June marks African American Music Appreciation Month, celebrating the profound influence of Black musicians on American ...

On this episode of The Kulture, we honor and remember singer Alfa Anderson as we also observe the month of June as African-American Music Appreciation Month. Anderson was well-known as one of the ...

Community members gathered at the National Museum of African American Music and Tennessee State Museum to celebrate and ...

This post was updated May 22 at 9:43 p.m. Community and tradition inspire the performers of the Old-Time String Band and African American Music Ensemble. Each class of musical performers has shared a ...

Editor’s note: UPMC Washington Teen Outreach recently held its 15th Black History Month Essay Contest. Here is one of the winning essays. 4.3% of America’s population consists of thriving Black ...

Four years ago, Debora Wondercheck was trying to process scenes of civil unrest in the wake of the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor taking place nationally and in Orange County, when she ...

Musicians of the African American Composer Initiative perform during a previous AACI concert at Eastside College Prep in East Palo Alto. Courtesy AACI. The endeavor to challenge the limiting way in ...

The “Black Church in Detroit” explores the history and influence of Black religious music. For Black Music Month, host Stephen Henderson talks with Rev. Larry Simmons of Baber Memorial AME Church and ...

NEWS. GOOD MORNING TO YOU. I’M JENNIFER BAYLESS, JERRY TOLSON DAVID CLARK ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MUSIC HERITAGE INSTITUTE. I ALMOST MESSED THAT UP DIDN’T I? WELL, THANKS ...

Africa's music festival landscape has evolved into a multi-billion dollar industry, and as we sit here , it's impossible to deny how much the continent has become a powerhouse for live music ...

Introduction: the long rugged road / William R. Scott and William G. Shade -- Africa, the slave trade, and the diaspora / Joseph C. Miller -- Creating a biracial society, 1619-1720 / Jean R. Soderlund ...