mark j. tuggle is a community activist, health educator, freelance writer, independence filmmaker, mentor, poet & spiritual child of god. For over a decade, he's been serving folks challenged with anti-homosexual bias, hiv/aids, illiteracy, manhood anxiety, mental illness, poor self-concept, racism, substance use & trauma. mark has been featured in & on africana.com, bet tonight with travis smiley, black noir, poz, rolling out new york, upn news, uzuri, vibe, village voice, wbai-fm & wqht-fm.