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Raina Lipsitz is an author and journalist. Living in Brooklyn, her works have been featured in Al Jazeera America, and The ...

This article first appeared in Volume 53, Issue 4 of our print edition of Index on Censorship, titled Unsung Heroes: How musicians are raising their voices against oppression. Read more about the ...