Beyoncé has joined an array of artists using their music to bring light to injustices black Americans have faced throughout the history of the US.
Fight the power: Protest in hip-hop playlist
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CATEGORY: Music in Exile
Censorship on campus playlist
Music can unite, divide, incite and even disgust people from all cultures, age groups and backgrounds. As increasing numbers of academic textbooks
Donald Trump may be allowed to enter the UK, but let’s remember Tyler, the Creator wasn’t so lucky
On 26 August 2015, the musician was banned from entering the UK because of words he had penned for songs released in 2009
Music as resistance playlist
Music has long been used as a form of resistance, from civil rights movements to the fall of the Berlin Wall
Student reading lists: Music and censorship
To mark the launch of the Music In Exile Fund, Index on Censorship has compiled a reading list of articles that have appeared in the magazine since 1982 and deal with censorship and music
The Music In Exile Fund playlist
To coincide with the launch of the Music In Exile Fund, here is our celebration outspoken music that has caused disapproval and indignation
Interview: Johanna Schwartz on her new film about the bravery of Malian musicians
Filmmaker Johanna Schwartz talks to Josie Timms about her new film, They Will Have To Kill Us First, which looks at how musicians in Mali fought back against extremists banning their profession