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The King Of Love
“Somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly. Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech. Somewhere I read of the freedom of the press. Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to...
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In Memory of RFK, 6/6/68
From the text of Keep on Pushing, page 76. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was preparing his bid for the presidency, looking as if he would surely be the one chosen to lead his country through the deep water....
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Len Chandler and the March on Washington
photo of Len Chadler at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival by John Rudoff. August 28 marks the 49th anniversary of the the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Among those assembled to help...
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Occupy Turns One
Hats off to West Coast artists Tom Morello, Jello Biafra and Michelle Shocked for joining Lee Ranaldo and Co.at New York’s Foley Square Park last Sunday for the kick off of the one year anniversary...
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Happy Birthday Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
It was a long road to the third Monday in January when all 50 states will observe the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the day named in his honor in their own unique ways. Largely owed for making...
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“Sister Rosa”
February 4 is the birthday of Rosa Parks, the civil rights activist remembered for refusing to move to the back of the bus: The Montgomery Bus Boycott, in the name of the desegregating public transit,...
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Belafonte Honored by NAACP, Voices Need for ‘Radical Song’
Actor, singer and activist Harry Belafonte accepted the NAACP’s Spingarn Medal on Friday night in New York City for outstanding achievement by an African American in 2012. Reprising a powerful speech...
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Never Forget: Emmett Till, born July 25, 1941
The story of Chicago’s 15-year-old Emmett Till (born today in 1941), murdered while on summer vacation in Money, Mississippi, was among the events in the mid-‘50s that mobilized the Civil Rights...
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Len Chandler: Fifty Years of Marching and Singing the Songs of Freedom
As most readers know, today is the 50th anniversary of the the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. What you may not know, even as an astute observer of civil rights and music history...
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50 Years Ago: Four Little Girls and Two Songs
It was 50 years years ago that the four Birmingham, Alabama girls, Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley, lost their lives during the bombing of the Sixteenth Street...
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Anybody Here?
“Abraham, Martin and John” was written by Dick Holler and first released by Dion (DiMucci) in 1968. Neither Holler nor DiMucci were known for being particularly political in their music, but the...
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In The Name of MLK
In one of those weird, under-reported facts, the origin of the third Monday in January when all 50 states are set to observe the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929) is not widely...
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RIP Pete Seeger (1919-2014)
The folksinger, activist, songcatcher, banjo-picker, environmentalist, family man and non-violent resistor Pete Seeger was inspiration and forbear to any man or woman who uses their songs for economic...
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History: Rosa Parks Born Today
February 4 is the birthday of Rosa Parks, the civil rights activist remembered for refusing to move to the back of the bus: The Montgomery Bus Boycott, in the name of the desegregating public transit,...
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The King of Love
“Somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly. Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech. Somewhere I read of the freedom of the press. Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to...
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We’re On The Freedom Side
There’s a new version of the labor standard, “Which Side Are You On?” going around: Sung at the Black Lives Matter and Blackout Coalition actions, it’s also been used as the intro and outro marching...
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MLK: The Last Holiday
“In the end we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends.” –Martin Luther King, Jr. This weekend I joined hands with Down With Tyranny! to present a series of guest...
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The Staple Singers: The Long March on Freedom’s Highway
In April of 1965, just weeks after the historic marches for voting rights across Alabama, the Staple Singers convened at a South Side Chicago church for a service dedicated to the marchers. The...
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The Last Holiday: Remembering Dr. MLK, Jr.
It was a long road to the third Monday in January when all 50 states observe the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the day named in his honor. Largely owed for making the dream of a King holiday...
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Black History Month: Rosa Parks Meets The Neville Brothers
February 4 is the birthday of Rosa Parks, the rebellious civil rights activist remembered most for refusing to move to the back of the bus: The Montgomery Bus Boycott, in the name of the desegregating...
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