Detroit art collective teams up for virtual variety hour to benefit Black-led organizations
by
Jerilyn Jordan
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June 12, 2020 at 9:55AM
The married couple and creative duo behind Woodbridge's Armageddon Beach Party Store & Lounge, Elena Smyth and Aubrey Smyth (aka Kozma and Motu, aka Detroit’s “ambassadors of psychedelia”) have teamed up with with a digital nightclub and Haus of Moneje, a queer-Black-run production house to produce a virtual benefit that to emphasize the importance of “All Black Lives Matter.” Friday night's Queer Pride for Black Lives: A Virtual Variety Benefit Show will feature an evening of streamed drag performances to benefit Black-led organizations, like Foundation of Black Heritage and Culture, I Am Human Foundation, Black Visions Collective, and two organizations created to honor slain members of the Black trans community, The Nina Pop Mental Health Recovery Fund, and The Tony McDade Mental Health Recovery Fund.
