Last week, managers overseeing the fight against the massive wildfire scorching California’s Lake Tahoe region thought they could have it contained by the start of this week.

This combination photo shows from left, Mickey Guyton, Beyonce Knowles and H.E.R., whose songs about the Black experience all landed Grammy nominations Tuesday. Months later, the song — and others focused on protesting, police brutality and the overall Black experience — are taking center stage at the 2021 Grammy Awards. Beyoncé’s “Black Parade” scored nominations for two of the top awards: song of the year and record of the year. The track will also compete for best R&B song and best R&B performance. For song of the year, “Black Parade” will compete with H.E.R.’s “I Can’t Breathe,” the R&B singer’s track about police brutality.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. When The Chicks decided to drop the word Dixie from the band's name, it was the culmination of years of internal discussions and attempts to distance itself from negative connotations with the word. The band signed a seven-record deal with Sony and again, they questioned whether to continue as The Dixie Chicks. Strayer even wondered if the word chicks was too derogatory to women, but ultimately felt it was empowering. I think the sort of now moment for me was when NASCAR banned the Dixie flag, said Maines. The Chicks did some research and found a female duo in New Zealand had been using the name The Chicks for decades.