Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Patti LaBelle’s “You Are My Friend” every year, just as pride season is about to kick off, the interwebs argue, fight and debate about who is… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Patti LaBelle’s “You Are My Friend””…
GREAT NEWS ALERT! i am so, so happy to announce that i have joined the @forcoloredboyzpodcast podcast at its third co-host! for colored boyz is… Continue reading “GREAT NEWS ALERT!”…
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””…
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… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Boy George’s “Il Adore””…
twenty years and counting: for nicholas i snapped this picture of my brother nicholas and my mother was taken on mother’s day sometime in early 1990’s.… Continue reading “twenty years and counting: for nicholas”…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Gwen Guthrie’s “Can’t Love You Tonight” dubbed the queen of paradise garage, legendary 1980’s new york night club, gwen guthrie scored her biggest hit when she… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Gwen Guthrie’s “Can’t Love You Tonight””…
Mourning In My Sleep: (Re)Connecting with My Ancestors i have been mourning in my sleep lately. my grandmother, my mother, and dear my aunts janet and carmen have… Continue reading “Mourning In My Sleep: (Re)Connecting with My Ancestors”…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Jermaine Stewart’s “We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off” in january 1986, the CDC reported more people were diagnosed with aids in 1985 than all of the earlier years… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Jermaine Stewart’s “We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off””…
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… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: TLC’s “Waterfalls””…
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… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Pet Shop Boys “Being Boring””…
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… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtrack the AIDS Epidemic: Ultra Naté’s “Free””…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Whitney’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)” in 1987 the AIDS epidemic was still unfolding. it was still a death sentence. those living with HIV–who were still… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Whitney’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)””…