Outfest, the Los Angeles-based organization dedicated to nurturing, showcasing and protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) films, presented the Fusion LGBT People of Color Film Festival on March 22 and 23. Some of the highlights included the soon-to-be-released action comedy Hot Guys With Guns (written and directed by Doug...
(33) Comments | Posted March 15, 2013 | 3:58 PM
I got all choked up watching the NAACP Image awards a few weeks ago. For me, seeing Diahann Carroll present the President's Award to Kerry Washington took me back to why I fell in love with this business and why I am blessed to be celebrating 36-years as a television...
(114) Comments | Posted August 9, 2012 | 2:06 PM
Growing up in the South (Virginia, specifically), Sunday just wasn't Sunday without my grandmother's Southern fried chicken. And I'm here to tell you that it was truly, truly good. Colonel Sanders had nothing on Mattie Winborne. And the only debate that took place around her dinner table was over who...
(74) Comments | Posted April 12, 2012 | 6:07 PM
The LGBT community is often criticized for setting an agenda that is taken largely from a gay white male perspective. For instance, marriage equality is currently front and center, but for some same-gender-loving people of color, marriage is not necessarily a top priority. More pressing for us may be issues...
(1) Comments | Posted April 4, 2012 | 4:31 PM
The truth is that in order to really advance the LGBT movement, we need to start seeing more LGBT people of color out in the community. Outfest has been a leader in showcasing LGBT people of color in front...
(7) Comments | Posted March 29, 2012 | 1:43 PM
Trayvon Martin was on everyone's minds at the ninth annual Outfest Fusion: LGBT People of Color Film Festival in Hollywood. At this year's event, director Lee Daniels was on hand to honor Noah's Arc creator Patrik-Ian Polk, who earlier spoke out about the unfolding tragedy surrounding 17-year-old...
(10) Comments | Posted March 14, 2012 | 2:27 PM
The savage, anti-gay beating of Brandon White was not only caught on tape; the video went viral. The 20-year-old victim did not initially report it, out of fear of retaliation. Then, at one point, reports surfaced that the attackers may have been "on the down low" and that the attack...
(23) Comments | Posted October 21, 2011 | 1:13 AM
As a black man, I've been very blessed to have an amazing career working as a producer in television. For more than three decades, I have worked for some of the biggest names on some of the most popular shows in television history. I've seen it all -- from producing...
(3) Comments | Posted March 30, 2013 | 9:00 AM