When Black singer Marian Anderson was barred from performing in Washington by the Daughters of the Revolution – her Lincoln ...

Smithsonian Music interviews Curator Leslie Ureña, of the National Portrait Gallery, about the upcoming exhibition, “One Life: Marian Anderson.” Dr. Leslie Ureña & Kate Stein June 28, 2019 - May 17, ...

Worshippers gathered Sunday at Tindley Temple United Methodist Church to celebrate the legacy of pioneering opera singer and civil rights leader Marian Anderson. Anderson was a lifelong member of the ...

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 ...

Presentation of Spingarn medal to Marian Anderson by Mrs .Roosevelt, 30th Annual Conference, 1939. Courtesy: Library of Congress Anderson was born in 1897 in South Philadelphia. Hard-working and ...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Renovations have been completed to the historic home of opera singer Marian Anderson, who made ...

In 1942, singer Marian Anderson visited Tucson to perform in a concert at the University of Arizona. While here, she visited, ate lunch with and performed for students at Dunbar school, which at the ...

From left to right: Paul Steinke, Diane Goschler, Ginnie Storage, Dr. Tony Watlington, State Rep. Jordan Harris, City Council President Kenyatta Johnson, and Jillian Patricia Pirtle participate in the ...

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 ...