“Get Up, Stand Up”, written by Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, was the first world-charting single by The Wailers.   The song appeared on the 1973 album Burnin’, and was  the last song Marley ever performed on stage, several months before he died in 1981.

In 1989 Public Enemy released “Fight the Power”.  The song was written for Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing, backed the film’s opening credits, and played in scenes throughout the movie.  This video was produced and directed by Lee.

Janelle Monae and the Wondaland artist collective wrote “Hell you Talmbout” in 2015, invoking the names of nearly 20 African-Americans killed by police or vigilantes.

This week, Trey Songz released “2020 Riots: How Many Times”.