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Kam Franklin

@kamfranklin.bsky.social

Lead vocalist for @thesuffers. I’m a producer, writer, actress, orator, and more. Business inquiries: Meredith@Midcitizen.com www.KamFranklin.com

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NPR@npr.org · last yr.

Without federal funding, public media — and the truth-telling, community-connecting role it plays — is at risk. Local stations may vanish. Millions could lose trusted news and vital information. If you are ready to join the fight for journalism, donate now: n.pr/458sOhq

Texas Observer@texasobserver.org · last yr.

“SB 37 is going much further in increasing government oversight of what happens in our classes. So I can only imagine the kind of self-censorship, and then the actual censorship that we experience from the government, is just going to be heightened.”

Amid New McCarthyism, the Alliance for Texas History Embraces Diverse Scholarship

“It’s particularly important at a moment when our state leaders have demonstrated that they don't want students to have a really full, inclusive accounting of our state or national past.”

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McSweeney's@mcsweeneys.net · last yr.

"I get why our leaders don’t want just anyone to get their hands on good daycare. Can you imagine how it would ravage our economy if parents had the brain space to remember they already bought a three-pack of hand soap refills instead of staggering from one purchase to the next?"

My Favorite Controlled Substance Is Daycare

Forget snorting that Snoo and huffing that Nugget. This is the real stuff. It’s expensive, it’s addictive, it’s impossible to get your hands on, an...

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NPR@npr.org · last yr.

ICE says it is investigating the cause of death of 44-year-old Marie Ange Blaise in a Florida detention center on Friday. A local congresswoman says Blaise had complained of chest pains "for hours."

Lawmakers demand answers after a Haitian woman dies at an ICE detention center

ICE says it is investigating the cause of death of 44-year-old Marie Ange Blaise in a Florida detention center on Friday. A local congresswoman says Blaise had complained of chest pains "for hours."

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Kam Franklin@kamfranklin.bsky.social · last yr.

Thank you to the Houston Chronicle for asking me about how to have the best day in Houston! Honestly, I could have written a whole book about this topic. Check it out my answers here: www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/bes...

The Suffers lead singer Kam Franklin shares what her best in day in Houston looks like

Kam Franklin, lead singer of The Suffers, spends her best day in Houston making music, eating pho, finding inspiration through art galleries, and dancing.

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Kam Franklin@kamfranklin.bsky.social · last yr.

I’m honored to be a part of this incredible project. My version of Barbara Lynn’s “You’ll Lose A Good Thing, with the Antone's 50th Allstars, is now out on all streaming platforms!

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Kam Franklin@kamfranklin.bsky.social · last yr.

I'll be doing my very first Austin City Limits TV taping on Monday, April 29th alongside some incredible blues legends that include Jimmie Vaughan, Bobby Rush, Christone "KINGFISH" Ingram and more. This is a part of the Antone's 50th anniversary celebration, and I'm honored to be a part of it. 🥰🥳🤩

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Kam Franklin@kamfranklin.bsky.social · last yr.

For all of the success I’ve had, I’ve faced even more rejection. As an independent artist, some of the funding I have received for my projects outside of my performances has come from applying to artist grants.