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Black History Month is an annually observed commemorative month originating in the United States, where it is also known as African-American History Month. [4] [5] It began as a way of remembering important people and events in the history of the African diaspora, initially lasting a week before becoming a month-long observation since 1970. [6]
According to The Political economy of Black Music By Norman Kelley, "Black music exists in a neo-colonial relationship with the $12 billion music industry, which consist of six record companies." African-American entrepreneurs embraced record stores as key vehicles for economic empowerment and critical public spaces for black consumers at a ...
Black History Month began in 1926 as just a week-long observance, then expanded into a month-long celebration in 1976. ... Black Music Month, family reunions, and cookouts. ...
February – Black History Month is founded by Carter Woodson's Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History. The novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley is published. 1977. Combahee River Collective, a Black feminist group, publishes the Combahee River Collective Statement.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Every June since the 1970s, across the United States, musicians, fans and industry professionals celebrate Black Music Month.
June is Black Music Month (BMM) ... Kenny Gamble, the initiative, which was to highlight Black artists’ many contributions to American society and history, was cemented as a monthlong ...
2025 in music, 2025 in American music. Deaths of Peter Yarrow, Sam Moore, David Lynch, John Sykes, Garth Hudson, Unk, Marianne Faithfull, Irv Gotti, Dave Jerden; 2024 in music, 2024 in African music, 2024 in Asian music, 2024 in British music, 2024 in American music, 2024 in Canadian music, 2024 in Japanese music, 2024 in Philippine music, 2024 in Scandinavian music, 2024 in South Korean music
The earliest known, full-length opera composed by a Black American, “Morgiane,” will premiere this week in Washington, DC, Maryland and New York more than century after it was completed.