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 ...

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.

The civil rights era comes alive in these excellent, informative books for kids of all ages. From beautifully illustrated picture books to memoirs that depict the Jim Crow South to biographies of ...

LERONE MARTIN: He's known as the Happy Am I preacher, so he has this kind of charisma, smiling, very happy. My name is Dr. Lerone Martin, and I am the director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Research ...

Curtis Mayfield’s catalog is filled with wisdom, groove, and emotion. Whether addressing social issues or matters of the ...

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

But more important than that was that it was during the period of the Civil Rights Movement. It was near the end of - a lot of things were happening. The Black Power movement was in vogue. And as a ...

Decrying a world characterized by materialism, violence and blind conformity, Dylan echoed the warnings of King Solomon.

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

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 ...

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

Alabama civil rights movement. This December will mark seventy years since the Montgomery Bus Boycott. 2025 is also the sixtieth anniversary of the shooting of civil rights activist Jimmie Lee Jackson ...