#KetanjiBrownJackson also accepted 4 tickets worth nearly $4k from #Beyoncé to one of her concerts, & 2 pieces of art worth $12.5k to display in her chambers.
“Justice Jackson is Crazy in Love w/Beyoncé's music. Who isn’t?” said court spox Patricia McCabe.
Justice #Sotomayor reported a turn as a character on a #PBS children’s show “Alma’s Way,” a cartoon about a Puerto Rican girl & her family from the Bronx. The justice was paid ~$1.9k for voice work on 1 episode in which she played herself.
Black women and girls reign supreme at the rodeo, according to Capital B News writer Aallyah Wright. She talked to organizers, competitors, stable owners and young cowgirls about riding, representation, and the pride they feel in Beyoncé's new country album. “Now, she’s finally kicking down the door, whether they like it or not,” says Carolyn Carter, a 65-year-old cowgirl whose daughters, granddaughters and great-granddaughters all compete in rodeo.
Black country music has existed for decades; according to songwriter, educator and novelist Alice Randall, its recorded origins go back to DeFord Bailey's 1927 harmonica performance of "Pan American Blues" at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. Now, its time has come — thanks to Beyoncé's "Texas Hold 'Em, which debuted at the top of the country charts last month. Vox takes a look at the century of country that led to "Cowboy Carter."