This week on the program we’ll hear music from around the world and American music to celebrate the work toward freedom and rights for all. We’ve got selections from Rhiannon Giddens, Tarika, Kotoja, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Thelonious Monk, … Continue reading →
Juneteenth commemorates the 19th day in June, 1865, when Union General Gordon Grainger announced General Order No.3, proclaiming freedom from slavery in Texas. Celebrations began immediately, but eventually took a back seat to the civil rights movement in the 1960s. … Continue reading →
Black History Month is celebrated every February in the United States. The precursor, Negro History Week, was created in 1926 when the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History chose the second week of February. This coincided with … Continue reading →
The United States has traditionally been a safe haven for refugees the world over. Lately, our politicians have tried to alter that concept and the pandemic heightened the rhetoric on both sides of the issue. This week we’ll examine the … Continue reading →
Juneteenth commemorates June 19th, 1865, when Union General Gordon Grainger announced General Order No.3 proclaiming freedom from slavery in Texas. Celebrations eventually took a back seat to the civil rights movement in the 1960s. With the advent of Black Lives … Continue reading →
The United States has traditionally been a safe haven for refugees the world over. Lately, our politicians have tried to alter that concept and the Covid pandemic has heightened the rhetoric on both sides of the issue. On this week’s … Continue reading →
Black History Month is celebrated every February in the United States. The concept was established as Negro History Week by historian Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History in 1926. Kent State University … Continue reading →
VARIOUS Woody Guthrie @ 100! Live At the Kennedy Center Legacy Recordings www.legacyrecordings.com Regardless of Eleanor Roosevelt’s attention to leftist music, Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (1912-67) might have been surprised to find Washington, DC’s Kennedy Center … Continue reading →
