41 readers ages 5-81 voice their support for #BlackLivesMatter in a collaborative reading of a Civil Rights manifesto by W.E.B. Du Bois.

In two little-known piano suites Florence Price took on popular Black stereotypes by humanizing her subjects through her music.

The time is ripe for a thorough exploration of Florence Price's teaching pieces for piano and her influence as a teacher.

Florence Price's newly published and recorded Village Scenes (1942) offer a sorely needed contemplation of tranquility, peace, and nature.

The global #BlackLivesMatter marches and Florence Price's spirituals give voice to the power of the cosmos in mandating racial justice.

Margaret Bonds's little-known settings of Robert Frost's well-known "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" teach important lessons.

Florence Price's "The Heart of a Woman" gives eloquent voice to the issues faced by African Americans as well as women.

A little-known aspect of Felix Mendelssohn's 1840 Song of Praise shows the importance of learning and optimism in times of crisis.

Florence Price's newly published piano arrangement of the slave song "Troubled in My Mind" eloquently sounds spirit of the ancestral melody.

The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented disruption in our daily lives. Musicians can turn that into a creative opportunity in their art.

The arts are where our imagination grows the strange new fruit of new world-views that open the way to a brighter future.