The patriotic song was deeply influenced by a tragic January 2011 shooting in Tucson, Arizona. Its lyrics are rich with emotion and patriotism, where Bentley captures the beauty and pain of a nation ...

I first had a conversation about Benson Boone without realizing it was him we were talking about. It went something like: ...

“Black Diva of the Thirties: The Life of Ruby Elzy,” by David E. Weaver is available from the University Press of Mississippi ...