Malcolm Washington first picked up the script in 2020, in the heat of the Covid-19 pandemic. Set in 1930s Pittsburgh, The Piano Lesson follows the Charles family — particularly, two siblings — who are ...

Mat Callahan is a musician and insurgent historian whose latest project is, “Songs of Slavery and Emancipation.” The book and double-album were released on June 17 by Jalopy Records in New York and a ...

Music can be used to preserve emotions and stories, even from centuries ago. A recent project is working to share the songs and music by enslaved people and abolitionists from American history. Dr.

Faithfully recreating the music of slave organizers, freedom fighters, and abolitionists, a recent compilation sheds light on the politics of collective liberation at the root of 19th-century American ...

The Rolling Stones dropped "Brown Sugar" from their concert setlist, saying they fear 21st century fans won't grasp that the tune is about "the horrors of slavery" and not celebrating it. In an ...

The idea that slavery existed in past centuries is disturbing enough. To think that it still exists somewhere in the world is even more troubling. But it does go on today in northwestern Africa and ...

I first heard the Christmas spiritual “Sweet Little Jesus Boy” when I was a small child. It was playing in the background while my grandmother put the finishing touches on the pies, cakes and fixings ...

NEW YORK — Esteban Montejo was over 100 before the world knew his story. Born a slave in Cuba in 1860, he escaped and lived for years in the jungle until slavery was abolished on the island in 1886.

The band has performed the 1969 chart-topper in nearly every performance since its release The Rolling Stones are retiring one of their biggest hits for the foreseeable future. Last week, bandmates ...