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Category: Articles & Blog (page 3)

Hello Goodbye: Why Ugly Betty Is Still Beautiful

10 years ago, on April 14, 2010, Ugly Betty’s final episode “Hello Goodbye” aired on ABC. “Ugly Betty” was a Mexican-American comedy-drama television series…
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Posted on: April 14, 2020 Last updated on: April 14, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

How To Survive A Plague Again: The Denver Principles

About two week ago, I did the very rare thing of going live on Instagram. I asked my comrade and…
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Posted on: April 9, 2020 Last updated on: April 11, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

This Playlist is Helping Me Survive a Plague…Again

many of the important moments and even many of the not-so-important moments often times play out in my memory through…
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Posted on: April 9, 2020 Last updated on: April 14, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

HIV and COVID-19: White Supremacy Is The True Parallel

“Any disease that is treated as a mystery and acutely enough feared will be felt to be morally, if not…
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Posted on: April 3, 2020 Last updated on: April 21, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Madonna’s “Vogue” Is A Whole Three Decades Old, Y’all!

in 1990, madonna was arguably the most popular and consistent pop artist on the planet. at the time, she had…
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Posted on: March 27, 2020 Last updated on: April 6, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

When Stigma Goes Viral, We Lose. When Community Support Thrives, We F*ckin’ Win

As history has shown as, stigma and misinformation always spreads faster. From phrases about COVID-19 such as “Chinese virus” and…
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Posted on: March 19, 2020 Last updated on: March 19, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Quick History of how AIDS Ended AYDS, The Diet Supplement

last week social media was abuzz with the “reports” that corona, the beer that i drink when i have too…
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Posted on: March 13, 2020 Last updated on: March 13, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

1990: Celebrating One of the Best Movie Songs of All Time: Kid ‘n Play’s “Funhouse.”

today marks the 30th anniversary of theatrical release of “house party,” one of the seminal black movies of the 1990’s.…
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Posted on: March 9, 2020 Last updated on: March 9, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

That Time When The White House Press Room Erupted In Laughter About The Then Growing AIDS Epidemic

a few days ago, i logged into this very account and saw that a mutual posted a meme that read,…
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Posted on: March 8, 2020 Last updated on: April 6, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Remembering Madonna’s 1990 Rock The Vote PSA

there is a lot of history between 1990 and 2020. a lot. when the rock the vote campaign kicked off…
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Posted on: March 3, 2020 Last updated on: October 11, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

30 Years Ago, I Discovered Who I Was and Who I Would Become Through Music

i love anniversaries. they provide a moment of celebration and reflection. and as person who loves history, especially that of…
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Posted on: February 28, 2020 Last updated on: March 8, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Dominique Morgan Is Making “The Wrong Time” The Only Time That Matters

The past weekend has been one of redemption, affirmation and celebration for Omaha, Nebraska’s own Dominique Morgan. 11 years ago…
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Posted on: February 17, 2020 Last updated on: April 6, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie
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