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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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,…
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…
DIANA ROSS
on july 21, 1983, diana ross staged one of the highly significant concert events of the decade. organized by the…
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…
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…
SALT-N-PEPA
On November 28, 1993, The New York Times published journalist Jeffrey Schmalz’s last article, “Whatever Happened to AIDS?,” three weeks…
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…
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…
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…
For Christopher
christopher collins left this world in 2017. he was my first love and for years, my only love. he was…
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…