Jillian Pirtle made a promise to keep Marian Anderson's legacy alive through the tiny museum house and she's not letting ...

Arturo Toscanini said that Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993) had a voice that came along "once in a hundred years." When one of Anderson's teachers first heard her sing, the ...

Presentation of Spingarn medal to Marian Anderson by Mrs .Roosevelt, 30th Annual Conference, 1939. Courtesy: Library of Congress Anderson was born in 1897 in South Philadelphia. Hard-working and ...

Marian Anderson’s life was filled with moments where she was told “no” because of her race — but that didn’t stop her.

Philadelphia-born songstress Marian Anderson is having a moment in the spotlight. So, today’s lead story asks, why doesn’t ...

Five years after a burst pipe destroyed much of the late singer Marian Anderson's former Philadelphia home, her home has been restored and reopened. The museum highlights the life of Philadelphia ...