I'll take all the small victories...Lady A included. But today's biggest victory was the passing of Breonnas Law in Louisville KY! Next up those officers need to be arrested and convicted...they better hold their kin tight tonight. Times almost up.
Per the link below, this annoys me though because they didn't even think to check to see whether someone was already using the name. Still white arrogance/ignorance on display.
Lady Antebellum Is Now ‘Lady A.’ But So Is a Blues Singer Who’s Used the Name for 20 Years
“This is my life. They’re using the name because of a Black Lives Matter incident that, for them, is just a moment in time,” says the original Lady A, a 61-year-old black singer who’s released multiple records under the name
Seattle blues singer Lady A had just gotten off of work on Thursday when a bombardment of phone messages from friends, fans and producers came in all shouting the same thing: Her name had been stolen.
Earlier that day, Grammy-winning
country trio
Lady Antebellum — whose name had been criticized for its associations with romanticized ideas of the pre-war, slavery-ridden American South — announced they were
changing their name to Lady A in light of a heightened national conversation about racism. Lady Antebellum made the changes swiftly on social media and distribution platforms including Spotify and Apple Music, and the group’s website also
announced their rechristening as Lady A. But according to Seattle’s Lady A, neither the band nor any members of their team reached out to her before making the change.
This Lady A — a 61-year-old black woman whose real name is Anita White — has been
playing the blues under the name for more than 20 years. She began singing as a gospel performer at church and started going by Lady A for karaoke nights in the Eighties. She’s released multiple albums with the name, and on top of her
day job working with Seattle Public Utilities, she’s gearing up to release another album,
Lady A: Live in New Orleans, on her birthday on July 18th.
Link:
https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/news/lady-antebellum-lady-a-country-blues-1013919/