See full article by Steven Lewis on how African American music is a vital part of America's musical heritage. Explore a selection of the Smithsonian's wide range of collections preserving the material ...

See full article by Steven Lewis on how African American music is a vital part of America's musical heritage. Explore a selection of the Smithsonian's wide range of collections preserving the material ...

To mark Black History Month – as well as the Chineke ... for works that defiantly affirmed his identity as an African American gay man. Although he died homeless and all but forgotten in ...

So much of the greatest music ever made was ... of clubs and theaters in the African-American neighborhoods that hosted some of the best talent in American music history. Roaring nights that ...

April Eaton sits down with Dion Brown. President and CEO of the National Museum of African American Music, and Noelle Taylor, ...

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 ...

Each of the museum's galleries focuses on how African American music changed through specific ... with everything from the comprehensive history presented to entertaining interactive exhibits.

Students in Professor Daphne Brooks’ course will dive into archives and visual albums to understand Beyoncé’s influence on ...