Songs That I Loved: Mariah Carey’s “Emotions”
chyle, some of my favorite childhood memories are when my mother allowed us to skip school so we could go…
Tag: 1990s
Playlist: The Iconic Experience
It’s Friday and we love playlist! Curated by Philly’s own Icon Ebony Fierce, “The Iconic Experience” is inspired by the…
GEORGE MICHAEL
to be a global pop star who was gay but not out during the height of the AIDS epidemic meant…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Spice Girls “Holler”
“I want to make you holler, and make you scream my name” a song on the third studio album of…
ZELMA DAVIS
zelma davis should be a household name! as the principal vocalist of the über successful 1990s dance group c+c music…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Boy George’s “Il Adore”
in the early 1980s, boy george was one of the world’s most popular musical figures in the world. as lead…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: TLC’s “Waterfalls”
In 1995, Black people made up 49% of the AIDS-related deaths that year. This is insurmountable grief, personal loss and…
PAULA ABDUL
in the late 1980s, paula abdul’s popularity rivaled that of her contemporaries, janet jackson and madonna. paula had gone from…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Pet Shop Boys “Being Boring”
by the late 1970s, homosexuality had been decriminalized in multiple states including iowa, nebraska and wyoming. with the hypervisibility of…
Songs That Soundtrack the AIDS Epidemic: Ultra Naté’s “Free”
On the cusp of the 25th anniversary of Ultra Naté’s iconic “Free,” originally released in 1997, the single cemented Ultra…
We’re All Libraries Burning: A Virtual Gallery for Visual AIDS
The first time I heard the quote “every time an old person dies, it is as if a library burned…
Songs That Soundtracked The AIDS Epidemic: Janet’s “Together Again”
Sweet harp chords flourish as “Together Again” starts, then it picks up momentum with these lyrics “There are times when…