Daily Dose of Protest: LA92 – Moor Mother

“We’re here protesting and sharing stories, but when everything else is so loud, how do you penetrate through?” The following statement was made by Camae Ayewa, a Philadelphia based activist, poet and experimental musician, better known as Moor Mother. On her recently released album Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes, she does her best to penetrate through the echo chamber. […]

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Protest Music Hall of Fame: Killing In The Name – Rage Against The Machine

“Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses” Often the most effective protest songs are the most direct. That is the case with “Killing in the Name” off Rage Against The Machine‘s 1992 self-titled album. In the face of injustice sometimes the most appropriate response is a defiant “fuck you.” This anthem of disenfranchisement attacks systemic […]

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