Dolly Parton is speaking out about the Black Lives Matter movement and the importance of taking action amid “innocent ignorance." The country star covers ’s annual “Country Power Players 2020” issue. “I understand people having to make themselves known and felt and seen,” Parton, 74, says about the Black Lives Matter movement. “And of course, Black lives matter.
Do we think our little white asses are the only ones that matter? No!” Parton goes on to express the importance of taking action when realizing something is a “problem” — like when she became aware that the formerly named Dixie Stampede ride at her Dollywood theme park was offending some people, due to “Dixie” being associated with the Confederacy.
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