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Mention of the Day (MOTD)
Feb 10, 2022
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Strange Fruit Mention of the Day // Chuck D, frontman for Public Enemy and RFC Advisory Board member, collaborated with Audible to create "Songs That Shook the Planet" about Black protest songs, including the anti-lynch protest anthem, "Strange Fruit."

Of Strange Fruit, Chuck D says in the article's featured audio clip, "Abel Meeropol's indignation stemming from the photograph of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith, two Black men who were lynched by a white mob in 1930, led to the lyrics of what would become Billie Holiday's most prolific hit, 'Strange Fruit.' It's both haunted and also galvanized generations. Particularly when bellowed up from the depths of the great Miss Holiday."

Check out the full audio special on Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/Songs-That-Shook-the-Planet-Audiobook/B09Q3R…

Read the full article from The Grio here: https://thegrio.com/2022/02/07/chuck-d-talks-protest-songs-and-his-new-…

#StrangeFruitMOTD #StrangeFruit #AbelMeeropol

"As an artist committed to social justice and civil liberties, I am deeply gratified to stand with the family of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, Angela Davis, and a new generation of political activists to forge an unbreakable link between the struggles of the past and of the present."  -V (formerly Eve Ensler), RFC Advisory Board Member

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