LIZZO ON HOPE, JUSTICE, AND THE ELECTION. In our new world, where travel is no longer advisable and social distancing mandatory, it has been a bit hard to connect with Lizzo. […]

BLACK SCHOLARS CONFRONT WHITE SUPREMACY IN CLASSICAL MUSIC. Martin Luther King, Jr., in his book “Stride Toward Freedom,” wrote, “On a cool Saturday afternoon in January 1954, I set out […]

50 YEARS AGO, THEY DID SOMETHING RARE IN GOSPEL: TIED MUSIC TO PROTEST.. The graphic video montage of violence against people of color that accompanies Isaac Cates & Ordained’s sobering […]

NANDI BUSHELL, A 10-YEAR-OLD MUSICIAN, HAS THE SPIRIT OF 1,000 ROCK STARS. Bushell used her growing platform to advocate for the Black Lives Matter movement at the height of the […]

BREAKING DOWN THE LEGACY OF RACE IN TRADITIONAL MUSIC IN AMERICA. The symbols of America’s racist past have been under intense scrutiny since the protests against police brutality erupted nationwide. […]