Sweet Honey in the Rock

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

Sweet Honey in the Rock, it just sounds good. So what is, who is Sweet Honey in the Rock? They are a dynamic, historical a capella singing group of women founded in November 1973. They will be celebrating their 50th anniversary this month with concerts at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston.