Throughout history, Black artists have captured the joy and sorrow of the Black experience through music. As a result, music has been at the center of efforts to raise awareness of and fight for issues important to Black people, like voting rights and social justice. Below are three mini-playlists featuring just a fraction of the music by Black artists that is rooted in activism, hopefulness, and Black joy.  

South Carolina has become a target state for well organized groups that seek to restrict curriculum, reduce the influence of teacher groups, ban books, and ultimately privatize public schools. Taken together, these efforts will undermine social progress and undercut universal free public education

This story was originally published in the Bowling Green Daily News.

The League of Women Voters of Kentucky has opened a local chapter in southcentral Kentucky.