South Carolina National Museum of African American History and Culture Poster advertising a James Brown concert at Florida A&M University National Museum of African American History and Culture Jacket ...

South Carolina National Museum of African American History and Culture Poster advertising a James Brown concert at Florida A&M University National Museum of African American History and Culture Jacket ...

At least as late as World War I, minstrel troupes featuring African-American performers such as Billy Kersands, Ma Rainey, and Bessie Smith spread Black Southern music to a wide audience.

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 ...

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 ...

I can’t say enough about his own creativity, but he also understood the history of music, and that groundedness made him a wonderful advocate for culture, for African American history ...

The historical significance of Black popular music in American culture is powerful. Even former President Jimmy Carter dedicated a month to African American music appreciation beginning in 1979.

In honor of Election Day, the Center for the Study of Political Graphics has highlighted 10 voting rights posters from its collection.

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 ...

a first-generation Liberian-American, was born in Sacramento, California, before moving to Atlanta as a preteen. She said it was Atlanta that gave her the first taste in African music and nightlife.