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Gayle F. Wald

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American Music, American War

A roundtable discussion about David Suisman’s “Instrument of War.”

by Gayle F. Wald, Matt Delmont, David Suisman, Gustavus Stadler, Joseph M. Thompson, Lisa Gilman, Deborah Paredez via Public Books on December 4, 2025
Ella Jenkins and Sonic Civil Rights Pedagogy

She translated Black freedom movements' ideals into forms that children could enjoy and grasp, nurturing their political consciousness through music-making.

by Gayle F. Wald via Black Perspectives on April 25, 2025

This Is Rhythm: Ella Jenkins, Children's Music, and the Long Civil Rights Movement

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe holding a guitar

Amazing Base: A Singer Wed in a D.C. Ballpark, and 19,000 Paid to Attend

Attendees packed D.C.’s Griffith Stadium in 1951 for the wedding spectacular of gospel singer Rosetta Tharpe, who’s now the subject of a show at Ford's Theatre.

by Terence McArdle via Retropolis on May 7, 2023

Hosts William Greaves and Lou House on the set of Black Journal.

Televising Black Politics in the Black Power Era: Black Journal and Soul!

While mainstream media misrepresented Black Power, African American-produced TV let Black communities tell their own stories.

by Christine Acham via American Archive of Public Broadcasting on August 28, 2020

A book about black power lies next to a pair of running shoes, 1969.

A Black Power Method

Interrogating dominant white perspectives in mainstream media outlets, government records, and in the very definition of what constitutes a credible source.

by N. D. B. Connolly via Public Books on June 15, 2016

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