Songs Of Freedom: January Playlist JusticeAid

JusticeAid started in 2013 by a group of civil rights advocates in order to promote justice through the arts. In January 2020 they started a monthly Songs of Protest blog where they feature a playlist built around a theme. For January the playlist is appropriately built around civil right themes inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. The article features write-ups […]

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10 Protest Songs Inspired By Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15th, 1929 and he was assassinated on April 4, 1968. Considering the inedible impact that the famed civil rights leader had, it should be no surprise that numerous songs have been inspired by him. Here is a list of ten of those tunes. Blues For Martin Luther Kings – Otis SpannĀ (1968) This […]

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