BLK ALERTS

    Subscribe to Updates

    Get the latest creative news from FooBar about art, design and business.

    What's Hot

    SUNDAY ‘NOIRE: These Are The 7 New Love Languages

    January 29, 2023

    Drake Threw A Party For His Mother’s 75th Birthday [Photos + Video]

    January 29, 2023

    Keke Palmer & Darius Jackson’s Baby Shower Was A Lit Fairytale Affair [Photos + Video]

    January 29, 2023
    Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Facebook Twitter Instagram Vimeo
    BLK ALERTS
    Subscribe Login
    • Home
    • Lifestyle
    • News
    • Crime
    • Entertainment
    • Opinion
    • Sports
    • Politics
    BLK ALERTS
    Home»Entertainment»Sam Cooke receives apology for racism behind ‘Change is Gonna Come’
    Entertainment

    Sam Cooke receives apology for racism behind ‘Change is Gonna Come’

    Ariyanna Smith, DIBy Ariyanna Smith, DIJune 25, 2019Updated:June 27, 2019No Comments1 Min Read
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr WhatsApp VKontakte Email
    Share
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

    The soulful songster finally received an apology for the racism he experienced decades ago.

    What We Know:

    • Lousiana Mayor, Adrian Perkins, apologized to Sam Cooke at the Let the Good Times Roll Festival on Saturday.
    • Mayor Perkins apologized for the racism that inspired Cooke to write his song, ‘Change is Gonna Come.’
    • In 1963, Cooke, his wife, Barbara, and his brother, Charles, came to Shreveport, LA for a performance. When they arrived at the Shreveport Holiday Inn, they were turned away for being black and later arrested for disturbing the peace.
    • KTBS reported that Mayor Perkins said, “We need to come to terms with our past so we can move forward in a positive way, so this is the beginning.” He continued, “Specifically with this, it’s a beginning of a new relationship with the Cooke family.”
    • “Change is Gonna Come” is known as an anthem of the civil rights movements. Cooke sang powerful lyrics, “It’s been a long, a long time coming. But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will”

    This is a step in the right direction for Shreveport.

    Change is Gonna Come Civil Rights Sam Cooke
    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr WhatsApp Email
    Previous ArticleSisters Cheesecake Business Started During Gov’t Shutdown Land Walmart Deal
    Next Article Mother Kills Three-Year-Old Son With SUV During Game of “Chicken”
    Ariyanna Smith, DI

    Digital News Intern, UnmutedCo. Black News Alerts University of North Carolina at Charlotte B.A. Communication Studies/Journalism 2021

    Related Posts

    Drake Threw A Party For His Mother’s 75th Birthday [Photos + Video]

    January 29, 2023

    Keke Palmer & Darius Jackson’s Baby Shower Was A Lit Fairytale Affair [Photos + Video]

    January 29, 2023

    Georgia QB Stetson Bennett Arrested on Public Intoxication Charge

    January 29, 2023

    Eddie Murphy Threw Some Shade At ‘Puss In Boots’ While Saying He’d Love To Return As Donkey [Video]

    January 29, 2023
    Our Picks

    Nia Long Tears Up While Discussing Her ‘Devastating’ Split From Ime Udoka + Nia Shares Wild Reason She Didn’t Get Charlie’s Angels Role To Drew Barrymore

    January 27, 2023

    Tyre Nichols’ Beating Death: Memphis Police, Other Departments Brace For Riots Following Body-Cam Release + Five Former Memphis Officers Face Murder Charges

    January 27, 2023

    TikToker Keith Lee Helps Struggling Food Truck Raise $30K In 24 Hours, Surprises Bakery Owner With $10K Check On ‘GMA,’ Helps Bring Chipotle Hack To Menu

    January 26, 2023

    Keke Palmer Reveals She’s Having A ‘Baby Boy’ Who Will Be A Pisces Or An Aries

    January 26, 2023
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Pinterest
    • Instagram
    • YouTube
    • Vimeo
    Don't Miss
    Lifestyle

    SUNDAY ‘NOIRE: These Are The 7 New Love Languages

    By blkalertsloveJanuary 29, 20230

    Drake Threw A Party For His Mother’s 75th Birthday [Photos + Video]

    January 29, 2023

    Keke Palmer & Darius Jackson’s Baby Shower Was A Lit Fairytale Affair [Photos + Video]

    January 29, 2023

    Georgia QB Stetson Bennett Arrested on Public Intoxication Charge

    January 29, 2023

    Subscribe to Updates

    Get the latest creative news from BLK ALERTS about our community.

    About Us
    About Us

    Your source for all things BLACK. BLKALERTS is crafted specifically for humans of the Brown and Black experience. The BLKALERTS app is available in all app stores.

    We're accepting new partnerships right now.

    Email Us: connect@blkalerts.com
    Contact: +1-929-251-6500

    Our Picks

    NBA Draft and More Trade News

    November 19, 2020
    Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest
    • Home
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • Politics
    • Crime
    • Sports
    • Careers
    © 2023 BLKALERTS is part of Urban Newsroom. Powered by UNMUTED NETWORKS.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

    Sign In or Register

    Welcome Back!

    Login to your account below.

    Lost password?