(WCTV) - African Americans have made many contributions ... according to Dr. Shelby Chipman, director of bands and music professor at Florida A&M University. “Where we are now with music that ...

Describing the African-American influence on American music in all of its glory an d variety is an intimidating—if not impossible—task. African American influences are so fundamental to American music ...

so portraits of African American musicians, much like other markers of status that were long denied to people of color in European-controlled territories, serve as a cultural acknowledgment of their ...

Paris's status as a cosmopolitan hub for artists from all over the world was forged in the 20th century, particularly in the ...

Here is one of the winning essays. 4.3% of America’s population consists of thriving Black African American artists who continue to create unique music despite hate. African American music proudly ...

Combining the heritage of African culture and the experiences encountered while in bondage, early African American music would become ... it was their director, George White, who suggested that ...

Music played a key role in African American religious life ... Now, he put his songwriting talents to use as musical director of Pittsburgh's Buchanan Glee Club. Given Foster's political and ...

Kevin Young, the director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture since 2021, has stepped down. He ...

Join us after the 7:30pm showtime on April 18 for a special conversation about music and community with Southampton African American Museum executive director Jessica Elliott. From Ryan ...

The city of Nashville embodies more than just country music, and nowhere is this more apparent than at the National Museum of African American Music. Opened in 2021, the museum aims to educate ...