Black female country singers Were tolerated, not celebrated BBC.com
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News Summary
- Last week, Beyoncé became the first black woman to score a number one single
- Rissi Palmer, 42, from Missouri is one of them
- She broke a 20-year wait for a black women to appear on the country charts with her 2007 single Country Girl
- Black Opry tours across the US to champion the work of black artists
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