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Mention of the Day (MOTD)
Mar 03, 2022
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Billy Keane and Wanda Houston record their original song, “It's About More,” at The Guthrie Center in Great Barrington.

This Strange Fruit MOTD comes from Pittsfield, MA where the Black Legacy Project, a national initiative to foster racial unity, will premiere on March 6.

"[Todd] Mack and his colleagues from Music in Common have been gathering musicians from different backgrounds to record present-day interpretations of songs central to the Black American experience and also to compose original songs 'relevant to the pressing calls for change of our time,' he said."

A rendition of "Strange Fruit," will be included in the performance, a song made famous by Billie Holiday. The song's author, Abel Meeropol once said, "I wrote ‘Strange Fruit’ because I hate lynching, and I hate injustice, and I hate the people who perpetuate it.'"

After the performance in Pittsfield, the show will travel to several cities across the U.S. through 2023. Get tickets and learn more here: https://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/local/black-legacy-project-premiere…

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