The mural includes paintings of Dr. LaVon Bracy and rocker Tom Petty, and hopes to inspire future generations with a message ...

Birmingham lawmakers realized several items realted programs and events in the Birmingham area in the proposed Fiscal Year ...

As revered as the music has been over the decades, the true power of Motown, suggests Vancouver’s Krystle Dos Santos, is the way it helped reshape the fabric of America. “Motown started in 1959,” says ...

Exploring the incredible legacy left by the defiant performer and songwriter Nina Simone, particularly her 1966 song 'Four Women', which typified the era.

A teenage Janis Ian once ran off stage during a performance of "Society's Child," a terrifying experience that ultimately ...

Three generations of Los Inocentes honor Cesar Chavez and their culture nearly 30 years after their founding. March 31 is ...

Through their collective achievements, these extraordinary women created lasting foundations for social justice, equality, ...

Johnny Cash's 1964 album 'Bitter Tears' went relatively ignored by radio stations and his record label, so he took matters into his own hands.

“Baby 29-year-old me applied with no music to my name, but knowing the kind of work Kronos Quartet had done and the big swings they take,” she recalled. “I had an idea about the Lebanese ...

Sam Cooke’s song “A Change is Gonna Come” has been an anthem of the civil rights era since the ‘60s. Now, a video of guest ...

The world said goodbye last month to someone who made history as the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress.

César E. Chávez Day, a federal commemorative holiday, is marked on Monday, March 31. The day honors the legacy of civil ...