Remembering Dolly Parton: She Brought People Together
By Gary Johnson – Founder & Publisher, Black Men In America.com Music icon Dolly Parton died on August 25, 2026, after a brief battle with cancer. She was 80 years old. One may ask, why is the founder of Black Men In America.com writing a column about Dolly Parton? The short answer is simple: because Dolly Parton came off as that person who belonged to all of us. She was that rare celebrity who appealed to people across generations, race, gender, politics, class and geography. In the divided and polarized country that we live in today, Dolly Parton brought people […]
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By Gary Johnson – Founder & Publisher, Black Men In America.com Music icon Dolly Parton died on August 25, 2026, after a brief battle with cancer. She was 80 years old. One may ask, why is the founder of Black Men In America.com writing a column about Dolly Parton? The short answer is simple: because Dolly Parton came off as that person who belonged to all of us. She was that rare celebrity who appealed to people across generations, race, gender, politics, class and geography. In the divided and polarized country that we live in today, Dolly Parton brought people […]
