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.

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 ...

It may be cold outside, but it promises to be cozy in the theaters, concert halls, and intimate clubs where these recommended pop and classical music performances will be staged in the weeks leading ...

Here’s a list of some singers at previous presidential inaugurations: John F Kennedy, 1961: Contralto Marian Anderson sang The Star-Spangled Banner ... Ronald Reagan, 1981: Amateur singer Juanita ...

Here’s a list of some singers at previous presidential inaugurations: John F Kennedy, 1961: Contralto Marian Anderson sang ... Ronald Reagan, 1981: Amateur singer Juanita Booker sang the ...

20, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) Singer Marian Anderson smiles at the Pierre Hotel in New York, Nov. 28, 1979. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm, File) Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton, right, ...

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Jimmy Carter, 1977: Cantor Isaac Goodfriend, a Holocaust survivor, accompanied by the U.S. Marine Band sang the national anthem. Ronald Reagan, 1981: Amateur singer Juanita Booker sang the national ...