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Introducing 1910. Portrayed by Winter Salaam. 1/12 #ablackerasdebate What’s your favorite blues song?👀 Model: @thereal__winter ❤️‍🔥 Photographer: @unafrologetic ❤️‍🔥 Shot at @rarestudios.bk ❤️‍🔥 ——— On Valentine’s Day in 1920, Mamie Smith made history as the first Black singer to record anything and also, the first person ever to record the blues. The recording of Smith’s “Crazy Blues” revealed a gaping appetite for records made by Black People, for Black People. Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Ida Cox, Edith Wilson, Ethel Walters, Victoria Spivey, Sippie Wallace, Alberta Hunter, and Sara Martin are just few of the dozens of women who shaped the art form and what followed. But we all know Black Music didn’t originate in 1920. Though popularized and praised during the jazz and blues boom of the 20s, the blues largely gained recognition packing out venues and juke joints alike in 1910 and before. While the history of the blues today is largely dominated by men, the work and effort of the monumental women who started the blues recording era will never be overlooked. For Black, Working-Class Women, the classic blues was an unprecedented new arena of self-expression, which gave Black Women a voice to overt sexuality, become avatars of liberation, and truly connect with one another. These singers didn’t wait for the world to be ready to listen. So why should you? We will never forget where we came from. #ablackerasdebate ——— Our Team: 🗣️: @poetrythebest @dagr8beck 🎨: @melleahsantana 📸: @unafrologetic 💄: @can._.you._.dont 🪮: @kadijatu_shour @kes_wavy 👗: @jamone.fb @homesick___alien @kaizenbreeze @therealliyahhb @iamaaliyahp 💎Graphix: @adri.ncn @colon.nicole 💎 Thanks: @sovereigncreations_ @rarestudios.bk @altspacemedia #ablackerasdebate ——— Black Creatives. Black Artists. Black Art. Black Photographers. Black Photography. Black Photoshoot. Black Filmmakers. Black Fashion. Black Film. Black Cinema. Black Excellence. Women’s History Month. Creative Direction. Black Girl Magic. Black History Year. Black History Month For The Rest Of My Life. ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿🤎🖤🤍 © 2026 Bluegum Media Collective. All Rights Reserved.
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