Five years ago, a burst pipe soaked much of the late singer Marian Anderson's former Philadelphia home, today a museum dedicated to her artistic and civil rights legacy. Gowns, sheets of music and ...

“Sometimes [racism is] like a hair across your cheek. You can’t see it, you can’t find it with your fingers, but you keep brushing at it because the feel of it is irritating.” Most of us know the name ...

When Marian Anderson was barred from singing at Constitution Hall because of her race in 1939, she performed for thousands at the Lincoln Memorial. File photo Feb. 27 will mark the 125th anniversary ...

Something extraordinary took hold of Marian Anderson when she entered a New York studio on a summer day in 1941 to record the wrenching spiritual “Crucifixion.” She had grown up singing spirituals at ...

Tindley Temple United Methodist Church held a special service Sunday to honor the civil rights pioneer and opera singer. The restored gold cross on the exterior of Tindley Temple United Methodist ...

The pioneering Black opera singer’s name will appear on the auditorium after a nearly $15 million contribution, AP reports. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Key events in the life of pioneering contralto Marian ...

Three years ago, fourth-graders at Chester A. Arthur Elementary School in South Philadelphia researched their school’s namesake. The students learned America’s 21st president had signed the Chinese ...