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  • Published on 15:13 GMT

    Blue Ridge Music inductees announced

    This year’s inductees in Wilkes Heritage Museum's Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame are the Krüger Brothers, Dock Boggs, Riley Baugus, Sheila Kay Adams, Rouder Records Founders, Gerald Anderson. Steve Kilby of Wilkes County is the 2025 Dr. T. R. Bryan …

    Source: Wilkes Journal-Patriot - North Carolina - Label Pending
  • Published on 15:04 GMT

    Briefs for February

    Annual Black History Greens Festival celebrates the community legacy of Virginia Avenue Park The city of Santa Monica and the Black Santa Monica Community Group will host the 10th annual Black History Greens Festival on Saturday, Feb. 22, at Virginia …

    Source: Santa Monica Daily Press - California - Neutral
  • Published on 10:22 GMT

    Elvis Presley’s legacy - was he really a racist or a cultural icon?

    Elvis Presley is a name synonymous with rock and roll, a cultural icon whose unmistakeable voice and ahead-of-its-time performances sparked a musical revolution back in the '50s. To his millions of fans, Elvis was the groundbreaking artist who brought …

    Source: Daily Express - Right-wing
  • Published on 16:33 GMT

    Sean Combs Claims He’s Being ‘Singled Out’ Because He’s a ‘Powerful Black Man’

    Sean “Diddy” Combs has filed a motion to dismiss one of the criminal charges against him, claiming prosecutors have “singled [him] out because he is a powerful Black man” and claiming that “no white person has ever been the target of a remotely similar …

    Source: Rolling Stone - Left-wing
  • Published on 21:02 GMT

    Sounds of Freedom

    Here’s an interesting gift idea: a record collection of Black artists who, for one reason or another, have called Fort Worth home. Gifted from me, this hypothetical box set would include Ornette Coleman’s Science Fiction LP; a pair of 45s (the Aretha …

    Source: Fort Worth Weekly - Texas - Neutral
  • Published on 12:25 GMT

    Honoring Black Country music in Houston

    (L-R) Dennis Chachere and Ahsaki LaFrance-Chachere are owners of the LaChachere Music Group (LMG), a company that nurtures the talent of local Black country music artists. Credit: LaChachere Music GroupWhen Beyoncé released her most recent album, Cowboy …

    Source: Defender Network - Texas - Neutral
  • Published on 21:06 GMT

    Community Music Center of Houston finds new home in historic Third Ward building

    HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- There are plenty of new buildings going up in Houston's Third Ward, but a local Black arts group has their eye on an old one with historic ties to the community, like theirs. The abandoned medical clinic on Holman Street, …

    Source: ABC 13 - Texas - Neutral
  • Published on 01:38 GMT

    Port Arthur Public Library to host acclaimed opera singer Richard Perkins’s “Here I Stand” program

    Published 3:58 pm Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Nationally known Opera Singer and Port Arthur native Richard Perkins is hosting his fourth Black History Month program “Here I Stand” at the Port Arthur Library Saturday, Feb. 22.Perkins will focus this …

    Source: Port Arthur News - Texas - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 18, 2025

    The Best Songs of the 1970s That’ll Set the Vibes at Your Next Family Reunion

    Music has evolved throughout the decades, but even with the current musical climate, no one can deny the impact of the 1970s. Performers of today have revisited this era to not only pay tribute but to introduce a new generation of fans to several classics. …

    Source: Blavity - Left-wing
  • Published on Feb 18, 2025

    Nat King Cole’s often overlooked role in the Civil Rights Movement

    Six decades after Nat King Cole’s death in 1965, his music is still some of the most played in the world, and his celebrity transcends generational and racial divides. His smooth voice, captivating piano skills and enduring charisma earned him …

    Source: The Conversation - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 18, 2025

    Hulu just got one of the best docs I've ever watched — and it has a 90% on Rotten Tomatoes

    As someone who loves biographical documentaries, you can imagine my excitement when Hulu announced that SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) would be debuting this month. Not only is Questlove back in the director’s chair for the project, after he …

    Source: What to Watch - Label Pending
  • Published on Feb 18, 2025

    The Beacon staff’s 17 favorite albums of 2024

    To the disappointment or delight of music lovers, Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” took Album of the Year at this year’s Grammy Awards celebration. While the nominees list was stacked with Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poet’s Department” and André 3000’s “New Blue …

    Source: The Beacon - Oregon - Label Pending
  • Published on Feb 18, 2025

    Prince's Purple Rain debut film joins Newcastle's MOBO celebrations

    Films celebrating Black musicians on film are being featured at a city cinema as part of the MOBO Awards fringe festival. As Newcastle gears up for the big awards night - an event billed as Europe's biggest celebration of Black music and culture - …

    Source: Chronicle Live - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 18, 2025

    Black History Month: In Boynton, music, art and food take center stage

    Grammy-nominated R&B/Jazz artist Ambré headlined the "Say It Loud" Black History Month celebration in Boynton Beach, Florida. The event featured live music, art installations, food, and a VIP lounge with a live DJ. Local artists …

    Source: The Palm Beach Post - Florida - Label Pending
  • Published on Feb 18, 2025

    VocalEssence continues to present diverse voices on its stage

    Artscape The latest news and events across all forms of the arts.  Delivered every Friday. Artscape Newsletter | Subscribe for the latest news and events across all forms of the arts. Delivered to your inbox every Thursday. Arts organizations that engage …

    Source: MinnPost - Minnesota - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 18, 2025

    New union aids Black music students access to needed resources

    Search our comprehensive guide to caribbean events in NYC for more local events — or submit your own! Brittney Burgess was born and raised in the NYC borough of Queens in a Jamaican household focused on providing all possible opportunities. Growing up, …

    Source: Caribbean Life - New York - Label Pending
  • Published on Feb 17, 2025

    Rock Hall Shows Film About Its Founder’s Background

    The force behind the creation of the Rock Hall was Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun who in 1983 established the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. (Its main exhibition hall is named after him.) Ertegun came from a wealthy, powerful Turkish family …

    Source: Cool Cleveland - Ohio - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 17, 2025

    Sundance 2025: ‘Sly Lives!’ and the cost of being Black in America

    Musician documentaries tend to follow a certain formula: humble beginnings, the rise to superstardom and a tragic fall characterized by drugs, trouble with the law, fighting, et cetera. The fact that this pattern is so common probably says something about …

    Source: The Michigan Daily - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 17, 2025

    Second Take: Beyoncé’s Album of the Year win rewards quality, reveals Grammys’ systemic issues

    Beyoncé may have finally lassoed the top Grammy award, but trouble still lurks around the Recording Academy rodeo. The singer received the coveted Album Of The Year trophy for her eighth studio album “COWBOY CARTER” at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. …

    Source: Daily Bruin - California - Label Pending

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