Linda Martell, Country’s Lost Pioneer
She was the first Black female solo artist to play the Grand Ole Opry, but her promising country career was plagued by racism and ended almost as quickly as it began.
Rolling Stone's 2020 profile: https://t.co/RNUJJVSGiK
I’m physically overwhelmed by this album. Once again she delivers a beautiful, thoughtful, musical experience. What an unbelievable body of work. #COWBOYCARTER
@jamonalexander This feeling of otherness makes us question if we want to raise our son here. The segregation and specific brand of white supremacy in GR is a lot to take. Why subject him to that if we don’t have to?
“Nahel’s story is the lighter that ignited the gas. Hopeless young people were waiting for it. We lack housing and jobs, and when we have jobs, our wages are too low,” said Samba Seck, a 39yo transportation worker in the Paris suburb of Clichy-sous-Bois.
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