Well, you probably should. Not only was Cox a legendary folk singer, but he was known, too, as a fighter for social justice ...

Protest movements played a decisive role in shaping the history of our rebellion-born nation. In the 20th century alone, mass ...

While working on the lower register of her voice with New York City singer Paul Reese, who first turned her toward folk music. By the 1930s and ’40s, the genre was driven by Peter Seeger and the ...

In 1966, Simone wrote and performed “Four Women,” a musical portrait of different stereotyped Black women who were exploited ...

Revisiting the 1969 album 'The Spice Of Life' by Marlena Shaw, which captured the zeitgeist of the 1960s with its expansive sound and political activism.

House Republican lawmakers advanced a bill Monday that would remove protections against discrimination for transgender people from the Iowa Civil Rights Act. Hundreds of LGBTQ rights advocates ...

The 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday was commemorated on March 7. On that day in 1965, civil rights marchers, led by then-Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee leader John Lewis and Southern ...

As Hollywood studios move forward with rolling back programs and practices that promote diversity, equity and inclusion, ...

The original was produced by Toby Gad (John Legend’s ‘All of Me;) who co-wrote it along with Natasha Bedingfield and John Shanks (Celine Dion). Toby, a four-time Grammy winner, returns to produce ...

By contrast, when the Civil Rights Movement got pulled into an action ... “Keep your eyes on the prize” was not just an inspirational song; it was good strategic advice. Have team leaders ...

Archival, grainy black-and-white footage from the civil rights movement was spliced between ... A bubble-gum pop song. A raunchy rap anthem. All three Hot 100 hits feature Bruno Mars, a ...

A look into the lyrical content and inspirations of the song 'Four Women' by Nina Simone, along with the legacy its left for ...