“Many people have heard about her elegance, her music and her incredible talent, but many do not really know the kind of life Billie Holiday lived that was rooted in perseverance and courage,” Waters said.
“The deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and far too many others are a reminder we are still afflicted by the scourge of modern day lynching,” he said. “The time to act is now.” In a discussion with Winfrey, screenwriter Suzan-Lori Parks recalled listening to Holiday’s records with her parents while growing up. Parks said that her mom would say, “They got to her, you know” in regards to Holiday, but it wasn’t until she got older that Parks realized what her mom was implying.
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Billie was a bad ass bitch. Love her xxx