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For decades, the FBI has kept a close eye on Black musicians and other artists they saw as a threat to the status quo.
June is Black Music Month throughout the nation, which gives us a chance to highlight some of the Black musical greats right ...
Debora Wondercheck was trying to process scenes of civil unrest in 2021 when she came up with “Gospel Voices of OC,” a ...
Jazz at Lincoln Center's partners with the NBA Foundation to expand access to arts education, celebrate the cultural legacy ...
Discover 7 essential Black Music Month festivals this June celebrating jazz, gospel, hip-hop and R&B across North Carolina, ...
WELL, JUNE IS AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC APPRECIATION MONTH, AND IT’S TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND HONOR THE CONTRIBUTION BLACK ...
He was a prominent member of the Kamoinge Workshop, a collective that nurtured Black photographers at a time when they were ...
Explore how 9 influential Black musicians including Louis Armstrong, Michael Jackson, and Prince changed music history ...
Juneteenth celebration kicked off Thursday at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, where organizers say art tells a story.
While these things developed over many years, you can learn how three of the most popular genres got their names.
On June 14, master percussionist Chief Baba Neil Clarke pays homage to his longtime friend and bandleader pianist NEA Jazz Master Randy Weston, at Sista’s Place ( 456 Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn). Two ...
Since Black Arkansans have contributed significantly to every major genre of American music, here's a deeper look at the rich and often overlooked influence.