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Though perhaps most widely known as the founder and guiding force of the Washington, D.C.-based women's group <a href="spotify:artist:3d4KAl1xvEw3akBK6CVCCA">Sweet Honey in the Rock</a>, Bernice Johnson Reagon was also a noted political activist, a Distinguished Professor at Washington's American University, and a curator emeritus at the Smithsonian Institution. She also occasionally recorded solo albums. During the 1960s, she was a founder of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee Freedom Singers. Before founding <a href="spotify:artist:3d4KAl1xvEw3akBK6CVCCA">Sweet Honey in the Rock</a> in 1973, she was the vocal director of the D.C. Black Repertory Theater. Early musical inspirations for Reagon included the gospel music she heard while attending the Black American Baptist Church; the harmonies that surrounded her became the basis for those of her famous group. To her, music was a means for affecting change in society, instilling a sense of heritage and cultural pride, and creating solidarity in the face of adversity, uniting people while simultaneously celebrating their differences. In addition to performing with <a href="spotify:artist:3d4KAl1xvEw3akBK6CVCCA">Sweet Honey in the Rock</a>, writing songs, teaching, and working as curator, she also wrote books and made videos. Reagon died on July 16, 2024, at the age of 81. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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