Billie Holiday
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Andra Day says she was 'dealing with porn addiction, sex addiction' while portraying Billie Holiday
The singer-turned-actress gets candid about her acting debut.
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Lee Daniels, 'Billie Holiday' cast on government's racist harassment of legendary singer
Lee Daniels, star Andra Day and cast talk about acclaimed new drama "The United States vs. Billie Holiday" — and point out double standard of how she was investigated for drug use while white peers like Judy Garland were not.
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Game Changers: Director Lee Daniels opens up about creating his own lane in Hollywood and why he independently finances his films
Director Lee Daniels on representation in Hollywood, creating his own lane and sharing the story of Billie Holiday's activism.
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Best ‘Voice’ Performance Ever?
The Top 10 performed their hearts out on The Voice Monday night, but there was one performance that stood out from the rest. Wé McDonald has been surprising people with her amazing voice all season, and on Monday night, the 17-year-old did it again with an incredible performance of Billie Holiday’s “God Bless the Child.”
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Five Songs With Powerful Lessons on Black History
Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” is a bold protest to the lynching of blacks in America and was originally written as the poem “Bitter Fruit” by teacher Abel Meeropol. The lyrics are graphic: “Southern trees bear a strange fruit / Blood on the leaves and blood at the root / Black bodies swingin’ in the Southern breeze,” and continues, describing crows eating the decomposing flesh.