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Rajnii Eddins is a Burlington-based poet and founder of the Black Artist Showcase, a monthly performance space for Vermont artists of African descent.
(Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) Enough beating around the bush. It is time that we call out the band formerly known as Lady Antebellum for what they are: racist, white progressives. In case you’re not familiar with the story, the country group came under fire after it decided to change its name from Lady Antebellum to “Lady A,” in one of the most cynical and pathetic acts of virtue signaling that one can imagine. Shortly after racial tensions hit a fever pitch after the death of George Floyd, the entertainment industry went into full “woke” mode in an attempt to show everyone ...
Tweet Is a there any music group more offensive right now than the artists (and I use that term lightly) formerly known as Lady Antebellum? Like many liberals and Leftist, the Grammy-winning Country music trio became born-again woke in the wake of the George Floyd protests, and decided to drop the “Antebellum”. They opted for “Lady A”, because of Antebellum’s connection to the Civil War. Antebellum/Lady A said on social media that “Lady A” was, “the nickname our fans gave us almost from the start.” “When we set out together almost 14 years ago, we named our band after th...