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In April 2021, a fascinating segment on the CBS “This Morning” show, as well as a widely shared tweet, highlighted the rich history behind the song “Strange Fruit” an anti-racist anthem made famous by Billie Holiday with her 1939 recording and subsequent live performances.
In an April 25 tweet, Mary Rambaran-Olm, a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Toronto, wrote:
“Let me blow your minds. The writer of Strange Fruit (Abel Meeropol), was James Baldwin’s high school teacher. He later adopted two boys after their parents (the Rosenbergs) were executed for being commies. He met the boys at a Christmas party hosted by W.E.B. Du Bois.”
Behind âStrange Fruit,â Billie Holidayâs Anti-Lynching Anthem
It helped make Holiday a star, but it was written by Abel Meeropol, a teacher in the Bronx. An Oscar nomination and a year of protests against racism have kept it in the conversation.
Billie Holiday at a recording session in 1939. The film âThe United States vs. Billie Holidayâ chronicles the governmentâs efforts to suppress the song âStrange Fruit.âCredit.Charles Peterson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
April 25, 2021, 6:51 p.m. ET
When Billie Holiday first performed âStrange Fruitâ in 1939, the song was so bold for the time that she could sing it only in certain places where it was safe to do so.
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Andra Day stuns in metallic Oscars gown, pays tribute to Billie Holiday ANI | Updated: Apr 26, 2021 06:10 IST
Washington [US], April 26 (ANI): Singer-actor Andra Day, who is nominated for an Oscar for her performance in The United States vs. Billie Holiday , brought her fashion A-game to the red carpet dressed in a stunning gold gown.
The 36-year-old star channeled the legendary singer she portrays in the Lee Daniels-directed biopic at the 93rd annual Academy Awards, walking the red carpet in a sultry custom Vera Wang gold gown, reported People magazine.
Day accessorised the sultry dress, which features a large cutout and side slit, with Tiffany and Co. jewels, a gold clutch and matching stilettos.