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MashUp! Featured on NewsChannel 5 for Giving Out Loud Brunch
MashUp! was recently featured by NewsChannel 5 highlighting our ongoing work to support Black LGBTQ+ communities across Middle Tennessee.
4 hours ago2 min read
MashUp Announces Historic CEO Transition as Founder Dr. Brian Issac Marshall Passes the Torch to Jerry Ivery Jr., Esq.
“There comes a time when the assignment is fulfilled, not because the vision has ended, but because it has become strong enough to live beyond you.”
4 hours ago3 min read
MashUp! Weekend 2026: Resurrection Renaissance
MashUp! Weekend 2026: Resurrection Renaissance Returns to Nashville; A three-day celebration of Black LGBTQ+ culture, wellness, and community care.
4 hours ago2 min read
WNXP: What Where When-sday: One Vision: A World AIDS Day Tribute to Queen
We’re excited to spotlight One Vision: A World AIDS Day Tribute to Queen featured on WNXP’s What & Where & When
Dec 11, 20252 min read
Nashville Scene Critic's Pick — Portara Ensemble: One Vision
We’re thrilled to share that Nashville Scene has named Portara Ensemble’s One Vision: A World AIDS Day Tribute to Queen as a Critic’s Pick
Dec 11, 20252 min read
MashUp Nashville Celebrates Wave of Community Support and Media Attention Following World AIDS Day Events
MashUp Nashville Celebrates Wave of Community Support and Media Attention Following World AIDS Day Events
Dec 11, 20254 min read
Brian Marshall Answers the Call of Championing LGBT+ Youth (Jul 2018)
Focus Lgbt article on Brian Marshall after the first year of MashUp's existance. Check it out Brian Marshall Answers the Call of Championing LGBT+ Youth | Focus LGBT+ Magazine
Nov 26, 20251 min read
Canvas Rebel Profile on MashUp Founder, Brian Marshall (Feb 2023)
Canvas Rebel writes a column interviewing MashUp founder Brian Marshall on how he came to found MashUp. Check it out Meet Brian Marshall – CanvasRebel Magazine
Nov 26, 20251 min read
Q&A: MashUp Nashville execs Jerry Ivery and Brian Marshall (May 2022)
Nashville Post's Hannah Herdon interview Mashup's leaders, Brian and Jerry, to learn more about the organization and their efforts to address health disparities for LGBTQ people of color. Q&A: MashUp Nashville execs Jerry Ivery and Brian Marshall | Health Care | nashvillepost.com
Nov 26, 20251 min read
The Fear of Freedom (and Other Things I Wasn’t Ready For) (June 2025)
Delayno the Changemaker, a nashville-based queer black artist writes an article on her substack "the Becoming Journal", about her self-reckoning experience in response to attending a Pleasure Mashup film screening. Check out The Fear of Freedom (and Other Things I Wasn’t Ready For)
Nov 26, 20251 min read
Nashville Voyager- Mashup Feature (Feb 2025)
Check Out Mashup! Nashville’s Story - NashvilleVoyager Magazine | Nashville's Most Inspiring Stories
Nov 26, 20251 min read
MashUp Announces Two World AIDS Day Events Honoring Legacy, Music and Community Leadership in Nashville
NASHVILLE, TN — MashUp, a Nashville-based nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives and well-being of Black LGBTQ+ people, is proud to announce two major events in recognition of World AIDS Day 2025: Portara Ensemble Presents One Vision: A World AIDS Day Tribute to Queen , and the 6th Annual Rev. Edwin C. Sanders II World AIDS Day Luncheon. Both events celebrate community power, honor those lost and those still fighting and raise critical support for local HIV education, ad
Nov 26, 20252 min read
MashUp is a Nashville nonprofit working to confront health inequities and social injustice head-on. The organization improves the lives and well-being of Black LGBTQ+ people through education, advocacy, cultural celebration and community-driven solutions. MashUp centers those most impacted by health disparities, builds collaborative partnership and drives programs that create sustainable, equitable change.
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