To Be Young, Gifted and Black' was one of the biggest beacons Nina Simone offered the civil rights movement, but what was the ...

Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict the fight for civil rights. Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 ...

Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict the fight for civil rights.

Ron T. Young. Black people have long used music as a form of resistance and a tool for change in America. From spirituals that were sung during enslavement to the freedom songs of the Civil Rights ...

Simultaneously, the Civil Rights Movement in the United States found strength in music. Songs like “We Shall Overcome” became rallying cries for equality and justice. Artists such as Nina Simone ...

PLAY Episode Date: March 27, 2025 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 ...

In this digital age of disinformation, it’s easy for simple facts about the Civil Rights Movement to get misconstrued. During this era, which rose to prominence in the 1950s, Black folks worked ...

In this episode of The Cause: Conversations on Music, History, and Democracy, Dr. Reiland Rabaka explores how rock & roll helped shape the Civil Rights Movement and American democracy itself. From its ...

These foot soldiers in the Civil Rights Movement are the focus of Elaine Weiss’ “Spell Freedom,” a richly researched and detailed new history of the underground schools that sprang up ...