The African American folk singer and songwriter had decades-long career as a children's entertainer, and made a global impact ...

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When the 2018 midterms rolled around, Swift broke her political silence. She took to Instagram to endorse Tennessee Democrats Phil Bredesen (for Senate) and Jim Cooper (for the House of ...

A penguin whose gay partner died broke into song – prompting his whole colony to follow suit. Sphen, an 11-year-old Gentoo ...

The red-black-green flag we're highlighting today is the Pan-African flag, an important symbol of Black culture for members ...

Instead, the songs offer a poetic, emotionally rich and often internalized ... As recounted on billofrightsinstitute.org: ...

Jazz singer, songwriter and producer China Moses talks about her role on a panel which is discussing the issues facing women ...