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Why Black People Love Dolly

Dolly Parton used her talent, her voice, her courage and her faith to live an unapologetic, liberated life, one that valued inclusivity and love above all.

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LaTosha Brown
Aug 27, 2026
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Dolly Parton at Dollywood in 2014 (Kris Harris King/Wikimedia Commons)

I remember the first time I saw her. I was a little girl, and there she was on Hee Haw, those dimples, those big clear eyes, that voice like sunlight through a screen door. My mama always had country music playing in our house, but the second a Dolly Parton song came on, I stopped wha…

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LaTosha Brown is a social justice activist, co-founder of Black Voters Matter Fund, and founder of Southern Black Girls & Women’s Consortium. A Glamour Woman of the Year and Forbes 50 Over 50 honoree, she’s also a musician and playwright.
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