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Michelle Obama and Tracee Ellis Ross. Photo Credit: MBE By Bridgette Bartlett Royall ·Updated November 7, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Selling out a popular venue like The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) on a windy Wednesday night in the middle of a daunting recession ain’t easy. And getting folks to wrap lines around the block—not to enjoy a chart-topping artist perform—but to hear about… wait for it:
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