Nona Hendryx

You know the hit song Lady Marmalade from the group Labelle. One of the group’s members, Nona Hendryx has stayed busy since then by mentoring and teaching young girls about careers in science, technology and math. Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Ms. Hendryx about her program called SisteSMATR. Hendryx noticed that she was […]

Lady Gaga, Madonna, Erykah Badu, Janelle Monae and Rihanna all owe a debut to Nona Hendryx. The groundbreaking former member of Labelle was making avant-garde music and wearing outrageous costumes The 67-year-old isn’t letting age slow her down. She’s just released a new album “Mutatis Mutandis” and is preparing to head out to promote it. […]

Lady Gaga, Madonna, Erykah Badu, Janelle Monae and Rihanna all owe a debut to Nona Hendryx. The groundbreaking former member of Labelle was making avant-garde music and wearing outrageous costumes before they were born. The 67-year-old isn’t letting age slow her down. She’s just released a new album “Mutatis Mutandis” and is preparing to head […]