For many in the Natchez community, the scars from racism run deep and the struggle is far from over, as evidenced by stories ...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life of Struggle Outside the South, is a major reexamination of the civil rights leader that offers a different picture of both King’s own experiences of police brutality and ...

Adolphus Hailstork's 2022 requiem cantata "A Knee on the Neck" pays tribute to George Floyd. NPR speaks with librettist Herbert Martin, who initiated the work, five years after police killed Floyd in ...

Approaching Malcolm X’s 100th birthday on May 19, 2025, is historically significant as many rediscover his legacy. Younger Black Americans learn about Malcolm X’s legacy through annual community-based ...