A Smithsonian curator reflects back on the artistic legend, a "Renaissance man" with 28 Grammys to his name, who died Sunday ...

Despite the clear impact of African American musical heritage on American popular music, and the wide array of talented and popular African American musical artists, African American musicians and ...

The great folksong revival of the 1940s through 1960s made rural white and African American artists and their music favorites of audiences everywhere. While key figures associated with the American ...

It comprises over 61 works by 34 modern and contemporary artists who showcase the convergence of these genres through a ...

Delphia Bradley came to Idaho Falls last December to escape abuse, harassment and racism. Now she’s starting a new venture in ...

Even former President Jimmy Carter dedicated a month to African American music appreciation beginning in 1979. With the deep influence of classic artists such as Louis Armstrong, Michael Jackson ...

The Harlem Renaissance had already ignited a cultural awakening in America, fostering a new wave of African American literature, music, and art. Artists such as Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston ...

While many African artists have been able to ride the wave of Afrobeats’ international popularity, some musicians are now ...

"art" music as a response to colonialism, 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.

Pop superstar Beyoncé and her expansive cultural legacy will be the subject of a new course next year at Yale University.

Emerge Gallery & Art Center’s African American Music Series will present singer-songwriter and cellist Shana Tucker in ...

Yale University is launching a new course in 2025 that will explore Black history and culture through the lens of Beyoncé's ...