Tag: aids history
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Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Crisis: Starship’s “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now”
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My memories are a sacred place. Some may say I am addicted to nostalgia, and maybe, on some level, I am. But aren’t most people? My visitations to yesteryear are not rooted in the longing to relive the past but rather a way for me to time travel and have…
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DANIEL SOTOMAYOR
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The universe and our ancestors have a way of delivering messages that we need to hear, read, and witness. That’s why I find myself offering countless flowers in tribute to Daniel Sotomayor. His legacy in Chicago serves as a powerful reminder that the impact of the AIDS Crisis extended far…
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RAY NAVARRO
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On December 10, 1989, a significant event in New York City would set the stage for Ray’s remarkable journey. Thousands of activists, many living with AIDS themselves, gathered for the “Stop The Church” demonstration outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Their target: Cardinal John O’Connor, an influential Catholic authority whose statements on…
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DIANA ROSS
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on july 21, 1983, diana ross staged one of the highly significant concert events of the decade. organized by the city and the parks department, with support from ross herself, the benefit concert was a free, open-air performance held at the great lawn in central park, new york city to…
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SALT-N-PEPA
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On November 28, 1993, The New York Times published journalist Jeffrey Schmalz’s last article, “Whatever Happened to AIDS?,” three weeks after his death due to AIDS complications. In the piece, Schmalz wrote, “…AIDS has become normalized, part of the landscape. It is at once everywhere and nowhere.” Although AIDS had…
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OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
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olivia, i honestly love you. i remember the stereo with the big knob and bright neon dial. every morning i stared at it as my grandmother dressed me for kindergarten. i stared at the dial set on WCAU 98FM and wished the radio played at least one of my favorite…
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The (Mis)Education of AIDS Storylines on TV Shows: The Hogan Family
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the hogan family, originally titled “valerie” before the title character was killed off at the start of its third season in 1988, was an american sitcom starring jason bateman that revolved around three teenage brothers who were being raised in oak park, illinois by their airline pilot father and their…
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Earvin Magic Johnson
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1991 marked a decade of what it is now regarded as the AIDS crisis. the hope that emerged after the introduction of AZT, the first FDA approved pill to treat HIV, began to diminish after the death toll exceeded 100,000 in june 1991. by the end of the year, AIDS…
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GEORGE MICHAEL
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to be a global pop star who was gay but not out during the height of the AIDS epidemic meant living in closets that were never to be vacated. It meant contending with being loved and adored by a world that was simultaneously waiting with baited breath to stigmatize you…
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The (Mis)Education of AIDS Storylines on TV Shows: “Brothers” 1985
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before the advent of social media and digital organizing, network television played an integral role in raising awareness about social issues. this often resulted in awful “very special” episodes of popular sitcoms, “ripped from the headlines” movies of the week, or “must watch” afterschool specials. and as an adolescent, my…
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40 Years From When A Plague Was Out: The 1981 CDC MMWR Report
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40 years ago today, the Center for Disease Control’s MMWR released a report, stating that there were 5 cases reported of pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. That all the men were described as homosexual and that two of the men had already died. This is the first time we see documentation, in…
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Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Spice Girls “Holler”
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“I want to make you holler, and make you scream my name” a song on the third studio album of The Spice Girls, opens up with a sonic reference to TLC’s “No Scrubs” and was released in the UK on October 23, 2000, three days before my 17th birthday. The…