This post was updated May 22 at 9:43 p.m. Community and tradition inspire the performers of the Old-Time String Band and African American Music Ensemble. Each class of musical performers has shared a ...

The role of music is significantly emphasised when considering the sociocultural development of the Black Community against the backdrop of important historical events. If music has had such a sizable ...

Four years ago, Debora Wondercheck was trying to process scenes of civil unrest in the wake of the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor taking place nationally and in Orange County, when she ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A choir sings traditional gospel music. Staff Sgt. Bernardo Fuller The enslaved Africans who first arrived in the British colony ...

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. With ...

Editor’s note: UPMC Washington Teen Outreach recently held its 15th Black History Month Essay Contest. Here is one of the winning essays. 4.3% of America’s population consists of thriving Black ...

The “Black Church in Detroit” explores the history and influence of Black religious music. For Black Music Month, host Stephen Henderson talks with Rev. Larry Simmons of Baber Memorial AME Church and ...

Musicians of the African American Composer Initiative perform during a previous AACI concert at Eastside College Prep in East Palo Alto. Courtesy AACI. The endeavor to challenge the limiting way in ...

Michelle Williams was honored as the first Women In Harmony inductee at the National Museum of African American Music. The former Destiny's Child member participated in a panel discussing her career ...