When Was The Last Time You Finished Your Own Project?

I have been working hard on this own project of mine that I am so happy to have done. I'm happy because of so many things relating to this project. Probably the most important thing is that it's the first time in a very long time that I have managed to finished something on my own. Not because I was given a deadline. Not because I was forced to finish this in only few days.

I have finished something on my own.

When you read that one sentence, you begin to realize that a large amount of people (maybe even yourself) have gone through this struggle before. You spend days, weeks, months, or possibly years on this one project that you have felt excited about on the very first day you thought about it. Then you start going through the process. It's the first couple of days that feels like a pain in the butt. At times, you start to regret what you was feeling when you first started this.

Then as time go by, you begin to wonder if it's time to put this project to an end or continue going through the process until you successfully finish it. Once I was done with this particular project of mine, I began to realize that I'm not the only person who was going through that difficult.

The project can be many anything. When was the last time you finished reading a book on your own without having to stop halfway through the novel? When was the last time you went to the gym and took those two hours in there that you promised yourself? When was the last time you finished cooking that recipe in that book that you've always wanted to try? You can do things on a deadline or when you are asked to do it, but when was the last time that you've finished something all on your own?

It's that one question that you just can't shake off. There came a point in everyone's life when you chose not to clock ourselves the way we used to. The only thing related to a clock that we focused on is doing everything we can before the sun comes down. The brain turns out can be an ultimate frenemy. One minute, you are thinking about getting closer to finishing our own project. Then you are distracted once a clip of your favorite tv show pops up in you brain.

And yet, through all of those difficult challenges, 50% of us finally manages to put an end to whatever we've been working on. Once everything is done, you begin to ask ourselves that question all over again.

When it comes to life, when was the last time we've finished our own projects?

Be Invincible... 8 day until the biggest debut in the 18 year history of Carol's Daughter

Do You Have A Gay Uncle?

I am not really a family oriented person. However, I do happen to run into family gatherings when I walk around the city. I believe I have walked past more family gatherings than coming to my own family gatherings. When I walk past these family gatherings one thing always sticks into my brain. There is a gay uncle walking somewhere in the background. You don't have to think twice about that uncle. He is gay just from the looks and the actions.

In the beginning, I thought it was a little bit shocking. No matter what family gathering I walked past there was always that gay uncle in the background. You would normally think it's your brother or sister. Then later on, it turns out that it can possibly be your uncle. If you happen to have more than one gay family member that isn't your uncle, most people consider it either shocking or lucky. For some reasons, I don't know.

After realizing about this, I began to think about families in general. We have so many family members around our circle. There are some family members that are small enough for you to invite to a party, and eat only half of what you made off the barbecue grill. Then there are some families that have so many relatives that you can't even count. It's cases like that when you wish you bought yourself a mansion so you can fit all of them in there.

Families can disagree on so many things, but there is one thing that doesn't even need to be disagreeable. There is a gay member of your family. As you look closely at the family tree, the one family member that turns out to be gay is always the uncle. There are brothers and sisters as well in this category, but uncles are starting to go off the charts.

Once I stumbled this during my research, it got me thinking. Do you have a gay uncle?

TODAY in Philadelphia - 2011 GLBT Travel Expo come down FREE Admission

Win Your Very Own Glo TV Travel Bag

GLO TV Network is honored to be a media sponsor for the 2011 GLBT Travel Expo. Join us in Philadelphia on TODAY, Thursday, April 28th from 4pm - 8pm and you could walk home with the 2011 Ultimate GLO TV Travel Bag.

GLO TV created the Ultimate GLO TV Travel Bag with a few of our sponsors & event partners. The 2011 FIBO WEEKEND (Aug 12th – 14th) Blue HBO Tote Bag is full of some amazing gifts & prizes which includes: (2) FIBO Weekend General Admission Bracelet's, Carol's Daughter Spring/Summer Skin Products ($125 retail value),Universal Motown Records CD Pack including (Melanie Fiona, Nicki Minaj, Drake, KEM, Nelly, Kid Cudi, Lil Wayne, Shontelle, and Erykah Badu.), The 2011 ULTIMATE HALLOWEEN CARIBBEAN CRUISE (Oct 29th – Nov 6th) adds a Carnival Cruise Line Beach Robe, Baseball Cap & Books from Author George Kevin Jordan all courtesy of ZENBIZ TRAVEL.

To WIN an Ultimate GLO TV Travel Bag, visit the GLO TV table in Philadelphia and sign up for a FREE raffle ticket. One lucky WINNER will be given The Ultimate GLO TV Travel Bag at the end of the evening.

We look forward to seeing you.
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Penn Relay & FIBO's Ready, Set, Go Party

FIBO welcomes everyone to the 2011 Philly Black Pride and Penn Relays. During this time of community outreach, workshops and fellowship, FIBO would like to invite you to TABU this Friday, April 29, 2011 for the "Ready, Set, Go!" Party. Along with having a fabulous time at TABU, FIBO will be giving away a FREE package to FIBO, 2011, which includes free hotel stay and two Admission Bracelets. Simply stop by the registration table Friday night and sign up to win.

TABU

200 S. 12th Street

Philadelphia, PA 19107

Friday, April 29, 2011

($10 before 11pm & $15 afterwards)

Arts.Advocacy+Wellness: "Meet Devin D. Moss & Too-Ism"

Devin D. Moss

presents

Too-Ism: The Discrimination from Within

Filmmaker and social justice advocate Devin D. Moss explores the term coined as Too-Ism in his new documentary film. What exactly is Too-Ism? As stated by Devin: "The film is about discrimination from within the queer male community. I wanted to share the mic to discuss what our experiences have been like within the community. My hope is the the film creates dialogue within communities that care about social justice, inclusion, love and unity."

Devin is examining issues that most of us may have experienced or witnessed personally. Check out his work now and share your thoughts.

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DRAMA QUEENZ Season 3 Celebration

You are cordially invited to the Novo Novus Upfront 2011. Come on out and get a taste of what the boyz behind DRAMA QUEENZ have been up to!

Featuring: musical performances by DRAMA QUEENZ contributing artists Baron, William Scott, Adam Shenk, Marck Angel, and Kashan Fields; screenings of the new Novo Novus short films BOYS LIKE YOU and WHERE TRUTH LIES; the World Premiere of FADE IN, a docu-series about homeless LGBTQ youth in NYC; sneak peeks of DRAMA QUEENZ Season 3; and the launch of the DRAMA QUEENZ merchandise line!

Special Hosts: Buttafly Soul + Tammy Peay

Free h'orderves! Drink Specials! No cover! No Minimums! Much, much fun!

WHEN:

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Pre-Show Reception @ 7pm
Presentation @ 8pm

WHERE:

Time Out New York Lounge (in New World Stages; 340 W. 50th St., btw 8th and 9th Avenues)

SEE YOU THERE!

Broadcasters around the world are shifting into their highest gear to cover Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding Friday.

LONDON -- As the big day draws near, it's not just the bride who may be feeling a little anxious.

With predictions are that it will draw the biggest audience in television history, broadcasters around the world are shifting into their highest gear for the royal wedding, and for the next few days London will become the focus of the world.

"Yes, we're moving to London. Where else would you be?" says Chris Hampson, NBC News' director of international news. "Everybody wants to be here. You can't sit in New York and tell this story. You have to be right in the thick of it."

And the thick of it is exactly where the world's biggest media organizations will be. Take a stroll down London's Mall toward Buckingham Palace, and the bland, tree-lined vista used mainly for bypassing the traffic chaos of Piccadilly has been transformed into a hive of pre-ceremony activity.

The traffic has been shut off, and behind the milling tourists and Japanese camera crews, two huge temporary media studios have been erected opposite either flank of the Queen's London residence. This media zone in Canada Gate will host more than 40 stand-alone studios with full play-out facilities for broadcasters including the BBC, ABC, Sky News, NBC, CBS and Al Jazeera English.

It is just part of a network of locations including Westminster Abbey, the Mall and Trafalgar Square that are host to a raft of specially erected broadcast locations.

"It's our biggest international technical build-out ever," said Hampson, who added that NBC and its sister networks including MSNBC and Telemundo, E! and Bravo began planning wedding coverage even before the royal engagement was announced in November. "We began to focus very early and had a team in London scouting locations and planning for months."

The result is a series of prime locations, including a prestige slot beneath Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square from which NBC will broadcast a special edition of Today on Friday kicking off at 4 am EST as well as four studios in the media village at Buckingham Palace.

It is also bringing over a host of anchors including Meredith Vieira, Matt Lauer, Natalie Morales and Al Roker.

NBC is far from alone in pulling out all the stops; ABC will have live coverage of the ceremony from London anchored by Diane Sawyer and Barbara Walters, and the network will air a special edition of Good Morning America from London.

CBS is sending Katie Couric on what could be her swan song for the network. Couric will lead the main wedding coverage and anchor an hourlong news special at 8 p.m. Friday.

CNN will use its London squad as well getting as an insider's take from Piers Morgan, while Fox News is sending over around 50 staff including Shepard Smith and Martha Macullum.

Fox will piggyback on the feed from its sister U.K. network Sky News, which, like all the British broadcasters, is planning wall-to-wall coverage of the event.

Click here to read the entire article: The WEDDING

NEW BEYONCE: Run the World (Girls)

2 Words! She's BACK!!!

Join GLO TV at the 2011 GLBT Travel Expo this week in both NYC & Philly

GLO TV Network is honored to be a media sponsor for the 2011 GLBT Travel Expo. Join us in New York City on Tuesday, April 26th from 4pm - 8pm and in Philadelphia on Thursday, April 28th from 4pm - 8pm and you could walk home with the 2011 Ultimate GLO TV Travel Bag.

GLO TV created the Ultimate GLO TV Travel Bag with a few of our sponsors & event partners. The 2011 FIBO Weekend (Aug 12^th – 14^th) Blue HBO Tote Bag is full of some amazing gifts & prizes which includes: (2) FIBO Weekend General Admission Bracelet's, Carol's Daughter Spring/Summer Skin Products ($125 retail value),Universal Motown Records CD Pack including (Melanie Fiona, Nicki Minaj, Drake, KEM, Nelly, Kid Cudi, Lil Wayne, Shontelle, and Erykah Badu.), The 2011 Ultimate Halloween Caribbean Cruise (Oct 29^th – Nov 6^th) adds a Carnival Cruise Line Beach Robe, Baseball Cap & Books from Author George Kevin Jordan all courtesy of Zenbiz Travel.

To WIN an Ultimate GLO TV Travel Bag, visit the GLO TV table in both New York City or Philadelphia and sign up for a FREE raffle ticket. One lucky WINNER will be given The Ultimate GLO TV Travel Bag at the end of the evening in both cities.

We look forward to seeing you.

Check out the new 2011 Spring/Summer Season of GLO TV in May at www.GLOTVNetwork.com

Earth Day 2011

Earth Day 2011 is themed after the Billion Acts of Green Campaign. To date, we have collected over 100 million Acts of Green and Earth Day events in 152 countries.

How You Can Get Involved: There are hundreds of ways for you to get involved in Earth Day this year. Visit our Earth Day 2011 page for a full breakdown of programming. Want to get started right now? We recommend that you organize an Earth Day Event in your community or attend an event near you, and pledge an Act of Green. You can event check out an environmentally themed movie, like Mia and the Migoo.

Earth Day 2011 Highlights

• Large Earth Day events in 17 of the largest U.S. cities, including St. Louis, San Francisco, Dallas, and New York anticipate thousands of people often over multiple days. Volunteer service is sweeping the across the world, with cities such as Columbus, OH expecting over 4,000 people to plant community gardens, clean up riverbanks and remove invasive vegetation from parks.

• Over 150 cities and towns in India are holding Earth Day events, with an enthusiasm rivaling the very first Earth Day in 1970. Earth Day India 2011 partners include the million-member trade union Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) and the Center for Environment Education's Paryavaran Mitra Project. SEWA, founded in 1972 by noted Gandhian and civil rights leader Dr. Ela Bhatt, is coordinating Earth Day events in 10 districts of western India, while the Center is creating “Environment Friends” (Paryavaran Mitras) in 100 schools nationwide. The Center is also working with one of India's largest public sector companies, the Steel Authority of India.

Earth Day is a good time to make a commitment to learning more about the environment and how you can help to protect it. Read up on an issue such as pollution, endangered species, water shortages, recycling, and climate change. Or, learn about a region you've never considered before, like the Arctic, the deserts, or the rainforests. Think about the issues that concern you the most and if you haven't done so already, join a local group that undertakes activities to help protect the environment in your area.

Buy as little as possible and avoid items that come in lots of packaging. Support local growers and producers of food and products - these don't have to travel as far and so reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Take your drink container with you, and don't use any disposable plates or cutlery. Recycle all the things you do use for the day or find other uses for things that you no longer use. Carry a cloth bag for carrying things in and recycle your plastic bags.

Get children to recycle their old toys and games. By giving their old toys and games to younger children who could make use of them, older children learn two lessons: One is about giving to others and the second is about reusing and recycling instead of throwing things away. Adults can also do this with clothes, electrical items, books and more.

Hold an Earth Day fair. Maybe your school, your street, your local neighborhood is interested in getting together to have an environmental fair. Things to have at the fair include demonstrations of environmentally-friendly products, children's artwork, healthy/locally grown foods to eat, animal care demonstrations, games for the children made of recycled products, musicians and actors performing environmental music and skits, stalls which are recycling unwanted treasures and books, local environmental organisations presenting their issues and wares. Money raised can go towards a local environmental restoration project or to an environmental group agreed upon by all the participants running the fair.

Teach others about the environment. Teachers, professionals, students, in fact anyone who cares about the environment and is willing to teach others, can all provide environmental lessons for others. Most schools already celebrate Earth Day in the classrooms with activities but there are many other ways you can teach about the environment.

Wear green and/or brown. Dress in environmental colors for the day.

Finally, THINK GREEN and ACT GREEN!

Baby It's You! The NEW Broadway HIT

You’ve seen Dreamgirls, you know The Supreme’s

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BABY IT’S YOU! is the original Broadway musical inspired by the true story of Florence Greenberg, a suburban housewife from New Jersey, who discovered one of the greatest girl groups of all time, The Shirelles, and created Scepter Records, becoming the music industry’s first female powerhouse.

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EXCLUSIVE: Ricki Lake Returning to Daytime Twentieth developing new show with eye toward 2012

By Paige Albiniak

Twentieth Television is officially in development on a talk show starring Ricki Lake, the company said Wednesday.

"Ricki is a pop culture icon who has built a career on her candid, straight talk sensibility and her authentic, relatable nature. With an enormous fan base, that represents all ages and ethnicities, we are thrilled to develop a daytime talk show emphasizing Ricki's fresh and enhanced perspective," said Stephen Brown, Twentieth's senior vice president of programming and development, in a statement.

Last month, B&C reported that Lake was shopping a new talker. At the time, several distributors - including Twentieth, NBCUniversal and CBS Television Distribution - were considering the opportunity.

The hour-long show is in development with an eye toward a fall 2012 launch on broadcast stations, cable networks or a combination of both. Distributors expect the 2012 market for new shows to be more competitive than it's been in recent years. Besides Lake, the industry is waiting to learn whether Katie Couric will launch a new syndicated talker and with what distributor.

Lake starred in her own talk show that was distributed and produced by Sony Pictures Television from 1993 - 2004. That show was aimed at younger women, but Lake, now 42 and a single mom, plans to expand the show to include such topics as family, marriage, parenting and divorce, as well as subjects close to Lake's heart, like weight-loss (Lake lost 125 pounds in 2007), health and nutrition.

"It has been very fulfilling for the past seven years to focus my energy on advocacy work on behalf families and children," said Lake in a statement. "Now, I am excited to return to my roots and work with Twentieth Television to develop a talk show that will give me an opportunity to share my experiences and reconnect with audiences."

Since her first talk show ended, Lake has remained busy in television and film. In 2006, she hosted CBS' limited series, Gameshow Marathon, in which classic game shows were recreated with celebrity contestants. She also produced a documentary called The Business of Being Born, about home birth and midwifery, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2008. The documentary featured footage from Lake's own home-birthing experience. In 2009, she replaced Sharon Osbourne on the third season of VH1's Charm School.

KNIGHT AFFAIRS Cometh

Hello Future Fans!

I have exciting news to report.  I have completed my manuscript!  The editor has done her part and now it's time to send the book to print.  I still have a great deal of work to do however.  I have found the gorgeous young man who will grace the cover of the book, but you are going to have to wait.  I will be hiring a photographer in the next week and the plans for the launch are underway.  This has been one of the best experiences I have ever had and it's ONLY the beginning.

Below is just a taste of what to expect from this explicit thriller.  Enjoy!

After Jeff's disappearing act, I realized the possibility of my exposure to the deadly virus that has been haunting and devouring a community of careless men for close to three decades.  I felt my soul become empty.  I questioned my own promiscuity thinking to myself that I hadn't been with as many men as some of my friends.  But reminding myself that it only takes one to infect another.  Its like playing a game of tag and I was IT.

Three weeks had passed since the wild encounter in Miami. I woke up in a pool of wetness with my soaked clothes clinging to me like saran wrap preserving day old bread. I placed my feet on the floor beneath me feeling sharp tingles with each step toward the bathroom.  My pupils were wide and my head throbbed on each side as if the clock had struck noon in the bell tower.  I applied a cold face cloth wiping sweat from my forehead.  Something wasn't right.  Dizziness overcame me as I dropped to my knees and crawled back into bed.

I tossed and turned before drifting off into a deep sleep only to awaken several hours later in another cold sweat.  I reached for my phone to call Katrina.  The phone rang three times before she answered in a husky whisper, "Yes, Courtney."

"Mother I need to talk to you."

"Courtney I have a gentleman caller here."

"A what?"

"We have nothing to hide from each other right?"

"What are you up to Katrina?"

"I hired an escort.  Son, a woman has her needs."

My eyes widened. I couldn't believe what I had just heard fall from the lips of the woman who birthed me.  All I could envision was Katrina and some man, that she found on the internet, about to have sex.  My body fell; weak and I didn't want to drag it out.

"Katrina, I'm HIV positive."

"Courtney are you trying to get attention again, you have to come with something stronger than that."

My eyes shuttered and my legs collapsed landing me to the foot of my bed on all fours.  Did she not hear what I said?  I was reminded of the day I told her that I won first place at my high school science fair and she said "Lovely darling.  Strive for a Nobel Prize.  Courtney, you're a genius."

At the time it didn't make sense to me. She apologized with a used candy apple red BMW for my sixteenth birthday.

"Honey let me call you tomorrow.  Are you going to be okay?"

My hands froze.  I felt a sharp pain escalate from my lower back up my spine and across my chest.  It was like a cast iron cross was being etched into my body.  Something else to bear.   The cell phone flashed "call ended" 9:11PM"

My world had shattered.  Life as I knew it ended.  My body had become the host for an incurable virus.  It's like I became a statistic overnight.  What would happen to me?  How long will I live?  Who will I become?

My sexual urges increased.  I created accounts on every adult site I could think of.  I became a predator.

I craved it every day even more than before but this time I was on a mission.  That mission was to do unto others what had been done unto me.

Arts.Advocacy+Wellness: "New work by Yolo Akili"

Yolo Akili

"Are We The Kind Of Boys We Want?"

Food for thought this A.A+Wsome Wednesday.

Emerging Poet/Spoken Word Artist Yolo Akili shares his new work:

Are We The Kind of Boys We Want?

This is a must see!

To follo Yolo Akili and to support his work, Log on to: www.yoloakili.com.

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