Burke said he is the great-great-grandson of Peter Bailey, who was part of Company K in the 17th Regiment of the U.S. Colored ...

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Richard Palley the third, also known as Pretty Ricky, has been a DJ for 13 years — a passion that stemmed from an early ...

Debora Wondercheck was trying to process scenes of civil unrest in 2021 when she came up with “Gospel Voices of OC,” a ...

WELL, JUNE IS AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC APPRECIATION MONTH, AND IT’S TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND HONOR THE CONTRIBUTION BLACK ...

The Texas African American Museum hosted its fourth annual Juneteenth festival Thursday afternoon. Dozens of people showed ...

On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Dyana Williams, veteran radio and ...

For generations, Black musicians have shaped American culture while battling an industry that often denied them fair ...

Galveston celebrates the 160th Juneteenth anniversary with a week of events honoring emancipation and African American ...

Philadelphia’s Dyana Williams, Kenny Gamble and Ed Wright founded Black Music Month in June 1979. Also known as African ...

Americans have discovered South African gospel music, particularly that of Amazayoni, and are going wild over it.

Bradley Simmons, instructor of West African percussion at Duke University for nearly three decades, died at 72 on May 22.