O’Shae. His name was O’Shae, beautiful dancer, protective friend, his heart full of love. His name was O’Shae, vogueing to the… Continue reading “O’Shae.”…
One Love: A Black Reverence Chair Playlist One Love: A Black Reverence Chair Playlist holds olden song and new flow, reverberates fast, and moves slow. Like molasses,… Continue reading “One Love: A Black Reverence Chair Playlist”…
songs that songtracked the AIDS Crisis: aqua’s “barbie girl” The first time I heard the euro-pop sensation Aqua’s Barbie Girl was in the summer of 1997, at a party… Continue reading “songs that songtracked the AIDS Crisis: aqua’s “barbie girl””…
Songs That Soundtracked The AIDS Crisis: City High’s “What Would You Do?” What would you do, if you knew that many of the songs that captivated older millennials and Gen Yers were… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked The AIDS Crisis: City High’s “What Would You Do?””…
40 Years From When A Plague Was Out: The 1981 CDC MMWR Report 40 years ago today, the Center for Disease Control’s MMWR released a report, stating that there were 5 cases reported… Continue reading “40 Years From When A Plague Was Out: The 1981 CDC MMWR Report”…
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… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Spice Girls “Holler””…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Shirley Murdock’s “As We Lay” “It’s morning, and we slept the night away” that’s how we are introduced to the soft and powerful voice of… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Shirley Murdock’s “As We Lay””…
For the Love of the Goffney Twins You may remember the story: It was sensational and on the front page of the Philadelphia Daily News. They were… Continue reading “For the Love of the Goffney Twins”…
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… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked The AIDS Epidemic: Janet’s “Together Again””…
I Changed My Mind About Community Last year I broke up with the LGBTQ2 community–well the shallow gatekeepers that ravaged our collective understanding of what it… Continue reading “I Changed My Mind About Community”…
An Offering: During A Pandemic This is an offering, my offering to you and in giving this offering to you, I enrich myself. I am… Continue reading “An Offering: During A Pandemic”…