Music has always been one of my first loves and if I wasn’t a writer and lawyer, I would love to front a post punk rock band. I have been a working writer for more than 15 years, and a lawyer for more ...

Martin Luther King Jr. had a deep respect for music as an instrument of change. The March on Washington in 1963, where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, featured live performances by Peter, ...

Phil Ochs was among the best songwriters ever, particularly among the segment of the songwriting profession we classify as topical, politically-oriented, or “protest music,” as the form was ...

“Storms surge and fires burn, but you don’t hear the call / 'Cause fossil fuels keep paying you, does it weigh on you at all? / Does it weigh on you at all? / Which side are you on now? Which side are ...

As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who helped make music what it is today in our expansive ...

MILTON — Protest songs have played a crucial role in shaping American history, serving as powerful tools for social change and political activism. From the labor movements of the early 20th century to ...

Welcome to Small Talk, a series where we catch up with the internet's favorite Extremely Online individuals offline. Art is integral to the success and longevity of social movements. It's woven into ...

I draw on Erving Goffman’s Frame Analysis and Eviatar Zerubavel’s sociology of attention to examine social movement communication as attempts to change hearts and minds by changing definitions of ...