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Super cool!! First time at a Men's Basketball game. U of A. Excited to take a pic with Aari McDonald!! @AariMcdonald @WNBA

When Tina Turner left her first husband - who was also her boss, captor, and brutal tormentor - she snuck out of their Dallas hotel room with a single thought in her mind: "The way out is through the door." From there she fled across the midnight freeway, semi-trucks careening past her, with 36 cents and a Mobil gas card in her pocket. As soon as she decided to walk out that door, she owned nothing else. When she filed for divorce, she made an unusual request. She didn't want anything: not the song rights, not the cars, not the houses, not the money. All she wanted was the stage name he gave her - Tina - and her married name - Turner. This was the name by which the world had come to know her, and keeping it was her only chance to salvage her career. Things could have gone a lot of ways from there. She could have labored in obscurity for decades, maybe making records on small labels to be prized by vinyl connoisseurs in Portland. She could have stayed in Vegas, where she first went to get her chops back up, and worked as a nostalgia act. And, of course, given what she had been through, she might have ... not made it. What happened instead is that Tina Turner became the biggest global rock star of the 80s. I'm old enough to barely remember this, but if you aren't, it was like this: The Rolling Stones would headline a stadium one day, and the next day it would be Tina Turner. A middle-aged Black woman - she became a rock star at 42! - sitting atop the 1980s like it was her throne. She managed this because of whatever rare stuff she was made of (this is a woman whose label gave her two weeks to record her solo debut, Private Dancer, which went five times platinum); because she decided to speak publicly about her abusive marriage and forge her own identity, and in doing so give hope and courage to countless women; and also because - in a perhaps unlikely twist for a girl from Nutbush, Tennessee - she had her practice of Soka Gakkai Nichiren Buddhism, to which she credited her survival. She remained devout until the end. Tina's second marriage - to her, her only marriage - was to Edwin Bach, a Swiss music executive 16 years her junior. Of him, she said, "Erwin, who is a force of nature in his own right, has never been the least bit intimidated by my career, my talents, or my fame." In 2016, after a barrage of health problems, Tina's kidneys began to fail. A Swiss citizen by then, she had started preparing for assisted suicide when her husband stepped in. According to Tina, he said, "He didn't want another woman, or another life." He gave her one of his kidneys, buying her the remainder of her time on this earth and perhaps closing a cycle which took her from a man who inflicted injury upon her to a man willing to inflict injury upon himself to save her from harm. Born into a share-cropping family as Anna Mae Bullock in 1939, she died Tina Turner in a palatial Swiss estate: the queen of rock 'n roll; a storm of a performer with a wildcat-fierce voice; a dancer of visceral, spine-tingling potency and ability; a beauty for the ages; a survivor of terrible abuse and an advocate for others in similar situations; an author and actress; a devout Buddhist; a wife and mother; a human being of rare talent and perseverance who, through her transcendent brilliance, became a legend. Will Stenberg

A group of high school students raised over $10K for a beloved school custodian who lost his wife! The father of five was presented with the check after students raised the money on GoFundMe. Kindness brings its own blessings — what a moving story!

Today would have been @DrMayaAngelou's 95th birthday. As a girl, she endured trauma and abuse that actually led her to stop speaking. But as a performer and writer, she found her voice—a voice that has spoken to millions, and inspired countless others over the years.

West TX Blowout. Great lineup. See flier for more information. #Tejano #westtxblowout

Be sure to follow Laura Linda on her Professional fb page. You'll hear all the details on performances, new music, new videos, plus interact with Laura on her live feeds. Get to know your Tejano artist!! 🪗🎤🎺🎸🎶📣 #djpeaches #LauraLinda #DiamondRecords @lauralinda

Reporter: "Is President Biden woke?" White House press secretary: "Let me tell you what the president cares about and what's important to this president. The president doesn't concern himself about what Republicans are trying to do in creating political stunts."

Rihanna delivered a glitzy performance, which was jam-packed with hits, but had zero collaborators during the Super Bowl halftime show. Watch it now trib.al/vOaOn3p

Festival of the Arts today Saturday, February 4th 11:00am 🎵🎤🎨🎉🌮🥘 Live stream around 12:30 pm 📲 I will have my 1st booth! #tucson #festival #arts

Got that right!! Haha big girl panties are on.#work

Voting begins now!! Tejano Mundial Awards will be on March 4-5, 2023 at the San Antonio Shrine Auditorium. We humbly ask for your vote, Laura Linda and the Texas All Star Band. Here is the link to direct you to the voting site: tejanomundial.com/vote/

HOLY SHIT, my man Rep. Hakeem Jeffries actually schooled these fools alphabetically!👏👏👏

Many might consider her a local pseudo-celebrity or fixture of our community. She’s affectionately referred to as the “umbrella lady” and is often seen walking along Oracle Road. She’s in the hospital right now after being hit by a car - bit.ly/3ZrL9BB #Tucson

√Checked off my bucket list, an interview with Conjunto legend @lindaescobar13! She talks highly-anticipated Tejano album, her amazing career and more on @TejanoNation podcast. tejanonation.net/2019/07/07/lin…

2023, you gotta be a better year for me. #2023NewYear

Loving these filters. #TooHotToHandle #AI

Laura Linda's team is working on new performances. 2023 will be a blessed year. Until then, check out Laura Linda's Riverwalk Performance ⤵️ youtu.be/XBsrfskvEJI

@whatsuptucson @Cardenas_Market I like it there but it's expensive. Sad to see a business that is dedicated to Hispanic customers close.

Just heard that @Cardenas_Market on Irvington is closing in a few days (Dec 9 is the info I have). It's a nice store, sad to see it go away

Turns out the Wave was Blue 💙