On June 19, 1865, two months after the end of the Civil War, a military order was announced in Galveston, Texas, informing the formerly enslaved people of that secessionist state that they were now ...

Music played a key role in the civil rights movement. People marched to freedom songs while artists from Sam Cooke to Bob Dylan took the message to the masses in recordings as enduring as "A Change is ...

The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra will present Sanctuary Road, a powerful oratorio by Grammy-winning composer Paul Moravec, at Kleinhans Music Hall on March 29 at 7:30 PM and March 30 at 2:30 PM.

Award-winning roots musician and folklorist Chris Vallillo will bring his show, “Oh Freedom! Songs of the Civil Rights Movement,” to the Helen Plum Library on Monday, Aug. 18. The Civil Rights ...

In the tense and transformative days after Mahsa Amini's death in police custody in September 2022 for allegedly wearing a head scarf improperly, a new anthem surged from Iran's streets: "Women, Life, ...

President Donald Trump posthumously awarded conservative icon Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom - the highest ...

A.I.M by Kyle Abraham’s annual Homecoming Gala doubled as a launch for the company’s 20th Anniversary season, a reverent look back that insisted on looking forward. For two decades, the company has ...

The Civil Rights movement used music extensively, with songs like "People Get Ready" serving as anthems. Many protest songs from the 1960s remain relevant and are still sung at demonstrations today.