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Tag: HIV/AIDS

Songs That Soundtracked The AIDS Epidemic: Janet’s “Together Again”

Sweet harp chords flourish as “Together Again” starts, then it picks up momentum with these lyrics “There are times when…
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Posted on: February 25, 2021 Last updated on: January 29, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

SYLVESTER

sylvester, believed that god was found on the dance floor. his live performances were a revival and his lyrics were…
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Posted on: February 24, 2021 Last updated on: February 24, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

WAYLAND FLOWERS

in the early 1980’s, a puppet with big drag queen energy served as a trojan horse sneaking comedic skits that…
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Posted on: December 8, 2020 Last updated on: December 8, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

House of Love: Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic of the 80’s & 90’s

this past october marked the 35th anniversary of the release of dionne warrick’s charity single “that’s what friends are for.” the one-off…
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Posted on: December 1, 2020 Last updated on: April 21, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

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…
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Posted on: May 22, 2020 Last updated on: May 22, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

MELVIN LINDSEY

growing up in the 1990’s, there were ballads and then there were slow jams. that distinction mattered in the early…
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Posted on: April 20, 2020 Last updated on: April 20, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

HECTOR VALLE XTRAVAGANZA

the year was 1982.  new york began the year as one of the most dangerous cities in the united states…
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Posted on: April 14, 2020 Last updated on: April 15, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

José | Durham, NC

Happy NYHAAD! I know there are days where the oppression feels like glue. Somewhere, somebody, is melting that glue with…
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Posted on: April 10, 2020 Last updated on: April 10, 2020 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

HYDEIA BROADBENT

last august, hydeia broadbent celebrated her 35th birthday. this wasn’t just a milestone but a testament to the sheer determination…
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Posted on: April 10, 2020 Last updated on: April 20, 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

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

VITO RUSSO

people living with AIDS formed coalitions for each other years before the US present ronald reagan publicly acknowledged AIDS. people…
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Posted on: March 31, 2020 Last updated on: May 28, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie
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