The flourishing Black business district in Detroit, Mich., photographed in 1942. Arthur S. Siegel via the Library of Congress ...

the music traditions on which they drew were frequently African American as well as Anglo-American. Lead Belly is perhaps the best known name of the African Americans that helped define the genre, but ...

Instead, only 5.7% of all US doctors today are African-American, well less half of the US population percentage that is Black – a woeful shortfall. The experience of Blackstock’s mother ...

and I’m glad to see we’re getting the recognition that we well deserve,” Lee-Wayland said. She said the event has grown to ...

Describing the African-American influence on American music in all of its glory an d variety is an intimidating—if not impossible—task. African American influences are so fundamental to American music ...

How are African American women portrayed in U.S. and world media ... Who knows if our university is ready to prioritize Black desires for well-being on and off our campus and around the country. It ...