Billie Holiday Was the ‘Strange Fruit’ She Sang About
“The United States vs. Billie Holiday” was released February 21, 2021, on Hulu. The movie was originally slated to be played in theaters. Because of the pandemic and movie closures, Paramount Pictures sold the rights to Hulu, a video-on-demand service owned by The Walt Disney Company. Andra Day made her acting debut, portraying Holiday, who […]
For Billie Holiday the Struggle Was Real
Billie Holiday, originally Elanora Fagan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 7, 1915. She was one of the greatest Afro-American jazz singers from 1933 until 1959. As depicted in the new film release, the United States vs. Billie Holiday, this celebrated, and talent-filled singer faced a considerable amount of challenges, and the struggle was […]