The brilliant scholar and 1960s cultural icon Angela Davis makes the point that most common portraits of Billie Holiday “highlight drug addiction, alcoholism, feminine weakness...
It seems safe to call Billie Holiday one of the most... But Holiday's personal life was famously tumultuous, marred by childhood abuse and a life-long drug addiction that made her...
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Using three pivotal arrests from her life, we explore how systemic racism and unjust drug enforcement left Billie Holiday as a public target amidst Harry Anslinger and George Hunter White’s war on drugs. From her traumatic childhood to struggles with addiction, Billie’s fight for survival reflected larger issues of government surveillance, a general sense of apathy towards addiction, and the harsh realities of bei ...
Chasing the Scream author Johann Hari discusses the role jazz legend Billie Holiday played in the early days of the drug war and what happened to Jimmy Fletcher.
F rom his first day in office in 1930, Harry Anslinger had a problem, and everybody knew it. He had just been appointed head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics—a tiny agency, buried in the gray bowels of the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C.—and it seemed to be on the brink of being abolished. This was the old Department of Prohibition, but prohibition had been abolished and his men needed a new role, fast. As he looked over his new staff—just a few years before his pursuit of Billie...
Director : Lee Daniels, Producer : Jordan Fudge, Jeff Kirschenbaum, Joe Roth, Tucker Tooley, Pamela Oas Williams, Screenwriter : Suzan-Lori Parks, Production Co : Lee Daniels Entertainment, Roth/Kirschenbaum Films, New Slate Ventures, Rating : R (Nudity|Language Throughout|Violence|Sexual Content|Some Lynching Images|Strong Drug Content), Genre : History, Drama, Biography, Music, Original Language : English, Release Date (Streaming) : Feb 26, 2021, Runtime : 2h 10m, Sound Mix : Dolby Digital, Aspect Ratio : Scope (2.35:1)
Billie Holiday was one of the most influential jazz singers of all time. She had a thriving career for many years before she lost her battle with addiction.
Andra Day's Billie Holiday goes beyond singing the blues – she's living them, experiencing the highs and lows of stardom, abuse and addiction.
of drug use. The FBN launched a relentless campaign against... activist, Billie Holiday. • The movie follows Holiday’s struggles with her own personal demons, addiction, and a police...