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.

Discover how Black musicians are revolutionizing modern music, from pioneering new genres to influencing global trends.

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Legendary singer and activist Barbara Dane died in her Oakland home Sunday. She was 97 years old. In the 1950s, Dane became a ...

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.

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

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

The Tony winner opens up to PEOPLE about playing the music icon on stage, sharing that he found "a definite connection" withe ...

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

Few, if any, dance performances of the nineties provoked more controversy than “Still/Here,” a multimedia work from 1994 by ...

Breland has a reputation for dropping bangers like “My Truck” and “Throw It Back,” but for his latest release, he wanted to ...