I have published a similar post before, but this seemed a good time to resurrect it. The story of the struggle for black rights in America is intimately linked to the story of popular music. And this is a collection of 12 songs that span the past century and have acted as the soundtrack to the black struggle in America. It is largely chronological and reflects the shifts both in the struggle and in the music (as well as my […]

Categories: Culture & Books, International, Race & Immigration • Tags: african americans, america, anti-racism, black struggle, blues, ferguson, freedom struggles, george floyd, hip hop, jacob lawrence, jazz, police racism, r'n'b, racism, soul