Evening Standard / Getty Images The historical significance of Black popular music in American culture is powerful. Even former President Jimmy Carter dedicated a month to African American music ...

Several incredible Black artists and musicians didn’t make it ... the group from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s. Photo: Getty Images Al Pereira/Getty Images/Michaels Ochs Archives Photo ...

June may have been Black Music Month, but our reverence for the ... (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) “Queen Bey” is one of the most prominent artists of our generation.

Photo Angela Deane-Drummond / Getty Images We probably don’t need to remind you that the music industry has historically discriminated against Black artists while simultaneously benefitting from ...

These are just a few examples among photographer Bud Smith’s vast collection of photos of Black musicians on display at the Tubman African American Museum’s “Thrillers!” exhibit.