When & Where IsOur Regular Friday Night Space?Location:730 Riverside Drive(@150th Street)*Suite 9EHarlem, New York 10031212-283-0219GOOGLE MAP*PLEASE NOTE:THE DOOR ENTRANCE ISLOCATED ON 150th STREET.Ages 18 and up.Time:8:00 PM - 11:00 PM(Every Friday night, except for our hiatus month in August) Directions:Take the #1 Train to 145th Street or the M4, M5, M101 or M100 to 149th Street & BroadwayGOOGLE MAP.
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Contact UsBlack Men's Xchange-NY730 Riverside DriveSuite 9EHarlem, New York 10031Email:blackmensxchangeny@gmail.comPhone: 212-283-0219Official BMX-NY Website:BMXNY.org
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Want To Browse Our ArchiveAnd Read Any Previouse-Newsletter Issues? 
Click The "Bawabisi" AFRICAN SGL SYMBOL Above To See TheBMX-NY Gatekeeperse-Newsletter Archive Homepage
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JOIN AmASSI-NY & BMX-NY For A KUUMBA
Pot-luck KWANZAA GATHERING
Friday, December 30th, 2011 @ 6PM
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The 5th Day of KWANZAA,Nia (nee-AH): Purpose
Please come prepared to
share a creative offering:
A song, dance, poem, words of encouragement, etc.
Also, a dish or beverage will be
duly and well appreciated.
Peace.
730 Riverside Drive
(@ 150th Street / Entrance on 150th Street) Suite 9E
Harlem, New York City
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The 5th Day of KWANZAA,Nia (nee-AH): Purpose
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The Bawabisi SGL Symbol
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The SGL symbol, the Bawabisi, is inspired by Nigerian Nsibidi script and West African Adrinkra symbols. The two facing semi-circles represent unity and love. The figure has been split symmetrically in half to suggest parts of a whole that mirror each other. Dots are often used in Adinkra symbols to represent commitment and pluralism. The split and dots, with the addition of color, suggest the concept of gender. The circle encompassing the figure reinforces the idea of connectedness despite duality, suggesting the idea of two-spirited.
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About AmASSI...
 AmASSI is a non-profit, community based health, wellness and cultural affirmation center. AmASSI is an acronym for the African American Advocacy, Support-Services & Survival Institute. We provide preventive health for HIV/AIDS, STDs, cancer, diabetes, etc., psychological and therapeutic assistance and math and literacy tutoring, skills building opportunities and empowerment. At the AmASSI Center, community members are culturally respected and affirmed, and all services are free and low cost.AmASSI is an award winning organization that, since 1993, has provided healing to over 10,000 primarily African American and Latino men, women, and children in the South Central Los Angeles neighborhoods of Inglewood, West Adams, Crenshaw, Baldwin Hills, Leimert Park, and Adams-La Brea. Although AmASSI's programs have a cultural emphasis on African Americans, and a substantial number of Spanish speaking staff, people of other ancestries (e.g., Asian, Native-American and European) often seek AmASSI's services and are warmly embraced.AmASSI continues to be a unique and vital resource to the African American and Latina/o communities of the greater South Central Los Angeles area by providing innovative risk-reduction, health, wellness, empowerment and cultural affirmation programs to its socio-economically, spiritually and sexually diverse members. AmASSI has received national recognition for its Critical Thinking and Cultural Affirmation (CTCA) model of services for hard to reach and sub populations.AmASSI services include Self-Esteem Building Workshops for children and young adults, HIV/AIDS Risk-Reduction programs, Math and English Literacy Tutoring, Wellness/Mental Health Counseling for Individuals and Couples, Peer Empowerment Groups, and Fitness and Nutrition Programs. Special cultural events include spoken word and open mike showcases and art exhibits. Additionally our Women In Jazz benefit concerts that have featured Chaka Khan, Brenda Russell, Sheila E. and Miki Howard and our Tribute To Black Music Benefit (suspended since 9/11/2001) are part of our ongoing fundraising efforts to support our programs and services in the community.AmASSI recognizes that to effectively provide prevention services, we must be in the community and part of the rhythm. AmASSI participates in local community events, schools and clinics, etc and is part of the rhythm.
Website: www.amassi.com
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About BMX- NY...
THE BLACK MEN'S XCHANGE - NEW YORK (BMX-NY)was founded in Harlem in 2002 and is a gathering for same gender loving (SGL) and bisexual Black men to powerfully and respectfully address issues that impact their lives, and to connect with one another in a positive, affirming, nurturing and transformational environment. Ages 18 and up.
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BMX Mission Statement
 THE BLACK MEN'S XCHANGE (BMX) was founded in 1989 by activist, writer and behavioral health expert Cleo Manago, as an instrument of healing and empowerment for same gender loving (SGL) and bisexual African descended men. The mission of the Black Men's Xchange (BMX) is to affirm, heal, educate, unify and promote well-being and critical thinking among Black people - 18 and up - diverse in sexuality, class, culture and philosophy. Black Men's Xchange (BMX) conducts activities that promote healthy self-concept, sexual health, constructive decision making, and cultural affirmation among same-gender-loving (SGL), bisexual and heterosexual Black populations. BMX affirms and educates Black men (and the community at-large) while providing tools for self-determination, community responsibility, self-actualization and the prevention of health threats (e.g. HIV, isolation, substance and other addictions, and mental instability). BMX creates an environment that advances Black culture and involves identifying and unlearning ingrained anti-homosexual and anti-black male and female conditioning.BMX is built on a philosophy that embraces same gender loving experience as intrinsic to everyday Black life. Integral to BMX's approach is the understanding that, in order to decrease internal and external anti-homosexual thinking, and demystify differences around diverse ways of living and loving Black people must engage in supportive dialogue with each other and the community.
At BMX we believe that self-determination is crucial in achieving success toward healing and empowerment. We understand that our cultural and experiential uniqueness requires a uniquely focused and precise approach. Affirming strategies born out of our own experience is powerful; hence, the adoption of the terms, Black, African American and Same Gender Loving (SGL).
The Term Same Gender Loving (SGL)...
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