Rhythm and Blues wasn’t just a genre—it was a powerful force in the fight for civil rights. In this episode of The Cause: Conversations on Music, History, and Democracy, Dr. Reiland Rabaka explores ...

When soul music emerged in the 1960s, it aimed to be a method of storytelling around which a community could be formed. With ‘Green Eyes’, Badu carried on that root idea and tradition, though she ...

The artwork serves as a tribute to civil rights pioneer Dr. LaVon Wright Bracy, the first African American to graduate from ...

Ella Jenkins, Children’s Music, and the Long Civil Rights Movement When musician Ella Jenkins appeared on the show, she brought Black diasporic music and her signature songs to televisions across Amer ...

Dukes with words about her legacy on Long Island and beyond, and gospel music led by a man who knew ... Beyond her legacy as a civil rights leader, Chandler said, Dukes’ role in the church ...

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights has received a $500,000 gift from Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern Corporation. The freight transportation network and shipping company’s gift will ...

Jenkins, now on Broadway under the direction of longtime actress Phylicia Rashad, explores the generational conflicts in the ...