Not So Brave: The Struggle to Stay Positive
I hate being positive sometimes. For many people I remain a shining example of resilience and determination to stay positive against the seductive impossibility of being a "negative" person. Loving myself, just the way I am, means bringing light to the truth of my lived experience as a black gay-identified man, as well as a person with AIDS (PWA). 2009 marks ten years since I was first diagnosed; and for all the advocacy I do to remain a brave soul against the tide of shame and stigma, deception and silence, sometimes, if rarely, I have a weak moment. I recently...
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Trial & Error: The Art of Experimentation
Snapshot: I'm sitting in my bedroom with lots of stuff around me. Everything, most of the things that are here I've placed around me for a reason. My collection of old soul & jazz albums are to my left, and I'm listening to old albums by Natalie Cole, Deniece Williams, & Teena Marie (all of which are directly connected to memories of my childhood). On the floor underneath the record player is a picture of me and my mama and a picture of my father. I have candles, oils and incense burning while I'm writing this. I'm like a mad...
April Updates
Brave Soul Collective SPRINGS BACK!
Greetings to all the Brave Soul family & friends, we're back with some new material and exciting updates this month. Read on to find out more...
JOURNEYS
Brave Soul Collective Returns with:
JOURNEYS: Detours...Intersections...Destinations
Sunday May 31st, 2009 at 7pm
Baltimore Theater Project
45 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
February Updates
Much love to all the BSC family,
We're back with some great updates to the site for the month of February.
DC/MD/VA area Brave Souls....Pre-Inauguration Event!
Pre- Inauguration Official Album Release Party for Tim'm West's new project,
"In Security: The Golden Error"
December/2008 Year End Update
Greetings to everyone reading these words...
We're back for the month of December with a small update to the website to round out 2008.
This has been an extremely busy and successful year for us at BSC, and we're looking forward to all the changes that will inevitably come with a new year. We're especially excited and optimistic about having a new President of the United States with Barack Obama in office! On that same note,
October/Fall Updates
Greetings to all the Brave Souls...
After taking a much needed break over the summer, we're back with a couple of updates for October...