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Charley Frank Pride was a rare commodity. Not only was he an icon with universal appeal, but his six-decade career also embodied a strong message that many to this day still don t understand. He was living proof that being true to yourself and what you love is the highest form of cultural authenticity, and that country music as much as music of any other tradition belongs to everyone. Pride, who died Dec. 12 at 86 of complications from COVID-19, was the first Black superstar in country music s modern era, although he knew better than most that he wasn t the idiom s first African American performer.
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With Christmas fast approaching, Twitter has shared a new set of tips and considerations to help brands maximize their outreach and promotions in the holiday season.
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And while most brands will already have their overarching strategies in place, these tips are simple pointers or add-ons which could provide extra inspiration, as opposed to being major strategic updates or changes.
And they re definitely worth considering - here are Twitter s eight tips to consider for your Christmas push:
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Refresh your profile and pinned Tweet
This is a simple, but effective way to refresh your brand Twitter feed. Twitter advises that businesses should consider updating their profile images and pinned tweets in line with the season.
Charley Pride – a Country Music Hall of Fame singer who rose from rural Mississippi to become the genre s first Black superstar – died Saturday at age 86.
The Kiss An Angel Good Mornin star died in Dallas because of complications from COVID-19, according to a news release from his publicist, Jeremy Westby.
With a career spanning more than five decades, Pride cemented a trailblazing legacy unlike any entertainer before him. Launching his career in the 1960s, in the height of civil rights movement, Pride became the first Black man to outright conquer country music fame.
He overcame audiences unwilling to hear a Black man cover Hank Williams and promoters equally skeptical at hosting his performances to once be the best-selling artist for RCA Records since Elvis Presley.