Liverpool studied journalism at Centennial College and worked as a reporter and photojournalist for Contrast, a Black community newspaper in the Bloor and Bathurst neighbourhood of Toronto, from 1979 to 1981. One of only a few Black women in the field at the time, she covered entertainment and had access to internationally recognized actors and musicians such as Harry Belafonte, Peter Tosh, and Tina Turner.

For further reading, see:

Crooks, Julie, and Karen Carter. Ears, Eyes, Voice: Black Canadian Photojournalists, 1970s–1990s. Toronto: BAND Gallery and Cultural Centre, 2019, 28–39.