By Carole Boston Weatherford Lady Day, “Strange Fruit' and the Test of Time When Billie Holiday released “Strange Fruit” in 1939, Time magazine panned the song. But not before dissing the 24-year-old singer. The music critic went from body-shaming her for not dieting to claiming that she chose the song only for its tune, rather […]
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