Strange Fruit singer died penniless after US government targeted her jazz career

Billie Holiday was one of the most influential jazz and blues singers of all time, but her life was devastated by racism, ...

How a strange fruit fly became a bloodthirsty underwater hunter

A carnivorous fruit fly living in bubbling African streams may sound like a fever dream. However, with the help of DNA ...
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Decades after Billie Holiday’s death, ‘Strange Fruit’ is still a searing testament to injustice – and of faithful solidarity with suffering

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Billie Holiday records her penultimate album, 'Lady in Satin,' in New York in 1957. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Today, ...
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Why Billie Holiday’s ‘Strange Fruit’ still echoes injustice

Singer Billie Holiday records her penultimate album, Lady in Satin, at the Columbia Records studio in December 1957 in New York City. [Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images] Abel Meeropol, a New ...
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Strange Fruit; Fine and Mellow

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Billie Holiday (1915–1959,) an ...
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Decades after Billie Holiday’s death, ‘Strange Fruit’ is still a searing testament to injustice – and of faithful solidarity with suffering

(The Conversation) — Sixty-five years ago, on July 17, 1959, Billie Holiday died at Metropolitan Hospital in New York. The 44-year-old singer arrived after being turned away from a nearby charity ...