Billie Holiday

Newark Museum of Art exhibits feature photos of Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, other jazz legends

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Houston student stuns ‘Idol’ judges with riveting ‘Strange Fruit’

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Female entrepreneurs create cannabis retail space in Los Angeles

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Black-owned cannabis dispensary named after Josephine Baker and Billie Holiday opens its doors in L.A.

Josephine and Billie’s offers women of color a welcoming environment to learn about the therapeutic advantages of cannabis.
/ December 6, 2021

Chadwick Boseman’s wife pays tribute to late actor with performance of ‘I’ll Be Seeing You’

Classically-trained vocalist Simone Ledward-Boseman performed “I’ll Be Seeing You” at Saturday’s “Stand Up To Cancer” event.
/ August 23, 2021
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Quincy Jones: Elvis a ‘racist,’ Billie Holiday taught me to ‘stay away from heroin’

Quincy Jones offered up his thoughts on Elvis Presley, Billie Holiday and the protests surrounding George Floyd.
/ May 20, 2021

HFPA pledges 13 percent Black membership after firms tell clients to boycott Golden Globes

Dozens of prominent Hollywood publicists said to skip Hollywood Foreign Press Association events until they had a diversity plan of action.
/ March 16, 2021

Black talent dominates Oscars nominations + full list

It’s crystal clear that one of our faves made an impact: “Judas and the Black Messiah” is the film to beat at the 93rd Academy Awards.
/ March 15, 2021
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Andra Day discusses transformation into Billie Holiday on ‘Super Soul’: ‘She freed a lot of things in me’

Andra Day will be appearing on OWN’s new “Super Soul” to discuss her Golden Globe award winning performance as Billie Holiday.
/ March 4, 2021

Andra Day 1st Black woman to win Best Actress Golden Globe in 35 years

Day dazzled critics and audiences alike in the Lee Daniels-directed “The United States vs. Billie Holiday,” the singer’s first starring role.
/ March 1, 2021