These country legends from the '70s made waves, then disappeared ... Bobbie Gentry made history as one of the first female country artists to write and record her own songs.

In the 1970s, rap music emerged as a tool for Black artists to express their life experiences. Like many forms of Black art, rap quickly received criticism and disapproval because of its graphic ...

In “Sly Lives!” and “Becoming Led Zeppelin,” the divergent expectations faced by White and Black musical artists become apparent.

He says many of the artists who came to Toronto from Jamaica in the '60s and '70s paved the way for today's Black Canadian music stars. "The history of Jamaican artists in Toronto wasn't appreciated.

Black artists have always been central to the fight for equality and justice. We experienced this during the Harlem ...