The family of iconic musician Sam Cooke, who sang the civil rights anthem "A Change Is Gonna Come," among many other hit songs, is keeping his legacy alive with a new picture book. Cooke's ...

Nicole Cooke-Johnson loaded her car full of children’s books and traveled to her grandfather’s hometown, Clarksdale, ...

Singer Sam Cooke wrote one of the most profound songs of the 1960s, but it wasn’t an easy decision for him, NPR’s Arun Rath reports. Suggested Reading 23 Films You Should Be Watching This Black ...

When Sam Cooke recorded “A Change Is Gonna Come” in 1964, he gave the world more than a song, he offered something that has carried through the decades. The lyrics, rooted in his own experiences and ...