by NMAAM Staff | Apr 9, 2021 | Blog
The National Museum of African American Music had a very special edition of our My Music Matters Artist Chat series. We sat down with the talent behind Hulu’s original film, ‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday,’ which premiered on Feb. 26. We had...
by NMAAM Staff | Apr 9, 2021 | Blog
NMAAM’s Sips & Stanzas paid tribute to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, with R.E.S.P.E.C.T. HERSTORY: The Genius of Aretha Franklin. We went behind the scenes with Emmy Award winner Patrice Covington and Drama Desk and GRAMMY Award winner Rebecca Naomi...
by NMAAM Staff | Apr 9, 2021 | Blog
Recording artists Naimah and Lydia Caesar joined us for a My Music Matters Artist Chat. We got to know more about these prolific singer/songwriters, discussed their new projects, and learned how they use their platforms as musicians to amplify women and women’s...
by NMAAM Staff | Mar 2, 2021 | Blog
The National Museum of African American Music had a very special edition of our My Music Matters Artist Chat series. We sat down with the talent behind Hulu’s original film, ‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday,’ which premiered on Feb. 26. We had...
by NMAAM Staff | Mar 2, 2021 | Blog
Sam Cooke declared a change was gonna come. Gil Scott-Heron told us the revolution would not be televised. Beyoncé cried out for freedom, and Aretha Franklin taught us to demand R-E-S-P-E-C-T on every occasion. NMAAM is the place where Black music is preserved,...
