It's not an overstatement to say that Slave to the Rhythm by Grace Jones sports one of the finest productions of the 80s, but ...

“Songs of Slavery and Emancipation,” the book and double-album were released on June 17 by Jalopy Records in New York and a film of the same name documents the process of discovering and ...

Genealogist Kenyatta D. Berry examines how song was used by slaves to both communicate and express feeling in the moment, as well as and pass history down through generations.

And Douglass did so, it is worth noting, by championing the same founding principles that he celebrated in his Fourth of July ...

Unfortunately, not all sentiments expressed in songs deserve to live forever. Systemic racism has been known to work itself into music, via lyrics that promote unflattering racial stereotypes and ...

Choir Celebrates Heritage Found in the Songs of Slaves Reviving the past through music – singers in Fayetteville are using their voices to honor black history and keep it alive.

It topped the US Billboard Hot 100, reached number two in the UK, and became the anthem of American Idol's elimination rounds ...

BPR visited the John C. Campbell Folk School as part of our Appalachian Women’s Oral History Tour and were able to pop into some of the classes taking place on campus, including Dr. Kathy ...

BEREA — Dr. Kathy Bullock and Friends will perform the “Songs of Slavery and Emancipation,” a powerful composition originally written and sung by enslaved people in hopes of freedom on ...

In "Song of a Slave Girl”, Ashraf Kagee brilliantly illuminates the struggle against oppression alongside the power of love, weaving a narrative that not only captivates but also educates. This ...