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Tag: louie ortiz-fonseca

BRENDA K. STARR

the 1980s marked a pivotal era in the rise of latino english-speaking recording pop artists who achieved mainstream success. this…
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Posted on: September 20, 2023 Last updated on: September 20, 2023 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

QUEEN PEN & ME’SHELL NDEGEOCELLO

The history of Hip-Hop collaborations is a tale of unity, innovation, and the creation of musical magic that transcends genres,…
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Posted on: August 29, 2023 Last updated on: September 5, 2023 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

songs that soundtracked the AIDS crisis: sinéad o’connor’s “nothing compares to you”

is she a skinhead or is she not? why is she bald? why is she all about? these were the…
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Posted on: July 27, 2023 Last updated on: July 27, 2023 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

DIANA ROSS

on july 21, 1983, diana ross staged one of the highly significant concert events of the decade. organized by the…
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Posted on: July 25, 2023 Last updated on: July 25, 2023 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

louie on LATV’s “Living Y Ready” Series

Throughout the month of June, LATV has been celebrating Pride Month with their Queer original series, Living Y Ready, a…
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Posted on: June 29, 2023 Last updated on: June 29, 2023 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

TINA TURNER

i dreamed about my mother for the first time in a long time last night. waking from those all-too-real dreams used…
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Posted on: May 27, 2023 Last updated on: May 27, 2023 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

SALT-N-PEPA

On November 28, 1993, The New York Times published journalist Jeffrey Schmalz’s last article, “Whatever Happened to AIDS?,” three weeks…
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Posted on: May 8, 2023 Last updated on: May 8, 2023 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Songs That Soundtracked The AIDS Crisis: LaTour’s “People Are Still Having Sex”

By 1991, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had spent over $7,000,000 on mass media public service announcements…
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Posted on: May 8, 2023 Last updated on: May 8, 2023 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

JACKIE SHANE

the last time jackie shane graced a stage was in toronto, canada in december 1971. after decades of swirling rumors that she had…
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Posted on: February 6, 2023 Last updated on: May 4, 2023 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Crisis: Jody Watley’s “When A Man Loves A Woman”

in november 1993, pop music architect jody watley released her fourth solo album “intimacy.” a departure from the r&b/dance oriented…
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Posted on: January 31, 2023 Last updated on: May 6, 2023 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

For Christopher

christopher collins left this world in 2017. he was my first love and for years, my only love. he was…
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Posted on: January 3, 2023 Last updated on: May 4, 2023 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

In Gratitude for My Aunt Carmen

growing up, i never believed adults were god. i was always curious about their ways and their secret jokes like…
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Posted on: November 24, 2022 Last updated on: November 24, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie
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