Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Transmits Joy, Honors Legends and Challenges a Segregated Industry

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Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Transmits Joy, Honors Legends and Challenges a Segregated Industry

Editorial credit: DFree / Shutterstock.com By Ateqah Khaki and Vinita Srivastava | The Conversation The release of Beyoncé’s latest album, Cowboy Carter, was a much awaited event for a lot of us. There was much anticipation about this being a country album — and a lot of talk about the resistance some radio stations had and still […]

Op-Ed: The Country Soul Of Beyoncé—Empowering Black Women’s Legacy In Country Music

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Op-Ed: The Country Soul Of Beyoncé—Empowering Black Women’s Legacy In Country Music

Editorial credit: Everett Collection / Shutterstock.com By Kimberly Bryant | MSN “Hers was not a voice or a face to forget. Yet, we forgot.” Those words by  Alice Randall reflected the nearly lost legacy of Linda Martell, the first Black woman to top the country charts. Her reflection is a warning not to repeat history now that […]