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 ...

Music and dance — an integral part ... himself from such blackface minstrel songs, which mocked African American speech patterns and almost universally portrayed blacks as buffoons.

With a bold green and red pattern outside, the architectural design speaks to the African American cultural heritage of Walker West.

Discover how African American travelers can explore heritage sites while supporting Black-owned businesses and creating ...

to promote diversity in music and to bring the work of African American composers, both living and deceased, back into popular imagination is no easy feat. For the team that runs the African ...

The concert focused on operas by African American composers, operas about the African American experience, and mainstream opera, as well as African American musical genres such as spirituals and jazz ...

Like any jazz artist, the ability to adapt and improvise is a welcome skill. For the people in the African American Quilt Guild of Oakland, that skill reconciles years of history and encourages the ...

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 ...

In addition to featuring the history of slavery, Reconstruction and Civil Rights, the permanent collection includes an exhibit of African American music from the arrival of the first Africans to ...

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 ...