John Michael CooperJun 23, 20237 minRRM – RACISM IN ROMANTIC MUSIC (Part 1 of 4)Dear Constant Reader, I’ve been absent from this blog for a while, partly because I needed to recharge, partly because I’m currently...
John Michael CooperDec 20, 20223 minFLORENCE PRICE’S MOTHER AND FATHER SUED THE RAILROAD FOR DISCRIMINATIONSpeaking Truth to Power In the late nineteenth century, the railroads were the primary means for shipping goods and materials quickly,...
John Michael CooperMay 1, 20224 min“UNIVERSITIES, UNIVERSITIES, UNIVERSITIES!” (1) The Conservatory of the University of Missouri, Kansas City, Brings Margaret Bonds’s Civil-Rights Credo to the Home of Dred Scott’s...
John Michael CooperOct 16, 20202 minTHE SOULS THAT TRY OUR TIMESLara Downes's new NPR show "AMPLIFY" interviews visionary Black musicians to offer very real hope in the American crisis of 2020.
John Michael CooperFeb 289 minBLACK REINSCRIPTION, WHITE REPRISAL: ELIZABETH KECKLEY AND MARGARET BONDS
John Michael CooperFeb 167 minSEQUINA DUBOSE: FROM “BLURRED LINES,” A MESSAGE CRYSTAL CLEAR (pt. 1 of 2)