The Velvet Sledgehammer - Mischief Mime + The Varied Voices of Black ♀♀ (Women)
Item
Title
The Velvet Sledgehammer - Mischief Mime + The Varied Voices of Black ♀♀ (Women)
Subject
Lesbian radio
Performing arts
Black lesbians
Black women
Feminist theater
Lesbians of color
Music
Theater
Description
Donna Allegra hosts members of The Varied Voices of Black Women, a touring poetry and music production, on The Lesbian Show. Guests include poet Pat Parker, singer and percussionist Linda Tillery, pianist Mary Watkins and Gwen Avery.
Publisher
WBAI radio
Date
1978-10-23
Rights
This item is protected by copyright. You are free to use this item for personal and educational purposes, as outlined in CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0. Requests for further uses and licensing questions should be forwarded to Pacifica Radio, owner of WBAI and other historical stations. See also LHA Copyright Statement.
Rights Holder
Pacifica Radio Archives
Series Title
The Lesbian Show
Interviewee
Linda Tillery
Gwen Avery
Pat Parker
Mary Watkins
Host
Donna Allegra
Physical Format
Audio cassette
Duration
0:39:11
Music/Sound Used
"Womanly Way" by Linda Tillery
"High Flying Woman" by The Deadly Nightshade
Collection
Citation
“The Velvet Sledgehammer - Mischief Mime + The Varied Voices of Black ♀♀ (Women),” Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections, accessed May 20, 2026, https://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/index.php/items/show/1395.