PhotoJennifer Holliday sang for the Reagans. “I just spoke to her and she still hadn’t made up her mind about doing the event,” he wrote. Ms. Holliday said she had been startled and disheartened on Friday by the venom that greeted the news of her participation. I would hope that’s not how it ends up, but right now I would like to be a part of a welcoming part of America. I would like to sing some hope and have my voice not be associated with some kind of label, but I guess that’s where we are now.”

Source: New York Times January 13, 2017 21:45 UTC