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discrimination
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The Tragic Story Behind Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit”
Read more: The Tragic Story Behind Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit”In March 1939, a 23-year-old Billie Holiday walked up to the mic at West 4th’s Cafe Society in New York City to sing her final song of the night. Per her request, the waiters stopped serving and the room went…
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Nan Goldin’s “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” Showcases the Artist’s Defiant Activism
Read more: Nan Goldin’s “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” Showcases the Artist’s Defiant ActivismLaura Poitras’s Academy Award–nominated documentary All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022) about photographer Nan Goldin is a powerful and thoughtfully constructed film. Focusing on Goldin’s work with the activist group Prescription Addiction Intervention Now (PAIN), it allows viewers to…
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Sambhaji Bhagat: Voice of Dissent
Read more: Sambhaji Bhagat: Voice of DissentThe Voice of Dissent “I am not here to entertain you; I am here to disturb you. Those who are here for entertainment, I request them, please go.” It’s unusual, if not rare, for a live performer to begin by…
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Silver Action
Read more: Silver Action“Suzanne Lacy is an internationally known artist whose work includes installations, video, and large-scale performances on social themes and urban issues. One of her best-known works to date is The Crystal Quilt (Minneapolis, 1987) a performance with 430 older women,…