25 songs of civil rights, social justice, freedom and hope for Black History Month 2024 Ed Masley, Arizona Republic Updated Fri, February 9, 2024 at 1:05 AM UTC ...

Tyler said it's necessary to understand the importance of songs about issues affecting marginalized communities, especially if you are part of a non-marginalized group. “Black music, as a whole ...

If “De Colores” became the anthem of the farmworkers’ movement, “No Nos Moverán” became its fight song. In a phone conversation I had with her in 2014, nearly a half century after the ...

3. “Blackbird” Perhaps the most famous Beatles song that tackles social issues is “Blackbird.” Paul McCartney was inspired by The Little Rock Nine–the first group of black students to ...

*Social justice advocacy takes many forms and uses many platforms. Grammy award winning vocal choir Tonality uses their musical platform to perform songs that invoke conversation, and hopefully ...

Each concert focuses on a different social justice issue. Tonality are a movement all their own. Recently, Tonality, under the direction of Artistic Director Alexander Lloyd Blake, and thanks to ...

A performing-arts organization in Seattle explores questions of human rights and social justice through the transformative power of music.. When Mina Miller founded Music of Remembrance in 1998, the ...

Casey helped spearhead the #FairPlé social media campaign in 2018, and the work hasn’t been easy. As she told the Hollywood Soapbox website in 2022, “We have a mountain of work to do.” Still, she ...

Corporations, billionaires and celebs are shrill champions of social justice causes. Author Musa Al-Gharbi explains how they end up torching the issues instead of solving the problems.

25 songs of civil rights, social justice, freedom and hope for Black History Month 2024. Story by Ed Masley, Arizona Republic • 1y. ... environment issues and the war in Vietnam.

Parker said listening to artists rap about social justice issues is significant because there's an audience that can relate to these problems and feel heard. “That’s the beauty of hip-hop ...

Honor Black History Month with iconic music from Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more.