Bill Withers: soul music’s ‘everyman’ wrote songs for the world to lean on
Adam Behr, Newcastle University Even before Bill Withers passed away from heart complications at the end of March, his 1972 hit Lean on Me had
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Duke Ellington’s melodies carried his message of social justice
Michelle R. Scott, University of Maryland, Baltimore County and Earl Brooks, University of Maryland, Baltimore County At a moment when there is a longstanding heated
Langston Hughes – domestic pariah, international superstar
Jason Miller, North Carolina State University A leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance, the inspiration behind Lorraine Hansberry’s play “A Raisin in the Sun” and
Prosecutors are increasingly – and misleadingly – using rap lyrics as evidence in court
Erik Nielson, University of Richmond Rapper Darrell Caldwell, better known to fans as Drakeo the Ruler, was on his way to stardom. Hailed as one