As well as being an incredible songwriter and performer, Nina Simone was a tireless activist within the civil rights movement, which often influenced her music.

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Music and politics have been intertwined continuously and the relationship between the two exists at an all-time high in the ...

On the evening of Oct. 10, Doudna Fine Arts Center hosted Oh Freedom! Songs of the Civil Rights Movement, a concert dedicated ...

The historical significance of Black popular music in American culture is powerful. Even former President Jimmy Carter ...

Nobel Prize-winning economist, professor, and popular New York Times opinion writer Paul Krugman on Monday published, “Trump ...

The musician never knew his grandfather but was inspired to develop a musical program based on the courageous man’s life and career as a journalist during the Civil Rights Movement. Adam W. Sadberry ...

The drummer/composer/bandleader talks about his upcoming concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrating the life and legacy of the renowned activist Bayard Rustin.

The Climate Revival, a touring church event, combines worship, education and inspiration to take action against the dangers ...

Delphia Bradley came to Idaho Falls last December to escape abuse, harassment and racism. Now she’s starting a new venture in ...

Simon Bouie told his mother and grandmother he wasn't going to get in trouble back in 1960. Then the Black Benedict College ...

The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry is hosting a two-day event, the "Wonderland Puppet Theater Symposium", this weekend, Oct. 25-26 ...