Elvis, who was strongly influenced by and nurtured on Black music, was a part of the revolution that stood up against Jim ...

Motown was a record label based in Detroit that was a powerhouse of hits in the 1960s and 1970s. Motown musicians, all of ...

Here is one of the winning essays. 4.3% of America’s population consists of thriving Black African American artists who continue to create unique music despite hate. African American music proudly ...

The influence of Black culture can be seen in blues, jazz, gospel, R&B, and hip hop as we know it today, according to Dr. Shelby Chipman, director of bands and music professor at Florida A&M ...

Those are the kinds of misconceptions the fifth annual Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival is designed to debunk ...

The new composition premiered this month in Georgia at the Lyke House Catholic Center, with a planned expansion due in the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The first time I went to a mostly African American church service, I was blown away by the music. One word came to mind – Motown. If you purchase a product or register for an ...

The Jacobs School of Music voice department held the special performance, “A Celebration of African American and African Diasporic Song,” on Tuesday in honor of Black History Month. Performed in Auer ...

A $2.48 million grant awarded to the Black Gospel Archive will help expand the archive listening center, as well as add ...