FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) -As temperatures rise this summer, we’re turning up the volume on a different kind of heat — the cultural impact of Black music. June is African American Music ...

Early American banjo music is Black music. The banjo was created by enslaved African Americans, and according to the Smithsonian Institute, up until the 1830s, the banjo was exclusively an African ...

The 13th annual Eastside Kings Festival is set for this weekend. More than 20 bands and artists will play across five venues ...

Columbus Cultural Orchestra's commitment to diversity is reflected in its membership, repertoire and its mission to make ...

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 ...

*Patti LaBelle, Kirk Franklin and Teddy Riley are among the artists to be honored at the National Museum of African-American Music’s (NMAAM) fourth annual Legends Luncheon in Nashville. A component of ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – June marks African American Music Appreciation Month, which was created by the late former President Jimmy Carter in 1979 to celebrate the African American musical influences ...

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CHARLOTTE — All day Saturday, you can enjoy food, music, dancing and more at the 12th annual Charlotte African American Festival. The Uptown event celebrates the heritage and accomplishments of ...

The 19th annual Dayton African American Cultural Festival will bring themes of celebration, heritage and tradition to the forefront Saturday, Aug. 16 and Sunday, Aug. 17 at Island MetroPark. The free, ...

Gary Burke looked on proudly in his Civil War-era U.S. Colored Troops uniform as Juneteenth festivities unfolded at the Tennessee State Museum. He watched as the Sankofa African Drum and Dance group ...