Ric Wilson

"Ric Wilson and London producer George Van Den Broek (Yellow Days) released Disco Ric in London Town, a collaborative EP full of Gen Z-ified rare grooves and allusions to the British capital's famous subway system." www.thefader.com

Learn more about Marsha P Johnson's life and influence: wams.nyhistory.org

Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a prominent journalist, activist, and researcher, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In her lifetime, she battled sexism, racism, and violence. As a skilled writer, Wells-Barnett also used her skills as a journalist to shed light on the conditions of African Americans throughout the South. Marsha P. Johnson (August 24, 1945 – July 6, 1992), also known as Malcolm Michaels Jr.,[3][4] was an American gay liberation[ activist and self-identified drag queen.[8][9] Known as an outspoken advocate for gay rights, Johnson was one of the prominent figures in the Stonewall uprising of 1969. Johnson was a founding member of the Gay Liberation Front and co-founded the radical activist group Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (S.T.A.R.), alongside close friend Sylvia Rivera.[12] Johnson was also a popular figure in New York City's gay and art scene, modeling for Andy Warhol, and performing onstage with the drag performance troupe Hot Peaches.[6] Johnson was known as the "mayor of Christopher Street"[13] due to being a welcoming presence in the streets of Greenwich Village. From 1987 through 1992, Johnson was an AIDS activist with ACT UP. Johnson's body was found floating in the Hudson River in 1992. Initially and quickly ruled a suicide by the NYPD, controversy and protest followed, eventually leading to a re-opening of the case as a possible homicide.

Chicago-based "nouveau disco inspired rap star" - ricwilsonisme.bandcamp.com

Chicago rapper Ric Wilson has teamed up with Yellow Days (London’s George Van Den Broek) for a collaborative EP, Disco Ric In London Town. "I remember Ric went for a walk to write some lyrics and I wrote this guy in like a couple hours," Yellow Days said of the new song, which features additional vocals from Lynda Dawn. "He would always come back and I’d done a whole new track for him to do. He did a lot of walks." bit.ly

For Marsha P. Johnson, also born today! An activist, self-identified drag queen, performer, and survivor. One of the prominent figures of the Stonewall Uprising of 1969. - marshap.org

Larry selected this song by Ric Wilson as today's KEXP Song of the Day: www.kexp.org