ZELMA DAVIS
zelma davis should be a household name! as the principal vocalist of the über successful 1990s dance group c+c music…
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…
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.…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Gwen Guthrie’s “Can’t Love You Tonight”
dubbed the queen of paradise garage, notable 1980’s night club in new york, gwen guthrie scored her biggest hit when…
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…
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…
Oswaldo | Sacramento, CA
I was born in Mexico. I came into the country when I was about eight months old, really young. When…
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…
PAULA ABDUL
in the late 1980s, paula abdul’s popularity rivaled that of her contemporaries, janet jackson and madonna. paula had gone from…
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…
Miguel | Chicago, IL
A few years ago, my brothers were in a really bad car accident. Both of my brothers were driving on…
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…