ANITA WHITE: THE TRUE ‘LADY A’
Photo by Dawn Lurcrisia-Johnson. Lady A herself from an interview at Rolling Stone:
My life was happy before I met them. And if they’re saying they’re an ally, they are lying to the American public.
How would I have thought to look at the trademark? Why would I have challenged them? They were going by Lady Antebellum before; they weren’t going by Lady A. Anytime I went on Google, I only saw Lady Antebellum; I never saw [them referred to as] Lady A.
I was Lady A for 30 years, regardless of whether I have a trademark. This is what kills me about white privilege. Their advantages let them do whatever it is they want to do. They have people in their camp to go out and get these trademarks. I never had that. I managed myself, I booked myself, I put my brand name out there. “Lady A” has been tattooed on my shoulder for over 20 years.
The ideal situation right now would be for them to change their name. If they are in fact allies, they have the resources, they have the money, they can change their name. It wouldn’t cost them a dime. We have to remember the reason for the name change. If that wasn’t the true reason for the name change, none of this makes sense.
-more-
____
The only really good thing that might come of all this is that you might take the time to listen to Lady A yourself.
Here she is performing her song “Honey Hush” (written about her grandmother) at Seattle’s High Dive in October 2019.
And a snippet from the title track of her 2018 album “Doin’ Fine”
She’s only got 719 subscribers at YouTube as I write this (I’m #719), so even if you don’t have money to buy her records, maybe y’all can do something about that subscriber count, here.
