Sorry, they will always be "the brothers" to me. Always nameless (just the brothers) but no longer faceless. The brothers are now free as I mentioned in a post a few days ago. Now the attorney for Ahmed Rabbani speaks out in an editorial in al Jazeera "sorry seems to be the hardest word."
Monday, February 27, 2023
A fitting end to black history month- banned black music
The most famous of course is Billie Holiday's Strange Fruit-- But for those of you old enough to remember the smothers brothers show here is a clip to a performance by Harry Belafonte that was banned from the show and led to the show ultimately being shut down. video footage to the 1968 democratic convention in Chicago is worked in starting about half way through. (h/o to daily kos)
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