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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…

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…

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…

someone in physical slavery can be freed by another man, someone who has more power over them but the mental can be only freed by oneself. If you don't free your mind you are bound to keep reliving through the cycle mentally because the mind is one's…

An audio clip of "(He Makes Me Feel) So Pretty" by Shirley Matthews. This song was one of her most popular songs. It also encapsulates what is regarded as the "Toronto Sound," which was gritty, had a high danceability, as well as being "Whiter" to…

An audio recording of "Kinky Love" by Dianne Brooks. This song was from her most popular and most widely received album, "Back Stairs of My Life." This song was one of her most popular songs, as it received airplay in both Canada and some parts of…