Black Women Helped Build House Music. Their Credit Is Often Left off Records.

CeCe Peniston and Martha Wash, among others, speak out on their challenges and triumphs

Renee Jarreau
ZORA
Published in
6 min readJul 10, 2020

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Graphic illustration of CeCe Peniston during a live performance against a fuchsia background with red light effects.
Photo illustration; Image source: Aaron J. Thornton/WireImage/Getty Images

In the early 1980s, house music emerged as a new musical force emanating out of Black gay clubs such as Chicago’s Warehouse and Muzic Box and New York City’s Paradise Garage. Evolving out…

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