She Stood On Stage In Front Of Thousands Of People And Cried Out For Something Glaringly Obvious

This song may be just as pertinent today as it was when Tracy Chapman wrote it. Something tells me the lyrics are timeless … but they don’t have to be if we stand up for livable wages.

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Sep 19, 2014

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