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  • 7/10/24

    Patric McCoy

    Patric McCoy discusses growing up in the 1950’s, Rialto Tap, the Alley, the AIDS epidemic and how his photography practice came to be.

  • 6/4/24

    DJ All The Way Kay- Karen Robinson

    DJ All the Way Kay discusses growing up in Chicago and their experience entering nightlife and what they are observing in nightlife today.

  • 5/13/24

    Parker Haines-Switch the Boi Wunder (they/them)

    Parker Haines (they/them) discusses their experiences as a drag performer in Chicago for the past decade.

  • 4/11/24

    Jenae Williams (She/Her)

    Jenae has been throwing parties for the community since 2006. She talks about her background, the various parties sh curated and was involved with and her experience as a Black spacemaker in Chicago.

  • 4/11/24

    Shō Daniels: Zeetus Lapetus (They/Them)

    Shō talks about their early experience with nightlife as a DJ. Various parties they were involved with and issues they observe within the nightlife scene relating to Blackness.

  • 4/11/24

    TORi Small (They/Them)

    TORi Small discusses how they got into nightlife, what nightlife means to them and the work they have done curating Black queer spaces with Small World Collective.

  • • 3/25/24

    Rainn Thomas (She/They)

    Rainn details her experience hosting and curating the Queer open mic Fruit Salad in addition to other events they are creating, their experience in Black queer nightlife, and more.

  • • 3/21/24

    Theodore Alexander Sullivan (He/They/Ey)

    Theo speaks to us about Blackness, accessibility, and transmasculinity in the queer community.