#lambda rising

The 26th Annual Lambda Literary

Good afternoon, my lovely Lesbians, fellow Gay Men, Transgendered people, Bisexuals, and our straight allies.

I was very happy to be back at Giovanni’s Room in Center City, Philadelphia, last Thursday, May 15, 2014.  As usual, I enjoyed being back in the Center City section of Philadelphia, and I AM happy to report that I continue to successfully monitor my sodium and fluid levels (SEE “When Life…

Only 54 Black-Owned Bookstores left in America and I ran out of ****s to give

That title was pretty harsh, right?  I’m sorry.

I just read a blog entry from Troy, the founder and webmaster of AALBC.  He reports that there are only 54 black-owned bookstores left in America, about half of the amount existing in 2012.  There are many reasons cited and I suppose they are fair.

I really should be quite sad that the number of black-owned bookstores in this country is dwindling.…