And a queer Black woman at that. Meet, Sharon White. DJ culture as we know it today started in the early 70s in NYC. At the time, it was very difficult for women to break through. And as Freddy Taylor, a close friend of Mancuso, notes in Tim Lawrence’s “Love Saves the Day” “the club owners wouldn’t take a girl seriously, and there was also a lot of chauvinism amongst the male DJ”. Despite the barriers, Sharon White (sharonwhite9028 / djsharonwhite01 ) became one of the first recognizable women DJs of the disco era. She started in radio in the early 70s, moved to New York around 1973/1975. She held residencies at The Sahara and Studio 54, was the only woman to play The Saint and Paradise Garage, and also played The Pavilion at Fire Island and The Warehouse in Chicago For many Black women at that time, becoming a DJ felt out of reach. In the 70s we were advancing across industries while still being pushed toward the home, and DJ equipment was a financial risk most could not afford. Cl...