“Kumbaya” is often referred to as an African folk song. But its most likely origin story actually begins with Black Americans. The Folksmiths included background information about each song on the ...

We chant it with locked arms and closed eyes, at campfires, in protest lines and from the pews at church, but the truth is, many of us have no clue what the lyrics mean or where they come from.

We chant it with locked arms and closed eyes, at campfires, in protests lines and from the pews at church, but the truth is, many of us have no clue what the lyrics mean or exactly where they come ...