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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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,…
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…
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…