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].
Hotter Than July '09 kicks off with annual march
DETROIT – About 40 people took to the streets near Palmer Park Saturday, July 18 for the 10th annual Ruth Ellis Pride March. The event, which winds along Merrill Plaisance Street from Woodward Avenue to the swimming pool area, where the Pride [...]
A mother's story keeps her son's voice alive
FERNDALE – There's a country song that sums it up well. "There ought to be a hall of fame for mamas." So often in the LGBT community, it's the mothers of heroes and martyrs who become the accidental activists left behind to keep their loved ones' [...]
Charles Pugh to run for Detroit City Council
A new character has been added to the bad soap opera that is Detroit politics today, and it's someone who's hoping to change the script. Metro Detroit media personality Charles Pugh will formally announce on Sunday that he is running for Detroit [...]
Botched carjacking leaves two dead outside Off Broadway East
DETROIT – Close friends Brandan Rogers, 22, and Melynda Goodwin, 19, of Detroit were killed outside the Off Broadway East nightclub early Thursday morning in what police are calling a botched carjacking. Rogers and Goodwin were parked near the [...]
Soho comes to Ferndale in the form of a new martini bar
FERNDALE – Men, music and martinis – that's the slogan for Ferndale's newest gay nightspot, and it delivers what it promises. Soho, located at 205 West Nine Mile Road, opened last week with a bang and some bucks – about $3,000 of them, to be [...]
Town hall: Take 3
DETROIT – The third and final installment of the groundbreaking town hall meetings on homophobia in Detroit is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 15. Like the previous two, this meeting will take place at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African [...]
Mpowerment Detroit to host first-ever Red Tie Affair
Move over little red ribbon, and make way for the stylish new red tie. An initiative of Mpowerment Detroit, the Red Tie Affair is a youth health advertising campaign featuring role models for youth photographed in red ties. The campaign includes, [...]
Jumping for joy
Ever since Logo unceremoniously dropped "Noah's Arc" from its lineup – allegedly despite solid ratings – fans of the queer dramedy about a gay, black clique have yearned for the feature film. The two-year wait ends tomorrow when "Noah's Arc: Jumping [...]
Strongarm Productions celebrates a decade of decadent parties
DETROIT – It started a decade ago with a simple party in his basement, and had soon evolved into something so big it caught the attention of Vibe magazine, the virtual bible of urban entertainment in America. Still as sturdy as ever, Anthony Winn's [...]
Ruth Ellis Center names new interim executive director
HIGHLAND PARK – The Ruth Ellis Center announced Monday the appointment of Kevin Howley as interim executive director. The announcement follows news of the sudden departure of Grace McClelland, the center's first executive director, who served the [...]
McClelland gone from Ruth Ellis Center
HIGHLAND PARK – Last month, she received a leadership award from the National Association of Lesbian and Gay Addiction Professionals for her work. Last week, she was let go from the agency she helped build. Executive Director Grace McClelland is [...]
AIDS Walk Michigan matches last year's total; raises $175,000
DETROIT – A crashing stock market can't crush the human spirit. That appears to be the moral of the AIDS Walk Michigan story. According to Barbara Murray, AWM's president, this year's walk program is on track to match last year's numbers. The total [...]