Black power music functions as cultural documentation and motivational fuel through its evolution from Civil Rights-era ...

Like the movement to unionize industrial workers in the 1930s and the African American civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s, the farmworkers’ movement was a singing movement. It consciously ...

In 1964, Dr. Martin Luther Jr. delivered the opening address to the Berlin Jazz Festival. "Jazz speaks for life," King said. "The blues tell the story of life's difficulties — and, if you think for a ...

The controversial Mexican musical phenomenon known as the "Movimiento Alterado" arrives in San Diego on Thursday, with its explicit lyrics glorifying the violence and culture of drug traffickers.

“Storms surge and fires burn, but you don’t hear the call / 'Cause fossil fuels keep paying you, does it weigh on you at all? / Does it weigh on you at all? / Which side are you on now? Which side are ...

This piece was originally published at Waging Nonviolence. Social movements are stronger when they sing. That’s a lesson that has been amply demonstrated throughout history, and it’s one that I have ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few groups in American music history carry the cultural, spiritual, and social weight of The Staple Singers. Led by Roebuck “Pops” Staples and anchored by the powerful, soulful voice ...

NOBUKO MIYAMOTO: A SONG IN MOVEMENT chronicles the extraordinary journey of the legendary Nobuko Miyamoto – a dancer, singer, and activist driven by a lifelong passion for social justice and community ...