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.

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Detroit Harmony is working to get instruments in the hands of every Detroit kid who needs them — even the niche, unwieldy ones, like harps.

This summer, area residents won’t have to turn on the radio to hear one of country music’s most-played groups of late.

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Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...

Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum (Memphis, Tenn.) National Museum of African American Music (Nashville, Tenn.) Patsy Cline Museum ...

FKA twigs coined the term eusexua herself after a night in Prague’s underground raves in 2022, as she explained in a recent interview with NPR. “‘No one has their phones out, everybody's dancing … ...