Carnival Weekend Miami- the Review

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Carnival Weekend is coming to a close with thousands of Caribbean revealers heading to the airport to head home. It was a great weekend. Very hot, but a great weekend. From the two day Carnival party at Vault Miami (www.thevaultmiami.com), to the festive and colorful parade in Downtown Miami. Now it's back to school and work for some of us since it is Columbus Day. Next stop for me is NYC for Halloween for some ghoulish fun!

President Obama Wins the Nobel Peace Prize

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As reported by BBC:

US President Barack Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.

The Nobel Committee said he was awarded it for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples".

There were a record 205 nominations for this year's prize.

The laureate - chosen by a five-member committee - wins a gold medal, a diploma and 10m Swedish kronor ($1.4m).

Miami Carnival Blows into Town this Weekend

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Whew! I must apologize for my long absence from Andresflava and the blogging world. I been working on building my dancing empire in Miami and it is alot of work. But I am back and a B#%$&! has alot to say. As always I will give it to you rough and without the fluff. With all things considered, lets ease into it very SLOWLY.

Well, one my favorite weekends are upon us, Miami Carnival weekend! All my Caribbean bruthas and sistas will be in town living it up Miami style. This is the first year in recent memory that Miami and Broward are combining their celebrations. I guess the recession had everyone consolidating. It starts will a flag party on Friday. The party will keep going on Saturday night with a Carnival party at the Vault Miami (www.thevaultmiami.com) with 2 floors, DJ Blaze in the mix, FREE food and giveaways. And it culminates on Sunday with a huge parade into downtown Miami with HUGE floats, exotic costumes, and Caribbean bands. If you got a few dollars to spend, it's a trip worth taking to Miami this weekend. Plus there is no work for most of us on Monday, since it will be Columbus Day. The flotilla is also this weekend, meaning South Florida waterways will be filled with yachts, boats, and jet skis.

Follow me on Twitter for the Miami Carnival Updates and Columbus Day festivities here in Miami. AND yes, it is expected to be in the 90's this weekend, so bring shorts! For more info on Miami Carnival, check out their website, www.miamicarnival.net.

WHITNEY HOUSTON PERFORMS IN GERMANY

Whitney performs in Germany Oct 2,2009..The show Wetten Dass TV is the biggest entertainment TV show in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. She performed "I Look To You" which is off he latest album which is currently out.

'Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths' Preview

Movie Trailers - Movies Blog

Check out a preview of "Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths"--the next animated feature from DC/Warner Bros. The movie will be out on DVD in Spring 2010

Bloggers Unite in ATL

Over the Labor Day Weekend this past September and Lonnell Williams of 3LWTV caught all the excitement as they gathered at Grant Park so get into the video

National Equality March Guide Overview

On October 11, 2009, we will gather in Washington, D.C. from all across America to let our elected leaders know that now is the time for full equal rights for LGBT people. We’ve had a moment thrust upon us by the election of President Barack Obama and the spirit of hope and change, and also by the sense of entitlement in the new generation of grassroots organizing. This march is a vehicle to a larger goal. We want to work to bridge the gap between the national organizations and the grassroots community organizers. We will gather. We will strategize. We will march. And we will leave energized and empowered to do the work that needs to be done in every community across the nation. This is only the beginning.

The march is not our final destination. It is our first step toward building a national grassroots network that will continue organizing until we have achieved full equality.

Our single demand: Equal protection in all matters governed by civil law in all 50 states.

Our philosophy: As members of every race, class, faith, and community, we see the struggle for LGBT equality as part of a larger movement for peace and social justice.

Our strategy: Decentralized organizing for this march in every one of the 435 Congressional districts will build a network to continue organizing beyond October.

This is our single message as we march on Washington on October 11, 2009. We seek equal protection in all matters governed by civil law in all 50 states.

Full Events Calendar

Friday, Oct. 9th, 2009
Operation Shine Luncheon and Meet N' Greet, Hosted by Sasha Bruce Youthwork Raising awareness of the LGBTQ homeless youth epidemic in Washington D.C. All ages welcome.
Oct 9, 2009 - 1:00pm-4:00pm
Operation Shine Washington DC, Homeless Youth Speak Out March to the DC Capitol to hear national speakers and local LGBTQ homeless youth! All ages welcome.
Oct 9, 2009 - 4:30pm-6:00pm
Welcome Reception for Marchers and Supporters National Stonewall Democrats, Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, Stonewall Democrats of Central MD, & Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club
Oct 9, 2009 - 6:00pm-9:00pm
Transgender Reception National Center for Transgender Equality
Oct 9, 2009 - 8:00-10:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 10th, 2009
LGBT Veteran and “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Events Oct 10, 2009, and Oct 11, 2009
Oct 10-11, 2009
Trans Community Building Caucus
Oct 10, 2009 - 9:00am-11:00am
Impact Youth Events, sponsored by the Trevor Project Empowerment Trainings and Workshops Ages 13-25
Oct 10, 2009 - 9:30-11:30am
GLAAD Media Training GLAAD: Media Workshop
Oct 10, 2009 - 10-11:30am, 2-3:30pm Register for it
Repealing DADT: Lobbying Tactics DADT trainings taught by lobbyists from LGBT Military Advocacy groups
Oct 10, 2009 - 10:00am-12:00pm Register for it
HRC Welcome and Action Center
Oct 10, 2009 - 10am-3pm
SMYAL Leadership Conference "Stand up! Get Loud!" Youth to learn how to be leaders in their communities and advocate for equal rights and treatment
Oct 10, 2009 - 11:00am-5:00pm
Ecumenical Prayer Service
Oct 10, 2009 - 11:00am
PFAW: A Candid Conversation with Rep. Kyrsten Sinema How Arizona voters defeated anti-marriage equality legislation on the ballot.
Oct 10, 2009 - 11:00am-12:30pm
Wreath Laying at Tomb of the Unknowns, Arlington National Cemetery
Oct 10, 2009 - 12:00pm
IMPACT: NATIONAL FLASHMOB! "This Is What Equality Looks Like!" This is a peaceful, creative, fun, & intense demonstration of street art for all ages.
Oct 10, 2009 - 12:00pm-1:30pm
HIV- Now and in the Future
Oct 10, 2009 - 12:00pm-1:30pm
How to Organize on Campus Tips for Effective Organizing on College Campuses
Oct 10, 2009 - 1:30-3:00
Camp Courage Training for grassroots activists committed to working to promote full LGBT equality.
Oct 10, 2009 - 2:00pm-6:00pm Register for it
DADT Protest & Memorial Service Honoring Leonard Matlovich Speakers Span Four Decades of Fighting the Ban on Gays in the Military
Oct 10, 2009 - 2:00pm
Change your government from the inside! Run for Office, Change the World: Sponsored by the Gay & Lesbian Leadership Institute
Oct 10, 2009 - 2:00pm-4:00pm
Workshop on Faith Communities & LGBT Justice Campaigns
Oct 10, 2009 - 2pm
Soulforce ~ Nonviolent Resistance for Social and Economic Justice Join Soulforce for an Interactive Workshop in Nonviolent Resistance
Oct 10, 2009 - 2:30-5:30
Milk and Cookies Party For Families at the National Equality March
Oct 10, 2009 - 3:00pm-6:00pm
Holding Difficult Conversations about Religion and Sexuality Leader: Annette Marquis, Unitarian Universalist Association
Oct 10, 2009 - 3:00-4:30pm
Trans-History Workshop
Oct 10, 2009 - 4:00-5:00pm
The Struggle for LGBT Liberation with Cleve Jones & Sherry Wolf Cleve Jones & Sherry Wolf on The Struggle for LGBT Liberation
Oct 10, 2009 - 4:30-6:30pm
Film Screening: Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement Screening of a multi-award winning documentary, produced in association with Sundance Channel
Oct 10, 2009 - 5:00-6:30pm
Sign Making Happy Hour! Make Signs. Have Drinks. Get Ready to March!
Oct 10, 2009 - 5pm-7pm
Equality To End AIDS, HIV/AIDS Rally and Vigil
Oct 10, 2009 - 5:30pm-8:30pm
Marriage Equality Networking Mixer. Join Marriage Equality organizations from across the USA.
Oct 10, 2009 - 5:30-7:30pm
SMYAL Youth Dance (Ages 13 - 21 only) Come Dance and Get Loud! Rally the night away! Ages 13 - 21 only please
Oct 10, 2009 - 6:00-9:00pm
Queer Simchat Torah Celebration
Oct 10, 2009 - 6:30-9:30pm
Marching For Equality in Heels, benefiting The Matthew Shepard Foundation An Imperial Drag-Trans Extravaganza
Oct 10, 2009 - 8:00pm- Cocktail Reception, 10:00pm- Show
Different Drummers: Music of Hope and Equality A Celebration of Cinema and Solidarity through Song
Oct 10, 2009 - 8:00pm
Sunday, Oct. 11th, 2009
Official Interfaith Service An interfaith service with singing and celebration!
Oct 11, 2009 - 8am
Cadence Run Run with LGBT Servicemembers and veterans military style, around the memorials/monuments
Oct 11, 2009 - 8:00am
National Equality March March for Equality!
Oct 11, 2009 - 12 noon
National Equality March Rally The March culminates in a rally at the Capitol Buidling
Oct 11, 2009 - Approximately 2:00pm

Campaign 2 End AIDS PROMO Video

National Equality March in Washington will take place Oct 9-11 with a weekend ull of events which will lead up to the march on Sunday October 11.

There will be an Rally & Vigil being held in Washington, DC on October 10th 2009 on the Ellipse from 5:30 to 8:30pm singer Dyari from NYC and others will be on hand so if you will be in DC come out. Andresflava will be on hand all weekend for the events. So will other notable bloggers in the community. So Stay Tuned!

Drama Queenz Returns in Oct

SEASON 2 PREMIERES IN OCTOBER!
Watch the complete 1st Season online now!
Watch on Facebook, Myspace, Youtube or www.DramaQueenzTheSeries.com


Get to know more about the cast of Drama Queenz with my one on one interview with them when they were in DC for 2009 DC Black Gay Pride in May 2009.


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Anacostia the web series Episode 3

Anacostia Episode 3

Anacostia Episode 3 from Frank Jackson on Vimeo.

For More info log on to www.anacostiathewebseries.com

Mama Dearest-E. Lynn Harris Last Novel

Mama Dearest

The book is out now and you can order so get your copy now!

One of E. Lynn Harris's incomparable heroines, Yancey Harrington Braxton, is working her way back to Broadway and beyond. And this diva supreme always stirs up drama in and out of the spotlight....

New York City, you've been warned: Yancey Harrington Braxton is back. The ambitious singer and actress is fired up to move past her recent professional and personal setbacks -- including an explosive romance with NFL tight end John Basil Henderson -- and prove her talents are stronger than ever. After being out on tour, Yancey realizes what she really wants is to star in her own reality TV series, and she's even found a rich and well-connected lover to make it happen. There are, however, two women fierce enough to derail Yancey's plans with ambitions of their own: Madison B., a hot new bombshell taking the music industry by storm, and Ava Middlebrooks, who happens to be Yancey's own mama dearest.

Ava is out, about, and ready to reclaim her throne. Not even a stint in prison for attempted murder has curbed Ava's competitive nature, and it doesn't faze her in the least that her #1 rival is her own daughter. Ava is willing to do whatever it takes to make Yancey pay, including using Madison B. to turn Yancey's world upside-down by forcing her to confront the past...and making her comeback dreams more exciting and dangerous than she ever imagined.

Taking readers on a wild, passion-filled tour of the entertainment world, E. Lynn Harris's Mama Dearest delivers sensual thrills and electric plot twists -- with one unforgettable woman of radiant star power, sexual magnetism, and unapologetic.

Missing Black LGBT MD resident:Where is Kein Britt Jr??

**** KEVIN BRITT, JR STILL MISSING***** 6 DAYS
AND NO NEWS COVERAGE!!!!!!!!!!!.

So, here is what I would like all my ((((FRIENDS))) to do:

Call Officer E. Lindeman of the P.G. County Police at 301-772-4900 and request the status of the investigation. ...BLOW the PHONE UP! KEEP TRYING!

Call Congressman Steny Hoyer office

at (301) 474-0119 requesting assistance.

Call any of your contacts at the

BLADE, WASHINGTON POST, City Paper, NBC, ABC, CBS, or FOX.

Or email me the contact information to me at Twenspirited@aol.com.

LGBT community Leaders: Please get involved.

PLEASE!

Also, please keep Kevin, Kevin's family and Elias in your prayers...

Kevin Britt Jr a 23-year-old resident of Hyattsville, Md., reported missing by his partner, Elias Fishburne.
Fishburne says he last saw Britt Sunday morning at approximately 11 a.m., as Britt left their home to attend to some paperwork at his place of work. Britt, originally from Talbot County, Md., on the Eastern Shore, works as a coordinating supervisor at Psychotherapeutic Services Inc. in Landover, Md., a provider of mental-health services for Prince George's County residents.

*************UPDATE************************

Kevin Britt Jr has been found and is alive and well i still have not got any word as to what happen but a message was sent out thru friends that he was alive and well.

ANACOSTIA EPISODE 2 - BREAKING THE SURFACE

ANACOSTIA EPISODE 2 - BREAKING THE SURFACE

Anacostia Episode Two from Frank Jackson on Vimeo.

Keep checkin back every week as we bring you Anacostia the Web Series from Creator and Director Anthony Anderson log on to www.anacostiawebseries.com

Introducing: ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: DY'ARI

For More Info on DY'ARI
http://www.reverbnation.com/dyari#
http://www.youtube.com/musicaldyari
http://www.myspace.com/officialdyari
http://www.mydyari.com/enroze.com/HOME.html

Gospel Singer Tonex comes "OUT"

Anthony Charles Williams II better known by his stage name TONEX has finally come out after years of rumors that he indeed was gay! But before you get into the confession of Tonex lets get into the background surround Tonex.


Stellar Award winner and Grammy nominated gospel recording artist Tonex has dealt with rumors regarding his sexuality for almost his entire career. The son of the late Rev. Dr. Anthony Williams and a minister himself, the accusations of homosexuality have been an enormous threat to his livelihood, ministry, and future as a respected leader in the black faith community in his native San Diego, California.


In 2007 with the release of The Naked Truth and the infamous YouTube video (that has since been pulled) where Tonex's use of profanity and secular posturing shocked gospel music fans; it seemed inside this talented singer was a ticking time bomb ready to explode. In that video Tonex emphatically denied being gay, but that was two years ago.


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Whitney On Oprah

I am just now able to watch the interview i am sure most of you guys have watched the interview by now if now here you go. Also in Whitney Houston News this morning on the Ryan Cameron Show she revealed that she will be touring again and the tour is tentatively set for Feb 2010 and that she wants to return to acting and hinted at a already possible upcoming project so stay tuned. Below is Part 1 of the Interview



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Performance- "I Didnt Know My Own Strength"

Million Dollar Bill-Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston's 2nd video from her latest cd "I Look To You" premiered today and its getting great raves from everyone. One person on my facebook page left this comment about the video which i have to say i totall agree with. "Givin me Every woman, try it on my own, its not right but it okay, and that singing scen from I can do bad by myself with mary J. Blige all wrapped in one. It was cute and classic whitney with that head movement. Shooop!"

ANACOSTIA THE WEB SERIES - COVET THY NEIGHBOR

EPISODE 1 OF ANACOSTIA THE WEB SERIES - COVET THY NEIGHBOR

Anacostia The Web Series - Episode One from Frank Jackson on Vimeo.

Janet is Back! New 2009 Music "Make Me"

Click here to listen to 'Make Me'!

2009 MTV VMAs

Well if you were watching the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards last night then you are aware of the madness that took place last night at Radio City Music Hall. I kept telling folks that the 09 awards would be a historic night and indeed it was!

To Madonna opening of the show with a very heartfelt tribute to the king of pop Michael Jackson to Janet Jackson electricfying and emotional performance of "Scream" to Kanye West well words cant describe what he did as he distrupted the show when Taylor Shift won for Best Female Video. Kanye stormed the stage and said "Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you, and I'm going to let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time," he shouted. "One of the best videos of all time!" But the show ended with class At the end of the show, Beyonce let Swift have her moment when Beyonce won Video of the Year. She got on stage and asked Swift to join her. "I remember being 17-years old, up for my first MTV award for Destiny's Child and it was one of the most exciting moments of my life," she began. "So I would like for Taylor to come out and have her moment."Swift walked on stage and smiled as the crowd cheered."Maybe we could try this again?" Swift said, before thanking her brother and fans.