‘American Diva’ Celebrates the Powerful, Strong and Always Fabulous Diva

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🗓️ 9 August 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Tina. Aretha. Serena and Venus. In one word you know who these women are. And that word is DIVA. In her new book “American Diva,” Deborah Paredez argues we need to take a fresh look at what it means to be a diva. She traces the evolution of the word, using the stories of powerhouse female performers, musicians and athletes to examine how we can reclaim and celebrate the divas we know and love. Indeed, Paredez says that it’s divas — whether famous or family, like her own Tia Lucia — who embolden us to live out loud. We talk to Paredez and hear from you: Who’s the diva in your life? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:46.2	a newlywed Jewish couple struggling to make a life in Georgia. When Leo is accused of an
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1:26.9	Coming up on forum, divas. We're drawn to them
1:30.1	because they never obey the rules, writes poet and scholar Deborah Paredes in her new book, American
1:35.0	Diva. Powerhouse performers like Tina, Aretha, Serena and Venus, inspire us, emboldened us,
1:41.6	and help us to live out loud. They've also forged new pads for black, brown, and gay artists.
1:46.9	And they complicate our ideas of femininity.
1:49.8	We talked to Paredes about what it means to be a diva and hear from you.
1:53.8	Who's a diva that's inspired you?
1:56.3	We're rolling.
1:56.9	We're rolling on the river.
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