The Songs I Loved: Neneh Cherry’s “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” almost 10 years into the AIDS epidemic, and only 4 years removed from the first time president reagan uttered the… Continue reading “The Songs I Loved: Neneh Cherry’s “I’ve Got You Under My Skin””…
Remembering the Brilliance & Impact of Vanity 6 girl groups have long been around since the turn of the 20th century. from the boswell sisters who were hit… Continue reading “Remembering the Brilliance & Impact of Vanity 6”…
The Black History of Freestyle Music the late great and house music pioneer, dj frankie knuckles, once said that house was disco’s revenge. and he wasn’t… Continue reading “The Black History of Freestyle Music”…
WHEN HOUSE MUSIC WAS BLACK & GAY happy pride, y’all! this weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the first pride events throughout the country. june 28, 1970,… Continue reading “WHEN HOUSE MUSIC WAS BLACK & GAY”…
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”…
The Songs I Loved: RuPaul’s “Supermodel (You Better Work)” my mother worked for drug dealers. from monday – friday, regardless of how drunk or high she got the night… Continue reading “The Songs I Loved: RuPaul’s “Supermodel (You Better Work)””…
The Songs I Loved: Queen Latifah’s “Come Into My House” “welcome into my queendom, come one, come all…,” the opening line of the first verse of queen latifah’s 1990 hip-hop/house… Continue reading “The Songs I Loved: Queen Latifah’s “Come Into My House””…
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”…
The Songs I Loved: Wilson Phillips “Impulsive” my LOVED mother’s day. birthdays and holidays came and went without much notice but mother’s day was her day to… Continue reading “The Songs I Loved: Wilson Phillips “Impulsive””…
The Songs I Loved: Sarah McLachlan’s “Adia” in 1998, my relationship with my younger brother nicholas was strained. we were so young (me 21 and he 18… Continue reading “The Songs I Loved: Sarah McLachlan’s “Adia””…
The Songs I Loved: Mariah Carey’s “Vision of Love” It took so long Still I believed Somehow the one that I needed Would find me eventually I lived in… Continue reading “The Songs I Loved: Mariah Carey’s “Vision of Love””…
The Songs I Loved: Concrete Blonde’s “Joey” my life is a perpetual music soundtrack. i remember all of the moments – no matter how trivial or traumatic… Continue reading “The Songs I Loved: Concrete Blonde’s “Joey””…