Adodi Detroit will be sponsoring UJAMAA as a combination of in-person and virtual Detroit LGBTA Kwanzaa Thursday, 12/29/2022, @ 6:00 pm EST as shown below. 

CONTACT:
Adodi Detroit
(313) 702-2070 (Cell / Text)
(248) 865-9325 (Landline)

YOU MUST REGISTER FOR THE ZOOM ENTRY BY DECEMBER 24TH FOR ENTRY which ensures confidentiality.

All registered guests are invited to a HOLIDAY FELLOWSHIP, both in-person and via ZOOM, afterward.

“Celebrate the first day of Kwanzaa with the Men of Adodi Honoring the Principle of UMOJA. UNITY.

LGBT Detroit brings the movement together again! After a short break, we are ready for the return of Holiday — our longest-running annual fundraising gala. With the ornate theme of Black and Sexy Silver, this is the glamorous return of an event you don't want to miss. Come celebrate the season together as we commemorate the accomplishments of the past year and look forward to the future.

LGBT Detroit is a 501c(3) nonprofit organization that envisions a Michigan where its citizens are treated fairly and equitably under the law and activate, amplify, and sustain LGBT+ culture, education, advocacy, and human rights.

Holiday is held on Saturday, December 10, at the Detroit Marriott Southfield, located at 27033 Northwestern Highway, Southfield, MI 48034. The night begins at 8:00.

 ASR MONTHLY SATURDAY ZOOM CALL!
Same Gender Love Men and Seasonal Depression Disorder (SAD)

 HOST: Ado L.D. Sykes
 DATE/TIME: DEC 10, '22 @ 11a.m EST

 SPEAKER: COREY GEORGE

"Cory George is a nationally recognized traumatologist, highly revered life coach, speaker, author, television personality, and multimedia producer.

His work can be seen in A&E’s new original series, “Digital Addiction,” whereby he serves as an interventionist.

He has risen above his painful outcomes of childhood trauma, including rape & molestation, bullying, abandonment, and physical abuse, to become a passionate and dedicated practitioner working with individuals and families.

He is currently a doctoral student studying Community Care & Counseling; Traumatology.

 Meeting ID: 8845 7997 1206
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The ASR Saturday Call Committee is seeking members with fresh topic ideas. Please join us in a Breakout room after this Saturday's call to help us continue to make a difference in our SGL community.

FRIDAY DEC 09

LOVE BLOOD & RHINESTONES BOOK SIGNING

Book signing for Love Blood & Rhinestones with author Bryant McLemore.

@ THE SILVER ROOM - 1506 EAST 53RD ST, CHICAGO, IL 60615, USA

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Brothers of ADODI … Join us for the Book Signing + Talk with author Bryant Mclemore-Smith.

In the newly released Love, Blood and Rhinestones, Chicago LGBTQ activist Bryant McLemore Smith takes the collective voices of African American men and women in the LGBTQ community who’ve suffered same-sex abuse but ultimately triumphed in their quest to live authentic, shame-free lives.
In 26 chapters, Love, Blood, and Rhinestones tell the intimate and painful but honest stories of McLemore Smith and others who were caught in a storm for the fight of their lives. The book brings to the surface messages that are traditionally unheard, ignored and otherwise sidelined.
Raw scenes in an emergency room, dialogue that is both disturbing and illuminating, and feelings excavated from the deepest—and darkest—places all contribute to the book’s accessibility and the power to teach.
Asked about the name on the book’s cover, McLemore Smith offers a sobering explanation. ‘D. Lynn Baldwin’ is really a composite of people, including me, who want to share our experiences in story form,” he said. “The format as well as the collective voices is for many readers a more palatable and informative way to convey what has been a very taboo subject for way too long.”
About Bryant Mclemore-Smith:
"Where The Truth Comes Out"
Bryant McLemore Smith is a Chicago-based writer, costume designer for both theatre and film, actor and entrepreneur. His work for the stage has appeared in productions such as Bronzeville the Musical, Stompin at the Savoy, and A Chance in the World. Movies include The House of the Witchdoctor, Bahama Hustle, Love Relations and others. He has been a casting assistant for Barbershop II, Spiderman, Proof, and Roll Bounce. One of Bryant’s greatest career achievements was the Love & Life World Tour USA and Japan with Mary J. Blige. Bryant also is the owner of McLemore’s Closet, a 1930s and 1970s vintage clothing store in Chicago.

Centu’ Ado 

ADODI Chicago Board 

charlesnelsonii@comcast.net;

Aché

To the Adodi Nation.

"I am excited to announce an upcoming Adodi event:

Enhancing The Six Principles of Adodi: A Community

Discussion of the Five A's! SAT, NOV 19, 2022, 12-2122 PM EST.

"Since 1995, The Six Principles of Adodi have been a guiding force in affirming who we are as Adodi Brothers and how we interact with one another. As you know and continue to experience, The Six Principles of Adodi—Spiritually Guided; Honesty, Openness, and Clarity; Sensitivity to Feelings; Carefronting; Resolution; and The Five A's—are traditionally read aloud during Adodi National and Adodi Chapter meetings and events.

However, unlike the first Five Principles, the Five A's—Acknowledge, Appreciate, Affirm, Accept, and Aché—are not currently defined.

After much reflection, Ado Dr. Jonathan P. Edwards and Ado Steven Latture concluded that defining The Five A's could further enhance Adodi's understanding and application of the Five A’s and the overall practice of The Six Principles of Adodi.

As a result, they have planned a virtual event, Enhancing The Six Principles of Adodi: A Community Discussion of the Five A's. This discussion will include a brief background on The Six Principles in their entirety. However, the focus will be on The Five A’s and how we apply them.

I hope you will join us for this virtual event on

Saturday, November 19, 2022, from 12 -2 PM EST.

Sincerely, Ado (Dr.) Kahan Sablo, National Facilitator

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