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Link to the full documentary: https://youtu.be/zy8li7rdPSE
In a documentary created as a tribute to Toronto drag queen Michelle Ross after her unfortunate passing, her friends and family detail the importance she had not only for drag, but for the…

Mildred Jane is often a forgotten part of the Ware family, and yet she was a very important one. Her husband, John Ware, is the famous Black cowboy from the Canadian Prairies, but he could not have been as successful without his wife. It was because…

This marriage certificate between Mildred Jane Lewis and John Ware is really cool. I don't really know how it makes my argument stronger, but what is cooler than seeing a marriage certificate from the 1890s? It's crazy that it has been preserved,…

This quote tells us about Mildred Jane Lewis Ware. She is often forgotten about because of how famous her husband, the cowboy, John Ware, is. This quote says how accomplished she was. She was accomplished because of the important work she did on the…

St. Michels and Rockhead’s were briefly closed after racially targeted police raidings led by Inspector Louis Lévesque claiming that they were violating provincial liquor laws. Although Rockhead’s Paradise was able to re-open, St. Michel did not have…

More than a page was dedicated to Myron Sutton after he passed away in 1982, the grieving article goes over his musical career and all the things we went through to continue pursuing his passion. It details his inability to play in large venues or…