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A quote from John Fitch talking about the conditions of how hot it was in areas of the steel mill. These conditions describe where Black Caribbean workers were put to work for low pay at DISCO, under the racial notion that they're more equipped to…

This was the poster for Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story, a documentary from 2024 about the life of Jackie Shane and why she suddenly disappeared from stardom after her rise in the 1960s. The fact that such a documentary exists demonstrates the…

This was a live, professionally recorded performance of “Walking the Dog” by Jackie Shane from 1965. Her contributions to the 2SLGBTQIA+ community can be summed up as contributions to queer culture, which are also important when considering the…

The front and back of a postcard sent to Makeda Silvera (1989-199?). On the front of this postcard is the title “Go the Way Your Blood Beats: An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay Fiction by African-American Writers”, and on the back there is a photograph…

This was the front Page of the Canadian magazine Rites (vol. 2, no. 6) published in Toronto in 1985. This cover features Sweet Honey in the Rock, a singing group that often collaborated with the Sister Vision Press, such as in the Benefit Concert in…