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Anita Baker

KOKUMỌ: Transgender Recording Artist and Activist Talks About Her New EP and What Empowerment for T.G.I. People of Color Means

Laverne Cox | Posted 05.27.2013 | Gay Voices
Read More: Childhood Sexual Abuse, Sylvester, Kokumo-Tgif, Trans 100, There Will Come a Day, Transgender, Kokumo, Anita Baker, Transgender Rights, LGBT Rights, LGBT Activism, Transgender Issues, Video, Gay Voices News
Laverne Cox

"I am a survivor of sexual abuse and domestic violence. I'm from the South side of Chicago. You know from a lower-middle-class family. I'm dark skinned. I'm plus-sized. I'm afro-centric and therefore I'm marginalized even within the margins."

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WATCH: Anita Baker Performs 'Lately' On Kimmel

Posted 02.05.2013 | Black Voices
Read More: Anita Baker Lately, Video, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Anita Baker, Anita Baker Grammys, Anita Baker Only Forever, Jimmy Kimmel, Anita Baker Jimmy Kimmel Live, Black Voices News

As fans anticipate the release of Anita Baker’s eighth studio album, “Only Forever,” the 55-year-old songstress is celebrating her Grammy nomina...

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UFW Concerts: Chatting With Kris Kristofferson Plus Gerald Albright & Norman Brown, and Shevy Smith's Video Exclusive

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.19.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Boyz II Men, United Farm Workers, The Brothers Johnson, Melrose Place, Anita Baker, Los Lobos, Monument Records, Ray Parker Jr., Earth Wind & Fire, Joe Sample, Ray Price, Sinead O'Connor, Cesar Chavez, Janis Joplin, Rachelle Ferrell, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, A Different World, Will Downing, Willie Nelson, Quincy Jones, Gerald Albriight, Selina Albright, The Weather Channel, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Barbra Streisand, Norman Brown, Bob Dylan, Jonathan Butler, Soul Train, Mo Jazz, Joyful Noise, Shevy Smith, Jimmy Webb, Waylon Jennings, Hugh Masekela, Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Filmed in Brooklyn by way of Southern California, "Rocket Fuel" is off Shevy Smith's Ad Astra record, which was released this May.

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VH1 Adds More 'Divas' To Forthcoming Event

Posted 02.07.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: Mavis Staples, Mary J Blige, Jill Scott, Vh1 Divas, Anita Baker, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Erykah Badu, Wanda Jackson, Vh1, Ledisi, Black Voices News

Today it was announced that Anita Baker, Mavis Staples, Wanda Jackson and Ledisi will join the list of performers scheduled to hit the stage at this y...

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"My Funny Valentine": A Laughable but Heartfelt Playlist for My Wife on Valentine's Day

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jr., Tom Jones, Gerry Mulligan, Anita Baker, Michelle Pfeiffer, Etta James, Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Anita O'Day, Chaka Khan, Bobby Darin, Ella Fitzgerald, Marian McPartland, Rickie Lee Jones, Chet Atkins, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Costello, Entertainment News
David Wild

Written by the great Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart for the 1937 musical Babes In Arms, "My Funny Valentine" is one of those genuinely timeless standards that put the Great in the Great American Songbook.

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An Interview With Buffy Sainte-Marie, Plus Train and Digital 45 Updates

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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Mike Ragogna

This being Woodstock Week, it seemed a perfect time to catch-up with this artist whose music influenced many of those who appeared at the culture-changing event.

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