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…
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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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
I Wanna Go Out Dancing: Celebrating Birthdays During A Pandemic
Growing up, I’ve always considered music to be a huge part of my life. I used to sometimes joke about…