‘I have to be my own role model’: Indë Francis launches new album, which explores identity and self-discovery

‘I have to be my own role model’: Indë Francis launches new album, which explores identity and self-discovery

By Carolyn Brown For the Valley Advocate Growing up in western Massachusetts, local musician and “artivist” Indë Francis, who performs mononymously as Indë, lacked role models who could help them understand their identities. Now, with their new album, they’re honoring elements of their life story and their path to becoming the Black queer role model they wished they’d had. Indë’s new album, “Role Model,” will be released with a launch concert at…