The religious hymn "This Little Light of Mine" has often been referred to as having originated in the era of American slavery. For instance, on Sept. 26, 1998, the Orlando Sentinel published that the ...

Fannie Lou Hamer was a civil rights activist who used singing to promote community and fight for voting rights. Hamer's life and legacy are celebrated in the new Kentucky Opera production, "This ...

On America's 249th birthday, we look at the different definitions of America by revisiting NPR's American Anthem series. Independence Day means different things to each of us. And on this 249th ...

October 2020 would be a great time to write a pre-election piece, but that would mean that I have to wade into all the nastiness surrounding the presidential campaign and rehash what I think of the ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Kentucky Opera will premiere its first commissioned opera in over 25 years, "This ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The Santa Fe Opera will present the world premiere of This Little Light of Mine, a ...

There are a few truisms about growing up in Black households in America; here are two: 1) you must close the gotdamned door when the air conditioner is running—don’t be air-conditioning the whole ...