Tag Archives: Billie Holiday

Lynching Postcards

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Art for Housewives

Make the world a better place…help someone love themselves. -30- Related: The Life of Toni Morrison documentary (2015) youtube video + Billie Holiday’s Strange Fruit + Lyrics and story behind Strange Fruit + NSFW: AMERICAN TERRORISM… LYNCHING POSTCARDS +America’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings & Paintings, female consciousness, Just One of the Crowd, People | Tagged Billie Holiday, rascism, Strange Fruit, Toni Morrison | 3 Comments

Happy Birthday Billie Holiday!

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Art for Housewives

Born on April 7, 1915, her name was Eleanora Fagan until she changed it to Billie Holiday. Abandoned by her father and forced by her mother to become a prostitute at the age of 14, Billie had a difficult childhood. … Continue reading →