[nyctophilana-deactivated2018060]

[j-k-g-m]

[thechanelmuse]

Hazel Scott playing two pianos at the same damn time with ease

[erinbowbooks]

Hazel Scott was a musical sorcerer and a civil rights hero.   She:

 was admitted to Julliard at 8.  

was performing in top venues by 16.  

pioneered “swinging the classics” and made the equivalent of a million dollars a year doing it.  

was the first person of color to have their own national TV show.  

went to Hollywood but refused to be cast as a “singing maid.”  Demanded and got control over her casting, her wardrobe, and how footage featuring her was cut.  

refused to perform in segregated venues and led charges for integration in several northern cities, notably Spokane.  

She was brought down by the House Committee on Unamerican Activities, and has been largely forgotten.  But she was a sorcerer, and a hero.  

[domduongart]

@theladyragnell

[violent-darts]

Let’s un-forget her.

[melisica]

[thefinefriend1]

“the summer skirt” thelinebyk ‘17

[x192]

[lavendank]

same old feelings

[kokosnootjes]

I do reading right. It was freaking hot but I wanted to read so I compromised. Chair in river. Fab. 

[synqra]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSFoxwyBr7M/

[ppp-bbb]

[lavendank]

i cant wait to board around town all summer like a fucking bro

[harleyhuman]

[cloudy-poetry]

she’s gone but i swear to god she lives in the sky

[haleyappell]

today cruising through the neighborhood

[untrustyou]

[nirvanasoul785]

[anancientheart]

Devendra Banhart, I Left My Noodle On Ramen Street