Jason A. Michael
Jason A. Michael is a senior staff writer for Between The Lines and Pride Source Media Group. He has been writing for BTL since 1999. Jason is also an Essence bestselling author. He may be reached at [email protected].
Local DJ Aaron-Carl, 37, dies
DETROIT – Innovative electronic music recording artist, DJ and producer Aaron-Carl died suddenly Sept. 30 following a brief bout with cancer. He was 37. Born Aaron Carl Ragland on Aug. 19, 1973, the sweet-voiced singer attended public schools in [...]
Pugh under fire
DETROIT – "I've been through a lot worse, and I'll get through this," said media personality and current Detroit City Council candidate Charles Pugh, speaking Sunday to supporters at a fundraiser organized by the Billionaire Boys' Club at a home [...]
Reflecting on Ruth
Photo: Jason A. Michael This month, Ruth Ellis was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame. Also during October, the Ruth Ellis Center celebrates its 10th anniversary and all the things that make up Ellis' legacy. The youth. The giving. The [...]
A decade of doing
Laura Hughes, the new executive director of the Ruth Ellis Center, attended Detroits AIDS Walk Michigan on Oct. 11. BTL photo by Jason A. Michael It's an exciting month for the Ruth Ellis Center. The center is simultaneously celebrating 10 years and [...]
Banton performs, LGBTs protest
Caption: Stephanie Newman, production manager for the event and front-woman for Not About Me, a 'lesbian folk Indigo Girl wanna be band,' and Jocelyn B, emcee for the evening and self-proclaimed Bitch of the Blues, at the Buju Banton replacement [...]
AIDS Walk Michigan numbers down
APM Executive Director Barb Murray with Detroit City Council candidates Saunteel Jenkins and James Tate and APM staff member Curtis Lipscomb. BTLphotos by Jason A. Michael DETROIT – With the preliminary numbers in, AIDS Walk Michigan is reporting a [...]
A more intimate OutFest pleases crowd
Tracy Mack performed as part of the night's entertainment. BTL photos: Jason A. Michael ANN ARBOR – The 15th annual OutFest took place Saturday, Sept. 19 in Ann Arbor. The event, a fundraiser for the Washtenaw Rainbow Action Project, took on a more [...]
Detroit's other village
Unless you're a longtime east-sider, you might not be familiar with Detroit's East English Village neighborhood. If ever you've the occasion to visit, however, its charm will undoubtedly embrace you quickly. And if you're in the market for a new [...]
Building 'bridges of love'
People wave the gay community and Israeli flags as they gather for a rally in solidarity with victims of last week's gay youth club attack at Rabin's square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009. Police are still searching for the masked [...]
Detroit City Council shapes up to be very LGBT-friendly
'The only thing that we can do is ask Detroiters to vote for us to get on the council. We're just going to campaign hard and campaign smart and pray that our message resonates with Detroiters. We've already gotten off to a good start. But for us [...]
Viewpoint: Remembering E. Lynn
It was early 1995. I was living in Miami and taking a leisurely perusal through the bookshelves of Lambda Passages on Biscayne Boulevard, looking for books with black faces on the cover. There were few. But, suddenly, I came upon back-to-back books [...]
The Ultimate Gay Male
DETROIT – About 50 people came out July 23 for a town hall meeting called The Ultimate Gay Male: Mind, Body and Soul. The event was sponsored by Young Brothers United, Mpowerment Detroit and the Michigan AIDS Coalition, and took place in Mpowerment [...]