June marks African American Music Appreciation Month, celebrating the profound influence of Black musicians on American ...

The association of movement and music as a manifestation of a Black conceptual approach to music-making / Olly Wilson -- West African influences and retentions in U.S. Black music : a sociocultural ...

Dr. Frances Murphy Draper serves as AFRO CEO and publisher. This week, she discusses the homegrown entertainers who have influenced American culture. (Courtesy Photo) As June arrives, so does the ...

Black Americans have contributed much to American society, music and culture, yet through history have often gone unrecognized. The country music genre is no different. From Black early country ...