There is nothing new about artists engaging in the politics of their communities. The plays of Aristophanes savaged the ...

The character of Gawain, one of King Arthur’s leading knights, recurs throughout medieval literature, but the way he’s presented underwent a curious development during the period, moving closer and ...

In 'Black Music', a collection of essays, liner notes and interviews from 1959 to 1967, Amiri Baraka captures the ferment, energy and excitement of the avant-garde jazz scene. Published while he still ...

About a year before I left home to attend Texas A&M, I remember hearing my 11-year-old sister singing a song that I had never heard before. I wasn’t quite sure what I was listening to, but ...

Satire cuts through rhetoric, addressing issues that may be too sensitive or contentious for traditional media. For Kenyans, it’s a familiar way to call out injustices and laugh at the ironies ...