Black History Month began in 1926 as ‘Negro History Week’, founded by historian Carter G. Woodson to highlight the overlooked contributions of Black Americans. The second week of February was chosen ...

Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict the fight for civil rights.

Who really knows why we are still fascinated and influenced by Bob Dylan, perhaps he asks himself that same question and maybe the answer is ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’!

Goodwin House Alexandria hosted a panel on Jan. 30, honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. through the ...

Martin Luther King III discusses the legacy of his iconic father and his emotional struggle to forge a path of his own in an ...

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Joan Baez and Bob Dylan were once the folk music “it” couple of the 1960s. The Queen of Folk and the moody vagabond with a penchant for wordsmithing enjoyed their reign together in the early ...

Folk legend Joan Baez is giving her take on Monica Barbaro playing her in the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown. Playing in theaters, A Complete Unknown tells the story of Dylan’s rise on the ...

By Martin Luther King, III, chairman of the board of the Drum Major Institute and author of “What is My Legacy?” The inauguration of the 47th president of the United States coincided with ...

Joan also was impressed by the musical performances in the film, which stars Timothée Chalamet as Dylan and features Ed Norton as traditional folk great Pete Seeger. Baez also had a positive ...

The actor had sent in her audition tape for the role of folk legend Joan Baez in “A Complete Unknown,” the story of Bob Dylan’s arrival on the folk scene. After learning that she’d made ...