InRock n’ HeavybyDavid Hinckley·Aug 2, 2024Bernice Johnson Reagon Chased Freedom With a SongSometime in 1956, the splendid South African singer Miriam Makeba decided to record an English-language ballad called “Lovely Lies” with a…
Irma McClaurin·Jul 25, 2024A Belated Tribute to Bernice Reagon, who gave the Civil Rights Movement a Beat and MusicAuthor’s photo 2009
Ryan and Ruth Campbell·Jul 18, 2024In loving memory of Bernice Johnson ReagonShe is coming into heaven tonight. Oh, I wish you had a ticket, I can see it so clearly. The seraphim and cherubim start out with a grand…
InThrough the FogbyMarie Snyder·Dec 13, 2023A Disaster Groundhog DayA few decades ago I watched a video in a class with a Black female musician answering a question about how to stop all the racism and…