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Queer blues divas of the Harlem Renaissance

T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness:

Queer Blues Divas of the 1920's

Blues history through a lavender lens.

Narrated by Jewelle Gomez

Directed by Dr. Robert Philipson

Who knew that the most famous blues singers of their day, Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Ethel Waters were bisexual? Or that Alberta Hunter was a lesbian? Their lovers did, and now you will too. "T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness" recaptures our lost and suppressed past about the queer sexualities of these pioneering divas. Narrated by the well-known Black lesbian poet and novelist, Jewelle Gomez, this documentary teaches Black queer history with “lots of flash.”

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Taint Nobody's Bizness Film Festival laurels
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Taint Nobody's Bizness film poster by Shoga Films

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