Equal Rights Amendment: 100 Years of Fighting for Equality
Despite being first proposed 100 years ago, the Equal Rights Amendment has yet to be ratified — why?
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[Wholesome Roc Performance Art, 5/7/88 tape #1]
Wholesome Roc Art Gallery and Cafe, an alternative art space opened in Chicago in 1987, provided a place for artists, particularly black queer artists, to display their art and engage with one another. This video contains footage from the first half of the Wholesome Roc First Anniversary Show, celebrating Wholesome Roc Gallery and Cafe’s first year in operation and featuring various types of performance art.
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Wholesome Roc on Channel 19 (outtakes)
Wholesome Roc Art Gallery and Cafe, an alternative art space opened in Chicago in 1987, provided a place for artists, particularly black queer artists, to display their art and engage with one another. This video contains footage taken by Stephanie Coleman, co-founder of Wholesome Roc art gallery and cafe, featuring a news crew filming a segment on Wholesome Roc.
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The Flesh & Spirit Show @ Wholesome Roc Gallery & Cafe
Opened in 1987, Wholesome Roc Gallery and Cafe was an alternative art space that hosted exhibitions and events with and focused on queer Black artists in Chicago. In this video, it appears to be opening night for an art show titled “The Flesh & Spirit Show”. Ken Hartmann and his video camera document the buzz happening in this space on opening night. A few artists showing their work are interviewed and share their creative process along with their work.
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Having a Ball! with the House of Avant Garde
The House of Avant Garde was a community of black LGBTQ+ individuals involved in Chicago’s ballroom scene. This video contains footage from two Balls hosted by the House: the Unity Ball in 1991 and the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Ball in 1992, as well as commentary from members of the House of Avant Garde about the House itself and its importance in building community.
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[Poetry Tostada with Pat Smith]
Wholesome Roc Art Gallery and Cafe, an alternative art space opened in Chicago in 1987, provided a place for artists, particularly black queer artists, to display their art and engage with one another. This video contains footage from two separate nights of Wholesome Roc Cafe’s “Poetry Tostada” events, both hosted by Pat Smith. The “Poetry Tostadas” include an open mic, one or more featured readers, and a “Pocket Rocket” limerick contest.
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[Wholesome Roc Performance Art, 5/7/88 tape #2]
Wholesome Roc Art Gallery and Cafe, an alternative art space opened in Chicago in 1987, provided a place for artists, particularly black queer artists, to display their art and engage with one another. This video contains footage from the second half of the Wholesome Roc First Anniversary Show, celebrating Wholesome Roc Gallery and Cafe’s first year in operation and featuring various types of performance art.
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[Wholesome Roc, Chicago, IL. Poetry Tostada 5/21/88 Tape #1]
Opened in 1987, Wholesome Roc Gallery and Cafe was an alternative art space that hosted exhibitions and events with and focused on queer Black artists in Chicago. This video is the first of two videos documenting a live poetry reading event called the “Poetry Tostada” in the gallery space.