How exactly did an African-American spiritual from the 19th century become "We Shall Overcome," an iconic anthem during the civil rights era? By Eriq Gardner How exactly did an African-American ...

"We Shall Overcome," the iconic anthem of the civil rights movement, has itself overcome copyright control. On Friday, a New York federal judge partially granted summary judgment to those seeking to… ...

The new Jim Crow uses rigged maps and partisan Supreme Court decisions to disenfranchise voters of color. The six justices on the U.S. Supreme Court appointed by Republican presidents have just gutted ...

While the wave of demonstrations sweeping the world in the wake of George Floyd’s murder will undoubtedly inspire a new generation of protest music, it has also led many to revisit older songs. Some ...

LBJ expresses solidarity with the civil rights struggle and asks Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act. President Lyndon B. Johnson's Special Address to Congress on Voting Rights; U.S. Capitol, ...

Jazz guitar great Bill Frisell has shared the animated video for his rendition of the protest anthem “We Shall Overcome,” which serves as the closing track on the jazz guitar great’s upcoming album ...

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - The undisputed anthem of the civil rights movement has its roots in the Queen City, though it took more than 50 years for the world to recognize it. “We Shall Overcome” is a ...

It was 100 years ago today that the late folk singer and activist Pete Seeger was born. In 2004, Seeger came into our Firehouse studio for an in-depth interview. We play an excerpt to mark his ...

The vocal group Afro Blue was founded (in 2002) by its director, Connaitre Miller, Jazz Voice Coordinator at Howard University in Washington, DC. Miller's approach to vocal jazz is patterned after ...