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from Inside Hook<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

25 Songs About Racism That Are Still Sadly Relevant Today<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

From “Fight the Power” to “Freedom”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BY\u00a0<\/strong>BONNIE STIERNBERG<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Over 30 years later, “Fight the Power” is still relevant. DO THE RIGHT THING\/UNIVERSAL PICTURES<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Black artists have played a vital role in shaping American music for hundreds of years \u2014 be it jazz, gospel, blues, hip-hop or the invention of rock \u2018n\u2019 roll. (Sadly, like in all other facets of life in this country, those artists were by and large ripped off, taken advantage of and never properly given their due.) But while Black musicians have had to deal with racism from audiences and the industry alike, they haven\u2019t let it impact their artistry. Music can be a balm or a megaphone, and songs have been used to protest racism for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sadly, as this past week has evidenced, those songs are just as relevant today. The names get swapped out for new ones \u2014 \u201cThe Death of Emmett Till\u201d has been replaced with lyrical references to Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin, \u201cBirmingham Sunday\u201d and \u201cMississippi Goddam\u201d swapped out for \u201cBaltimore\u201d \u2014 but the deaths and the injustices keep on coming. These songs are, of course, just the top of the iceberg, but in the wake of the death of George Floyd, they\u2019re all essential listens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[ click to view the list at Inside Hook<\/a> ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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