Based on E. Patrick Johnson's award-winning book, Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South is an exploration into the Southern, black, gay community. With oral histories shared, often for the first time, on porches, in living rooms, and under the generous shade of oak trees, Johnson tells the story of a community that has long existed in the South, but has yet to be explored within its own narratives. Against the backdrop of both progressive and regressive legislation, racially motivated violence and the resulting #blacklivesmatter movement, Sweet Tea delves into the perceptions, angst, triumphs and vulnerabilities of this minority within a minority. Johnson reinforces the spoken-word tradition while challenging stereotypes, and finding humor, humanity and hope within. Sweet Tea is produced by Jane M. Saks and Project. It is co-sponsored by the Black Arts Initiative and One Book, One Northwestern.