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The word "Kwanzaa" means first fruits in Swahili.
It is an African-American holiday, based on a traditional African harvest festival.
It is celebrated from December 26 to January 1.
On each day of Kwanzaa, family members light candles and discuss one of the
seven principles:
UMOJA - Unity
KUJICHAGULIA - Self-Determination
UJIMA - Collective Work and Responsibility
UJAMMA - Cooperative Economics
NIA - Purpose
KUUMBA - Creativity
IMANI - Faith
It is a time to celebrate African heritage and the importance of the family.
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LEATHER LEADERSHIP
CONFERENCE III & IV
Call To Action
LeatherFetish forum in Atlanta '99
Gay In Zambia
STACEY Reports from M.A.s.T.
Masters and slaves Together
Contest March 18-21 '99
REGIONAL CLUBS/CONTACTS
Women's Clubs
ONYX Pearls - (Visit via 'ONYX' below.)
Now Forming; Contact Elaine: emcmulle@pacbell.netWomen's Leather Network - Los Angeles, CA
Men's Clubs ICON - Detroit [NOTE: Use the 'Back Button' to return here] ONYX - Chicago
[NOTE: Use the 'Back Button' to return here]San Francisco Leather of All Colors
Personal Web Pages:
ROSS & ross
Your Web Master and web boi.
LeatherAti Partners of All Colors Together - L.A./P.A.C.T. is an unstructured affilitaion of indivituals and groups who are Pro-Leather and Pro-People of Color. Know your community. There are now over three dozen People of Color title holders around the country. These pioneers have paved the way for your comfortable participation in the LeatherFetish Community.Come out and Shout Out! Peace.
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L.A. BROTHERHOOD (circa early 80's)
BROTHERS IN LEATHER/NYC (Gone for now)
HOUSE OF NOIR/L.A. (on occasion)
ICON - Detroit
ONYX - Chicago
CHAIN OF COMMAND
San Antonio, TX
BLACK EAGLE LEATHER KLUB
Los Angeles & The World
RICHARD After Dark
Faultline- '95-'96
Ser Richard Seraile
Ron Moore - I.M.L. - 1983
Bill 'TAURUS' Webster
Mr. San Diego Leather 1989
Northern California Mr. Drummer 1996
Erwin Murphy - 1989-90-91
Mr. Salem Leather
Mr. Oregon Drummer
'D' Cannon - I.M.L. 1991
Mr. Palm Springs Leather
Ralph Thurman (passed in 1997)
Mr. N.E. Drummer '92 - Boston
Graylin Thornton
Mr. Drummer - 1993
Editor BGM Magazine 1997
Orlando Diez - 1993
Mr. Leather NYC
Jimmy Lee Murray - San Francisco
Mr. Ebony Leather - 1995
Mr. Cheeks & Chaps Int'l. '94
Vincent Harris =- 1994
Mr. South Bay/Austin
Mr. Texas Leather
Al Reese - - IML 1995
1st runner - up (missed title by 3 pts.
San Diego Mr. Eagle 1995/6
Rico Ware - Aglanta '95
Mr. S..E.Drummer
Owner, Mr. S.E. Drummer Contest
Omar Mosely - San Francisco
Mr. Ebony Leather II '95
Mr Drummer N. CA '95-'96
Edward Bryan - Kalamazoo
Mr. Michigan Leather 1996
Ricardo Morris - 1996
Mr. Connecticut Leather
KY - D.C. - Mid-Atlantic Drummer 1996
Vincent Edd - 1997
Mr. Washington State Leather
'Mufassa' - Chicago
Mr. Cell Block Leather '97 - Runner-up
American Leatherman '97 - Runner-up
IML '97 - Finished among the Top 20
Mr. ONYX Leather 1998
Davien O. - Oakland/San Francisco, CA
Mr. Ebony in Leather 1997
Abdicated: Moved to New York City
Name Omitted
Mr. Deaf Leather 1996-1997
ARIQ Johnson - Detroit ICON
Mr. Fantasy Leather 1997-1998
L. Derek Young - Sacramento, CA
Mr. Capital City Leather 1998
J.R. Robles
Mr. Puerto Rico Leather - 1998
Tom Chavez
Mr. San Diego Leather 1998
Mauro A. Montoya, Jr.
Mr. Leather Puerto Rico
Michael Cruz
Mr. Tampa Eagle 1997-1998
Ray Castro
Mr. Florida Leather 1998
Michael Rosemod Nesbit
Mr. Chicago Rodeo Riders 1998-1999
Wayne Nesbitt
Mr. D.C. Eagle 1997-1009
Darrell Lafayette (African-American)
Mr. Leather Holland 1997
Michael Weems
Mr. Empire State Leather (NY) '97-'98
Mr. Long Island Leather 1997-1998
Name omitted
Mr. D.C. Eagle 1998-1999
Andre' Marcials
Mr. Ebony in Leather 1998-1999
Queen Cougar - 1993
Ms. San Francisco Leather
Viola Johnson - Author
Patheon of Leather
Woman of the Year '95
Mistress Mir - - - NYC
Jill Carter - Int'l Ms. Leather 1996-'97
' Dyke Daddy 'T' - 1995
Sacramento, CA Dyke Daddy
*Jose Spadoni* - Los Angeles
'Stacy'; Ms. N.L.A. - 1996-'97
Genelle Moore - Lincoln, NB
Int'l Ms. Leather 1997-1998 (IMsL)
*AMBASSADORS*:
Gregory Adams; S.F./D.C.
Alfonso 'OBA' Prothro
Leather Shaman - L.A.
Mark Durham - Artist
George Clinton Concerts
Tom of Finland's New Artist
Of the Year - 1996
'Divinity Fudge' - L.A.
Performance Artist
Wayne Corbett - San Francisco
Performance Artist
Sam Donlavy - L.A.
Donlavy Dance Company
Dwayne Mitchell OKC, OK
'TEST' Leathermaker
Darrell 'Buck' Burks
Founder/Pres. ICON - Detroit
'Mufassa' - Chicago
Founder - ONYX
Aaron Riley - Colombus, OH
Leather - At Large
rodtney ross
ROSS & ross
SPECIAL RECOGNITION:
Black Leather In Color
Publishing Collective
Ray Lamb - - 1995-1996
Mr. Leather Europe
1st runner-up
Derrick Stringfellow - 1996
Mr. Leather Toranto
1st runner-up
George Wong - DRAGON MASTER
Avitar - Los Angeles
HONORABLE MENTION:
Sgt. Perry Watkins - Takoma, WA
1949-1996
Dennis Rodman
NOTE: Please e-mail us with any changes,
corrections or additions to this growning
list.
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| People of Color titleholders abound, right now! Check this out:
IMsL (International Ms. Leather) 1997 is Genelle Moore; sister of the late Ron Moore who was the first Black IML (International Mister Leather). She follows Ms. Jill Carter who is the Mastress of Viola Johnson and Queen Cougar who were Pantheon of Leather’s Woman of the year in 1995 and Ms. San Francisco Leather '93, respectively.
Jill Carter has launched her Unsung Hero's Award to recognize those who work tirelessly behind the sceens in our community. And she continues to travel promoting the Leather Archives.
Mr. Ebony in Leather (Washington, D.C.) is Andre' Marcial of Trinidad.
1997-’98 Mr. Deaf Leather is an African-American.
And Mr. Fantasy Leather is ARIQ Johnson of Detroit ICONS! His club is a perfect model of what a leather club can be in terms of inclusion. By just being themselves, they managed to treat us like celebrities when we were there during two of our road trips there.
STACY - is Ms. NLA Leather (National Leather Association) since 1996 because there was no contest last year. But come October the Board of Directors will select it’s first Mr. & Ms. Ambassador of Leather - and Stacy’s name is entered. She has traveled tirelessly world-wide and community-wide as just that - Ambassador of Leather - and not just preaching to the choir either. Recently she appeared at the NOW Convention and Jessie Jackson’s Rainboy Education Converence to ‘represent’. And when we finally get here hook’d up with Dennis Rodman she’d love to be his phychologist. Stacy deserves very careful consideration for this honor.
And now there is an emerging Diversity glowing brighter and brighter as Latinos, Asians and Native Americans claim their rightful place as role models and leaders for our Nation. IML-20 in Chicago 1998 had more contestants of color than ever - anywhere.
All of these and more join the growing list of over three dozen titleholders of color who have pioneered in a community which has supported them on their own merits - which is exactly as it should be. At the same time much of the status quo has been remiss in it’s being open to new blood of any color. The result has been the formation of entire new approaches from fetish and performance art to racially seperatist groups. This trend must play itself out and re-center itself in keeping with what’s real: "One Planet, One People, Please." "Silence = Death". Step up, speak out, and go the extra mile to make the necessary corrections - is the message from LeatherWeb’s Master & boi.
Individually and collectively these winners can help to propell our community into the diversity that will be the 21st century. LeatherWeb congratulates you, one and all.
Each and everyone of us must continue to proudly Stand up, step up, and speak up.
Peace
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BLACK/WHITE Role Playing
Some comments on SUPERIOR/INFERIOR CONFIGURATIONS that have occurred:
(1) Black Blue Collar Top's are usually rough - don't like sissies!
Usually getting off on some kind or pressure/oppression
They do not form bonds - for they use the moment only
Yes they care.
(2) Black Blue Collar Bottoms - Usually hook up with black tops UARk to light
OR Sugar Daddies ("A Way Out")
or become flame's
(3) Black White Collar Tops Seem to like: Roghnecks
Equals
White Farm-boy Types
Young Blonds
Black "Debutants"
(4) Black White Collar Bottoms - Seem to like:
Vanilla (middle class professionals--Gay Normal)
They shy away from Black and Black experience;
infact, they haven't had much of it and so want
to experiment (a) with (3) above and (b)
with role playing. Since they have not have the
black experience directly they want to experiment.
They are confused between dedicated loving and
dedicated serving.
ALSO: Like to see themselves as Ladies
Don't like "Uncle Jim's"
Are using their role as an excuse to not grow-up
and be assertive, responsible. They play the
dependent child.
Are (sometmes) 'Gold Diggers' seeking status
on the backs of their white collar tops.
Sometimes 'a way out'.
(In the newer Black middle class the reverse
has occured also)("B-Boy Blues?")
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(1) White Slue Collar Tops - are usually racist (after all they too feel inferior to
relation to white white collar tops.)
or they will take on the role of savior/help the forlorn
(still a power trip)
this applies to large age(ism) differences where the
younger one is always less powerful, dependent(does this
counter-act the older mans feeling of inferiority?)in
terms of getting over in "straight" white culture?
(2) White Blue Collar Bottoms - simply see themselves as their mothers (as the
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