The Story of Pompey (December 1848) When William and Ellen Craft made their famous 1,000 mile escape from slavery, William met an enslaved African, Pompey, in the city of Charleston, SC. The song “Pompey” tells the story of that meeting. Listen here: soundcloud.com/hillipsand/p...

#tdih December 6, 2002. RIP- Philip Berrigan who passed away on this day in Baltimore, Md. Berrigan was a Catholic priest and activist in the anti-war movement. He engaged in nonviolent, civil disobedience in the cause of peace and nuclear disarmament Listen here: soundcloud.com/hillipsand/c...

#tdih- Dec. 2, 1859: Abolitionist John Brown is executed in Charles Town, Vir. (Now WV) Frederick Douglass wrote of Brown, "His zeal in the cause of my race was far greater than mine…I could live for the slave, but he could die for him." Listen here: soundcloud.com/hillipsand/g...

#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth The Battle of Hayes Pond Remembering the day the Lumbee Indians ousted the KKK from Maxton, NC in what has been called the Battle of Hayes Pond The musical tribute, “The Ballad of Maxton” celebrates the Lumbee victory. Listen here: soundcloud.com/hillipsand/b...

The Cambridge movement was an American social movement in Dorchester County, Maryland, led by activist Gloria Richardson. The movement led to the desegregation of all schools, recreational areas, and hospitals in Maryland. Listen here: soundcloud.com/hillipsand/c...

@pophistory.bsky.social #tdih Nov. 20 (1969) Remembering the Native American Occupation of Alcatraz Island which began on this day and lasted 19 months. Listen here: soundcloud.com/hillipsand/w...

@danampatton.bsky.social #tdih Nov. 20 (1969) Remembering the Native American Occupation of Alcatraz Island which began on this day and lasted 19 months. Listen here: soundcloud.com/hillipsand/w...

@lisastampnitzky.bsky.social #tdih Nov. 20 (1969) Remembering the Native American Occupation of Alcatraz Island which began on this day and lasted 19 months. Listen here: soundcloud.com/hillipsand/w...

@babewiththepower.bsky.social #tdih Nov. 20 (1969) Remembering the Native American Occupation of Alcatraz Island which began on this day and lasted 19 months. Listen here: soundcloud.com/hillipsand/w...

@mbensonster.bsky.social #tdih Nov. 20 (1969) Remembering the Native American Occupation of Alcatraz Island which began on this day and lasted 19 months. Listen here: soundcloud.com/hillipsand/w...

#tdih Nov. 20 (1969) Remembering the Native American Occupation of Alcatraz Island which began on this day and lasted 19 months. The song "We Hold the Rock" celebrates the anniversary of the occupation which established a precedent for Indian activism. Listen here: soundcloud.com/hillipsand/w...

#tdih RIP Joe Hill – Executed by the state of Utah on Nov. 19, 1915 Remembering Joe Hill (Hillstrom)- labor activist, songwriter, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). The song “8 Hours” pays tribute to Joe Hill and the labor reforms of the IWW. soundcloud.com/hillipsand/8...

#NAHM Mount Rushmore Memorial is a massive sculpture carved into the Black Hills, sacred land of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne and Omaha Indians. The “taking” of the Black Hills by the U.S. government remains one of the most blatant land grabs in American history. soundcloud.com/hillipsand/b...

#WorldKindnessDay Introduced in 1998, World Kindness Day is an international observance celebrated on November 13. The purpose of this day is to promote an understanding that compassion for others is what binds us all together. soundcloud.com/hillipsand/b...

November 7, 1916 –Montana’s Jeannette Rankin, becomes the first woman elected to Congress. A pacifist, Rankin championed a multitude of diverse women's rights and civil rights causes throughout a career that spanned more than six decades. soundcloud.com/hillipsand/j...

#nativeamericanheritagemonth As of 2020, there were 574 “federally recognized” tribes in the U.S. From the Trail of Tears to the Standing Rock Pipeline protests, they can say with conviction, “We Are Still Here.” Watch/Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqQF...

Charlie Chaplin’s, The Great Dictator, which satirized Hitler and attacked fascism was released in October 1940. The song “Little Tramp” pays tribute to the star of the silent screen. Watch/listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVua...

Robert Johnson Did aspiring guitarist, Robert Johnson, journey to the Crossroads to “sell his soul?” Will we ever know? The song, Robert Johnson, pays tribute to the legendary (and enigmatic) guitarist. Listen here: soundcloud.com/hillipsand/r...

#tdih October 16, 1859. Remembering John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry His soul is marching on Musical tribute. Listen here: soundcloud.com/hillipsand/g...

#TDIH Fannie Lou Hamer is born on this day- October 6, 1917 Remembering Mississippi’s Fannie Lou Hamer, voting and women's rights activist, community organizer, and leader of the civil rights movement. Listen here: soundcloud.com/hillipsand/f...

#TDIH Philip Berrigan is born on this day, October 5 (1923). “We are the daughters and sons of God, and that means we are called to be peacemakers." Philip Berrigan Musical Tribute: Listen here- soundcloud.com/hillipsand/c...

#tdih Remembering the 217 day hunger strike of the Irish Republican H-Block prisoners which ended on October 3 in 1981. “Belfast Town” is dedicated to the men and women who gave their lives in the pursuit of freedom. Listen here: soundcloud.com/hillipsand/b...

#tdih September 27, 1962: Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring was published, launching the modern environmental movement, banning DDT and other pesticides. Musical tribute. Listen here: soundcloud.com/hillipsand/l...

Ethel Greenglass, later to become, Ethel Rosenberg, is born on September 28 (1915). “The Rosenbergs” remembers Ethel, the aspiring actress and singer, wife and mother, while living in New York. Listen here: soundcloud.com/hillipsand/t...

September 27 (1946) Happy Birthday T.C. Cannon Native American (Kiowa) Artist and Vietnam Vet. Cannon’s art illustrated the complexities of contemporary Native American life as well as his ambivalence toward war soundcloud.com/hillipsand/r...

Hispanic Heritage Month: Remembering Carmelita Torres, who refused the toxic disinfectant bath used upon domestic workers as they crossed the border to work in El Paso homes. Carmelita’s resistance led to what has become known as the “Bath Riots” soundcloud.com/hillipsand/c...

#TDIH Sept 17, 2011 - The Occupy Wall Street Movement begins in Zuccotti Park, NYC, inspiring world-wide movements. The song “Occupy” looks back on the protest movement against economic inequality. Listen here: soundcloud.com/hillipsand/o...

Remembering Birmingham’s “4 Little Girls” #tdih September 15, 1963- The 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama is bombed by members of the Ku Klux Klan, taking the lives of 4 young girls. Watch/listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGtu...

Tribute to the historical contributions made by immigrants to the American work force. Today, immigrants make up over 19% of the US workforce. The labor force participation rate for foreign-born workers is 66.6%, compared to 61.8% for native-born workers. soundcloud.com/hillipsand/p...

#tdih (Sept. 9, 1942) Woodstock Promoter Artie Kornfeld is Born Happy Birthday to Artie Kornfeld, record producer, music executive and promoter of the Woodstock Festival By 1966, Kornfeld had written over 75 Billboard charted songs and participated in over 150 albums soundcloud.com/hillipsand/t...

@radsci.bsky.social For the people of Palestine (Listen here): soundcloud.com/hillipsand/o...

#tdih On September 3, 2016, the Dakota Access Pipeline brings in a private security firm as the company uses bulldozers to dig up part of the pipeline route containing possible Native graves and burial artifacts. soundcloud.com/hillipsand/w...

#TDIH Emmett Till is Killed (August 28, 1955) Remembering 14 year old Emmett Till, abducted and murdered in Mississippi on this day in 1955. Never Forget…Say His Name… (Listen Here) soundcloud.com/hillipsand/s...

Aug. 28, 1963 - The youngest “Freedom Rider,” 11 month old, Sharon Langley integrates Gwynn Oak Park in Baltimore Maryland, as she rides the carousel, accompanied by her father, Charles C. Langley Jr. “Merry-go-round” recalls the events from that day in 1963. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk3D...

#TDIH- August 23, 1927: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts executes Sacco and Vanzetti To babies, we “will” their mothers’ love. To youngsters, we “will” the sun above.- Last Will of Nicola Sacco For Ines & Dante is dedicated to the family of Nicola Sacco. Listen here: soundcloud.com/hillipsand/f...

#TDIH August 21, 1831- Remembering Nat Turner’s Slave Rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia. “We do not go forth for the sake of blood and carnage…it is a struggle for freedom” (Nat Turner) The song, “Nat Turner,” tells his story. soundcloud.com/hillipsand/n...

August 15, 1917- Óscar Romero is born As a Catholic archbishop, Oscar Romero spoke out against social injustice and violence amid the escalating conflict that led to the Salvadoran Civil War In 1980, Romero was killed by a right wing assassin while celebrating Mass. soundcloud.com/hillipsand/s...

Woodstock Music Festival- Day One: August 15, 1969 Richie Havens opens the first day of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair. Joan Baez concluded day one which consisted of 9 acts. soundcloud.com/hillipsand/t...

Celebrate the Greenwich Village music scene of the 1960s-70’s. From troubadours such as Woody to Leadbelly to Karen Dalton to Tim Hardin and Joan Baez, SING OUT remembers a time when music filled the air. (Brand New) soundcloud.com/hillipsand/s...

On Lenox Avenue…(NYC) Lenox Avenue- The music of Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie Lenox Avenue-The writing of Claude McKay and Langston Hughes Lenox Avenue-Renamed Malcolm X Blvd. LIsten here: soundcloud.com/hillipsand/l...

There's A Riot Goin' On! Baltimore Bank Riot (August 6-9) Bank Fraud! Millions of dollars in savings “disappear”! The people REVOLT… It’s Baltimore in 1835. The song, Baltimore Riot, recalls the events from that August summer Listen here: soundcloud.com/hillipsand/b...

Habitat for Humanity was founded 1976. As of 2023, Habitat for Humanity operates in more than 70 countries. Homes are built using volunteer labor. Habitat makes no profit from the sales. Habitat's motto is “We build strength, stability and self reliance” Listen here: soundcloud.com/hillipsand/h...

Aug. 1, 1917 - RIP Frank Little Remembering Frank Little, labor activist, who was slain while organizing copper miners in Butte, Montana. Listen here to the musical tribute to Frank Little: soundcloud.com/hillipsand/f...

HAPPY 94th BIRTHDAY- RAMBLIN’ JACK ELLIOTT “Ramblin” Jack Elliott born on August 1 (1931). Friend of Woody Guthrie; Mentor to Bob Dylan. Brooklyn Cowboy pays tribute to this musical icon. Listen here: soundcloud.com/hillipsand/b...

REMEMBERING EMMETT TILL Say His Name-Emmett Till-born July 25, 1941 Musical tribute- Listen here soundcloud.com/hillipsand/s...

John Lewis (RIP) July 17, 2020 Remembering John Lewis... Civil Rights activist and Congressman who crossed his last bridge on July 17, 2020. "One More Bridge to Cross" pays tribute to John Lewis and those who braved the assault when crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge soundcloud.com/hillipsand/o...

TDIH - July 6, 1892 The Homestead Steel Strike In 1892, Andrew Carnegie and plant manager, Henry Frick were engaged in a campaign to break the steelworkers union at the Homestead factory. Frick cut the workers pay and called in armed Pinkertons. Listen here: soundcloud.com/hillipsand/h...

Remembering... Philando Castile Philando Castille was shot to death by police in Falcon Heights, Minnesota on July 6, 2016. The trend of fatal police shootings in the U.S. seems to be increasing, with a total 1,173 civilians having been shot as of Dec. 2024. soundcloud.com/hillipsand/h...

Swing Heil! Swing Kids Swing Kids were a youth subculture in Nazi Germany, in which teenagers embraced American and British swing music in defiance of the Nazi regime. To show their contempt for the Fuhrer, Swing Kids greeted each other with “Swing Heil” Listen here: soundcloud.com/hillipsand/s...

@joyfromghazza.bsky.social For the People of Gaza The olive tree and its branches are powerful symbols in Palestinian culture, representing resilience, connection to the land, and resistance against displacement. Listen here: soundcloud.com/hillipsand/o...