Strange Fruit Mention of the Day: Kehinde Wiley's 2012 painting "Judith and Holofernes" is a modern take on a Biblical story reimagined time and again in classical arts, this time depicting a Black woman in the role of righteous Judith, and a white man in the role of the oppressor Holofernes. As the Op-ed's author Austin Dunlow points out, NC Lt. Gov.

Strange Fruit Mention of the Day: A few months ago we stumbled across Dr. Bertice Berry's powerful arrangement and performance of "Strange Fruit"; we continue to feel its impact. We'd like to share it today in remembrance of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Emmett Till, Botham Jean, Medgar Evers, and Jonathan Daniels, all of whom Dr. Berry names (who have all lost their lives as a result of police violence and anti-Black racism) and in honor of all who continue the struggle for liberation. No more #strangefruit.

Strange Fruit Mention of the Day: Tomorrow morning, you can catch RFC Founder Robert Meeropol & Advisory Board member Michael Meeropol on CBS's "This Morning: Saturday"! They were interviewed for a segment on #strangefruit which will include info about their father (& songwriter), Abel Meeropol. We’re told it will air at apprx. 7:45 AM EST and will also be available to stream afterwards on the show’s website, here: https://www.cbsnews.com/cbs-this-morning/saturday/.

Strange Fruit Mention of the Day:

No more #strangefruit. RIP #GeorgeFloyd, #MaKhaiBryant, #DaunteWright, #AdamToledo, & so many others. #BlackLivesMatter

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Poem by Jessica Foster, June 2020. Image posted by @gindaanis via Twitter. #StrangeFruitMOTD