But Aretha stood as a corrective to both, and tied them together. Her activist drive proved effective when the money ran dry. Her canon of anthems encompassed racial, gender, and sexual freedom, and properly located the hard knot of women at the center of the movement.
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the only American not on Earth on 9/11
Let’s take this day to remember the sacrificed in this crime of hate against humanity, and that was it perpetrated by neither a country nor a religion. A fascinating and […]
Chief Joseph Medicine Crow-High Bird, last link to the 19th century
A National Treasure: Joe Medicine Crow, PhD., war chief, historian, and the last link to the Battle of Little Big Horn. He lived on the Crow Reservation in Lodge Grass, […]
To the Democratic Party – a concise reminder of who you are
In light of the season: the upcoming national party political conventions and the calamitous presidential race of 2016, we need a break. Something worthy, compelling, intelligent. A reminder to all […]
Homage to Prince with Miles Davis
This is a Billboard article written by Natalie Weiner. It is about the collaboration of two innovative icons of the music arts, Prince and one of his most powerful influences, […]