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Bottlerock Festival Napa Gives Sense of Relief and Hope as Music Festivals Make a Comeback in COVID-Era Shifting Landscape
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(Music)
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... the festival began and her replacement Chris Stapleton, known for his hit “Tennessee Whisky,” canceled at the last minute due to illness.
Even with last minute cancellations attendees reveled in the ...
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Created on 20 September 2021
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How Y'All Doing? Actor, Singer, And Writer Leslie Jordan Is Pure Southern Sunshin
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(TV)
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If you’ve ever seen even one of Leslie Jordan’s viral Instagram videos, you can imagine what an absolute blast it is to talk to him on the phone. He spins yarns like a Tennessee grandma on her third ...
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Created on 16 September 2021
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Here Are Five Black Women Behind Your Favorite Bops Sung By Ariana Grande, Beyonce, & More
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(Music)
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... Five, and “Havana” by Camilla Cabello.
5. KIRBY (Kirby Lauryen Dockery)
Kirby puts the soul in songwriting. A true southern girl, born in Tennessee and raised in Mississippi, Kirby briefly studied ...
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Created on 28 May 2021
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These 10 Empowering and Body-Positive Women On TikTok Will Remind You to Love Yourself Every day
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(Arts)
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... original sound - VELLA
10. @gibz_
Hailing from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Gabby Depietro focuses on realistic mental health content as well as funny takes on trends and popular dances. ...
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Created on 07 April 2021
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Country Queen Margo Price Proves Why She’s The Badass Mama Of Americana On BUST’s “Poptarts” Podcast
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(Poptarts)
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... song “Hey Child” and is planning to headline her first concert since 2019—a socially distanced show at The Caverns Above Ground Amphitheater in Tennessee—this May. On her riveting episode of BUST’s Poptarts ...
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Created on 18 March 2021
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Dolly Parton Is Here To Save Us From Forever-Quarantine
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(Living)
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... Growing up in a cabin with eleven siblings in East Tennessee, Parton has seen hardship. Despite her timeless songs and instantly-recognizable glamorous presence, her most sweeping legacy will likely be ...
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Created on 19 November 2020
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What Louisiana's New Abortion Restrictions Mean For America ...
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(Feminism)
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... is the fact that the conditions for why people may need to have an abortion will still apply.
Tennessee, Alabama, West Virginia, and Louisiana all have similar language in their state constitutions ...
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Created on 06 November 2020
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Is This Fake News?: The BUST Guide to Media Literacy
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(Living)
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... with false or fabricated information,” says Dr. Katie Foss, a professor of media studies at Middle Tennessee State University.
So, what should we call made-up stories instead? There are two terms you’ve ...
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Created on 16 September 2020
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Ida B. Wells To Be Honored In Art Installation At D.C. Union Station Next Week
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(Feminism)
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... be awarded $500 when she successfully sued the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company. Unfortunately, the railroad company appealed the verdict to the Tennessee Supreme Court, who reversed the decision. ...
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Created on 21 August 2020
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The 100th Anniversary of (Some) Women's Suffrage: Did YOUR state support women's right to vote? Check this state-by-state history of the fight for suffrage in Ameri
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(Feminism)
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... Went out and rallied AGAINST passage in both Louisiana and Mississippi. When Lousianna voted against ratification, she ran to Tennessee in a last-ditch effort to stop it from being passed there. But alas, ...
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Created on 18 August 2020
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This Nonprofit Is Building Tiny Homes for Black Trans People
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(Feminism)
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... work with My Sistah’s House, a nonprofit dedicated to helping Black trans women and nonbinary people access safe housing in Memphis, Tennessee.
There is so much wisdom, clarity, & vision in this profile ...
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Created on 28 July 2020
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Supreme Court Sides With Trump On Limiting Birth Control Coverage
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(Feminism)
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This morning, the Supreme Court sided with the Trump Administration to allow employers to opt-out of the Affordable Care Act’s birth control coverage mandate. Here’s what this means:
Under the Obama ...
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Created on 08 July 2020
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Try Tepache! Turn Pineapple Skin Into A Delicious Fermented Brew
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(Eat Me)
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... among the Nahua people. I got into fermentation much more recently while hanging in queer communities in the woods of Tennessee. Not only is tepache sweet, refreshing, and slightly fizzy, it’s also packed ...
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Created on 06 July 2020
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You Should Know These 5 Queer Womxn Fighting for LGBTQ+ Rights Today
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(Feminism)
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... Wade (@lasaia_wade) on Apr 29, 2020 at 5:49pm PDT
LaSaia Wade is an Afro-Puerto Rican indigenous trans womxn and activist of many talents. She is the founder of the Tennessee Trans Journey Project ...
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Created on 30 June 2020
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The Supreme Court Just Struck Down A Louisiana Abortion Law
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(Feminism)
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... Commons
More from BUST
Tennessee Lawmakers Pass Fetal Heartbeat Bill, ACLU And Planned Parenthood Fight Back
The Supreme Court Just Blocked Trump From Ending DACA
Supreme Court Provides Historic ...
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Created on 29 June 2020
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8 Incredible People to Replace Racist Statues With
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(Living)
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... has definitely made an impact on culture.
Nashville, Tennessee A statue of politician Edward Carmack, a known critic of Tennessee civil rights journalist Ida B. Wells, was taken down outside the state ...
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Created on 24 June 2020
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Tennessee Lawmakers Pass Fetal Heartbeat Bill, ACLU and Planned Parenthood Fight Back
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(Feminism)
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It’s always Tennessee. The southern state’s latest attacks on basic human rights come in the form of an astounding 23-5 majority vote to effectively pass the fetal heartbeat bill, a bill that aims to ...
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Created on 22 June 2020
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What We Can Learn From "Mrs. America" — And Why The ERA Fight Must Continu
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(Feminism)
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... deadline to ratify the ERA passed in 1982. To complicate things, 5 states—Idaho, Kentucky, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Tennessee—initially approved the ERA ratification but subsequently voted to rescind ...
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Created on 27 May 2020
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Tennessee Judges Rule That It’s Okay To Film Videos of Women Without Their Consent
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(Feminism)
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Hold onto your seats—Tennessee lawmakers just made headlines again. But this time, it’s because they decided it's okay for people to take creepy videos of women without their consent. As long as they’re ...
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Created on 11 May 2020
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Did You Know Dolly Parton Produced "Buffy The Vampire Slayer"
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(TV)
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... park, Dollywood, is even behind a bald eagle conservation sanctuary. In her home state of Tennessee, Parton is responsible for creating the Imagination Library, and has worked for years to promote literacy ...
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Created on 29 April 2020
