a documentary photographer, one of my long-term projects is to document different facets of black gay life. This is also the reason BROTHALUVA CAFE exists; to show the world "how we live" and "how we love", through my own personal photography. This is an interesting time in history to be a black Same-Gender-Loving man in living in NYC and I plan to document our rich history!

Hope to see you at the event!
--Ocean

THE BLACK MEN'S XCHANGE-NEW YORK
PRESENTS A
SEXUALITY
IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY FORUM
SATURDAY, JUNE 24TH, 2006 from 12 noon - 4 PM

Why Is Our Community Uncomfortable Talking About Sex?
Where Do Our Values About Sex And Sexuality Come From? Are They Really Our Values?
Why Do Black Men Feel Compelled To Conceal Their Sexuality Where The Sexuality Is Other Than Hetero?
How, If At All, Has The History Of Our Enslavement As African People Affected The Way Men And Women Relate
To Each Other As Sexual Beings?
To What Extent Is Sexuality A Factor In Making One �A Real Man�?
Why Is It So Many Sistahs Don't Feel Empowered To Negotiate Safety In Their Sexual Relationships?
What Might Happen If We Pro-Actively Engaged Our Children In A Dialogue Around Diverse Sexual Expression?

Invited Guest Panelists

John L. Bolling, M. D. (Mandala Center)
Bob Law (NYS Director of the Millions More Movement)
Cleo Manago (Founder of AmASSI & BMX)
Anthony R. Morgan (Fluid Bodies)
Salamishah Tillet (Founder of A Long Walk Home, Inc.)
Eric Adams (Head of 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement)
Dr. Gail E. Foster (Toussaint Institute Fund )
Aishah Shahidah Simmons (AfroLez Productions)

MORE GUESTS TO BE ANNOUNCED!!


The Venue
NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE
2031-33 National Black Theatre Way
Fifth Avenue
(Between 125th & 126th Streets)
Harlem, NY 10035
National BlackTheatre.org

TRAVEL DIRECTIONS:
Trains: Take the #4, 5 or 6 train to 125th St.
Buses: Take the Bx15, M60, M100, M101, M102 or M103 to
125th Street & 5th Avenue

This forum was made possible by a grant from the
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene


www.BMXNY.org
212/330-7660
BMX_NY@blackwebportal.com