Bernice Johnson Reagon, a civil rights activist who co-founded The Freedom Singers and later started the African-American vocal ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock, died Tuesday at the age of 81.

One of the most powerful voices of the civil rights movement, Sweet Honey in the Rock co-founder Bernice Johnson Reagon, has died at 81. Daughter and musician Toshi Reagon announced the news in a ...

In memory of Bernice Johnson Reagon, a founding member of Sweet Honey in the Rock, we share this World Cafe episode from 1996 with the African American vocal ensemble.

Along with her song mates, Bernice Johnson Reagon, a founding member of Sweet Honey, shared the stage with her daughter Toshi Reagon and her folk-rock band Big Lovely.

Grammy-nominated African American vocal ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a stop in metro Detroit.

Bernice Johnson Reagon, co-founder of the Freedom Singers, championed faith-driven activism during the civil rights movement.