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Black Music Month became African American Music Appreciation Month in 2009 by a proclamation from President Barack Obama. [4] In his 2016 proclamation, Obama noted that African-American music and musicians have helped the country "to dance, to express our faith through song, to march against injustice, and to defend our country's enduring ...
“During Black Music Month, we celebrate the Black artists and creatives whose work has so often been a tidal wave of change — not only by defining the American songbook and culture but also by ...
Under the Obama Administration, Black Music Month was re-named African-American Music Appreciation Month but it's since gone back to its roots. Black Music Month "is an acknowledgement that Black music is an original American artform and has influence in almost every other American art form.
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.
When it comes to her sound, Alade’s music embodies the diversity of the continent, with songs sung in various African languages backed by traditional African sounds (including soukous, amapiano ...
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African-American Music Appreciation Month; African-American musical theater; African-American women work songs; Afro-punk; ... Traditional black gospel; Trap music;
Obama is taking a bold stand for music's continued importance by declaring June 2016 as 'African-American Music Appreciation Month.'