All We Are Saying: Music’s Evolving Voice of Protest

All We Are Saying: Music’s Evolving Voice of Protest

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All We Are Saying - Music's Evolving Voice of Protest by Breanna Mona and Mike Olszewski looks at the drastic changes in the way media presents dissent in society and the increasing challenges in getting those messages heard.   Along with reflection by top scholars it provides insight from some of the most renowned voices in entertainment and social activism including final interviews with CSNY's David Crosby and Kent State's Alan Canfora on the May 4th 1970 tragedy, and political reformer John Sinclair. whose plight was celebrated in song by John Lennon.  Plus, dozens of other renowned names offer their take on the continuing development and transformation of protest in the arts.

ISBN

ebook--978-1-956812-10-7; print--978-1-956812-08-4

Publication Date

2-2026

Publisher

MSL Academic Endeavors, Imprint of the Cleveland State University, Michael Schwartz Library

City

Cleveland, Ohio

Keywords

Activism, Berkeley, Comedy, Comic Strips, Entertainment, Folk Music, Kent State, Message, Ohio, Protest Music

Disciplines

American Popular Culture | American Studies | History | United States History

About the Author

Breanna Mona is a top entertainment journalist and critic whose work regularly appears in newspapers, national magazines and online. She’s formed deep bonds with some of the major names in the industry and established a solid reputation as an aggressive, trusted and impartial media voice.  Her work has appeared in Forbes, People, Cosmopolitan, USA Today, the Today show website and many others.

Mike Olszewski is a veteran radio / TV / print journalist with a series of books on popular culture and media history. Mike’s career has stretched from network radio to national magazines and beyond. He currently teaches college level courses on media and pop culture at a number of highly respected colleges and universities.  His books include Radio Daze: Stories from the Front in Cleveland’s FM Air Wars; Smoky, Sweaty, Rowdy and Loud: and From Captain Penny to Superhost: The Golden Age of Cleveland  Children’s Television, among others.

Copyright Statement

Copyright 2026 by Breanna Mona and Mike Olszewski All We Are Saying is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 International License, CC BY-NC-ND, except where noted otherwise.  This license enables reusers to copy and distribute the material in any medium or format in unadapted form only, for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator.

All We Are Saying: Music’s Evolving Voice of Protest

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