Anita Baker Introduced Us and Patrice Rushen Did the Rest

"Anita Baker Introduced Us and Patrice Rushen Did the Rest" by Ed Pavlić. First published in Oxford American, No. 297, Autumn 2023.

• Featured in: The Best American Essays 2024
• Read at: https://oxfordamerican.org/magazine/issue-123-winter-2023/anita-baker-introduced-us-and-patrice-rushen-did-the-rest