SHERYL LEE RALPH on december 20, 1981, one of the most beloved and influential musicals in broadway’s history, “dreamgirls” made its premiere at… Continue reading “SHERYL LEE RALPH”…
The (Mis)Education of AIDS Storylines on TV Shows: The Hogan Family the hogan family, originally titled “valerie” before the title character was killed off at the start of its third season… Continue reading “The (Mis)Education of AIDS Storylines on TV Shows: The Hogan Family”…
Songs That I Loved: Taylor Dayne’s “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love” chyle, picture it. summer of 1993 in philadelphia. my good friend at the time, oscar, came to my house and… Continue reading “Songs That I Loved: Taylor Dayne’s “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love””…
Giving Them Their Roses: A’LISA B In 1983, Black pop/dance artist Shannon released the iconic “Let The Music Play.” It was a watershed moment in popular… Continue reading “Giving Them Their Roses: A’LISA B”…
The Songs I Loved: Mariah Carey’s “Looking In” On October 3, 1995, Mariah Carey released her fifth studio album “Daydream.” The album is most remembered for it’s three… Continue reading “The Songs I Loved: Mariah Carey’s “Looking In””…
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… Continue reading “Playlist: The Iconic Experience”…
The (Mis)Education of AIDS Storylines on TV Shows: “Brothers” 1985 before the advent of social media and digital organizing, network television played an integral role in raising awareness about social… Continue reading “The (Mis)Education of AIDS Storylines on TV Shows: “Brothers” 1985”…
APPLY NOW! Gran Varones Positive Digital Arts Fellowship For the past seven years, Gran Varones. (GV) has grown from a local initiative in Philadelphia to a national and… Continue reading “APPLY NOW! Gran Varones Positive Digital Arts Fellowship”…
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: Sylvester’s “Do You Wanna Funk” sylvester was more than the beloved literal queen of disco, he was a prophet, a visionary, and a savior. literally.… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Sylvester’s “Do You Wanna Funk””…
Pride Is A Vibe: A Playlist gran varones and for colored boyz podcast curated a playlist that goes from cleaning your gay ass house to shakin’ your ass… Continue reading “Pride Is A Vibe: A Playlist”…
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””…