"Music continues to provide an avenue for Black people to voice their resentments, nurture hope in an otherwise grim world, foster collaborations among musicians, and establish transcontinental connections between Africa and its diasporas. It is a medium with a long underrecognized tradition of lyrical engagements and interactions among Black musicians on and off the African continent, all aiming to sing justice into existence for all Black people."⁠ ⁠ New to #PicturingBlackHistory, historian Fauziyatu Moro connects the work and influence of Harry Belafonte, Miriam Makeba, Nina Simone, Fela Kuti and Bob Marley, using images from gettyarchive; follow our bio link to read ‘A Lyrical Revolution’.⁠ ⁠ An ongoing collaborative effort between Ohio State’s Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective and Getty Images, Picturing Black History seeks to uncover untold stories and rarely seen images of the Black experience, providing new context around culturally-significant moments by bringi...