In the 1950s, Ella Fitzgerald was not allowed to play Hollywood's most popular nightclub, Mocambo, because of her race.
Marilyn Monroe, who was a big fan, called the owner & told him that if he booked Ella, Marilyn would be there every night - which guaranteed huge press coverage.
He booked Ella and Marilyn was there, front table, every night. Ella said, "After that, I never had to play a small jazz club again. She was an unusual woman - a little ahead of her times. And she didn't know it."
RIP Bonnie Greer, novelist, broadcaster and truely inspiration woman.
She was a great supporter of the Womensart project and the WA books and I'll cherish our chats forever.
A true intellectual & beautiful person. xx
Very sad news that the wonderful Bonnie Greer, playwright and novelist has died aged 77. I interviewed her a couple of times and watched her on BBC QT. She was a smart, sassy, firebrand who will be missed from our public discourse RIP 🙏🏽
Three Reform UK Durham councillors resign from Reform UK causing Reform UK to be close to losing their majority in Durham.
Reform UK Durham Councillors Lyndsey Fox, Paul Sexton and a third unnamed Councillor have resigned.
Three Reform councillors have fled and this bullying circus is supposed to govern Britain? Reform isn’t a serious political party; it’s a rancid travelling freak show held together by Farage’s ego, grievance and gullibility. Scratch the turquoise paint and underneath is chaos, cowardice and collapse. They promised an earthquake. They’ve become a sewage leak.
The Leader of Reform in Wales has quit, Reform MS Sarah Cooper-Lesadd has defected to Plaid Cymru and now three councillors in Durham have resigned. Just another day on our unstoppable march to power.
BREAKING: Three Reform UK councillors at Durham County Council have resigned from the party.
The resignations come after a Sky News investigation into chaos and allegations of bullying at the council.
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