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Aretha Franklin

A Playlist for a Feminist Future: Back to School

August 21, 2018 by Jodi Barnes and Meeghan Kane Leave a Comment
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  It’s that time of year! We’ll watch kids go off to school, and some of us return return as students, teachers, and staff. Despite the continuing crisis surrounding the funding of our public schools and the ridiculous reality of a person named Betsy DeVos, let’s celebrate what can be learned at our schools and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Music, News Feed Tagged: Alice Bag, Ana Tijoux, Aretha Franklin, DEQN SUE, Esperanza Spalding, feminist playlist, Grease 2, Lauryn Hill, Michelle Pfeiffer, P!nk, Team Dresch

A Week’s Worth of Women in the News

April 28, 2017 by Meeghan Kane Leave a Comment
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As our new president’s first 100 days come to an end, we could look back on that towering dumpster inferno, or we could focus on amazing South Carolina activists and sports heroes, the sonic art in documentary film, teachers pouring their damn souls into their work, black women as Civil War reenactors (just read it), … [Read more…]

Posted in: News Feed, WWoW Tagged: Amy Grant, Aretha Franklin, Barbara Kopple, Black Lives Matter, Carrie Coon, Chinese food, Civil War, Clarissa Wei, Danny Flores, Dawn Staley, Dionne Warwick, Girlboss, Harlan County U.S.A., Intersectionalality, Lady Gamecocks, Moana, The Handmaid's Tale

Auntie Bellum Weekend Mix #12: Soul Edition, Part One

August 19, 2016 by Heather Green Leave a Comment
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I’m constantly playing a tug of music war with my 9-year-old son. He thinks my music is so lame, and I think his music is too pop. Recently on a car trip, I put on some classic soul/R&B and Motown, and we found a middle that we can agree on. That’s my inspiration for this … [Read more…]

Posted in: Arts & Culture, Music, News Feed Tagged: Alabama Shakes, Aretha Franklin, Betty Wright, Destiny's Child, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Lauryn Hill, Mary Wilson, Merry Clayton, Nina Simone, Roberta Flack, Tina Turner