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June brings African American Music Appreciation Month, established in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter. This month-long celebration recognizes the immense contributions of Black musicians across ...

What better way to welcome the summer weather than with African-American Music Appreciation Month? For the entire month of June, Black Americans’ contributions to music, including that of jazz ...

Black History Month wasn’t always a monthlong celebration. In February 1926, historian and author Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week. It was a weeklong celebration in an effort to teach ...

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 ...

Black History Month may be wrapping up, but the National Museum of African American Music downtown showcases the community's contributions to music all year long. Music city where everyone knows ...

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 ...

What better way to welcome the summer weather than with African-American Music Appreciation Month? For the entire month of June, Black Americans’ contributions to music, including that of jazz ...