Under the Obama Administration, Black Music Month was re-named African-American Music Appreciation Month but it's since gone back to its roots. Black Music Month "is an acknowledgement that Black ...

How Black artists helped make country music what it is today How Black artists helped make country music what it is today ...

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 ...

Allen Taylor, son of "Walkin' Talkin' Bill Hawkins," The First Black Disc Jockey of Cleveland, Ohio Celebrate Black History Month with Smithsonian events, resources, exhibitions, and podcasts. The ...

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February is National African American History Month. Black History Month, or National African American History Month, is an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans and a time for ...

The influence of African music is widespread. Elements can be heard in blues, gospel, jazz and Latin American music due to the historic movement of African slaves to the Americas. Millions of ...

An AMERICAN EXPERIENCE collection featuring a selection of films documenting the African American Experience — along with articles, digital shorts and original features exploring America’s ...

and the impact of African music on the earliest forms of African American music. Two 90-minute lectures. A comparative approach to African political systems. The meanings of the concepts of ...

US Black History Month is critical to telling the ... methods seen in American cuisine today. Jazz music, which originated from African American communities created a uniquely American genre ...

The African American Studies program is an interdisciplinary program examining African life and culture, both on the African continent and the diaspora. As a student, you will learn about the African ...