Singer M.I.A. Dropped from Music Festival After Criticizing Black Lives Matter
Posted on July 16, 2016
Organizers of the London-based Afropunk Festival dropped singer M.I.A. as its headlining act due to the backlash the England-born rapper received after she criticized the Black Lives Matter movement in April.
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