by NMAAM | Feb 5, 2021 | Blog
African American musicians have established a long tradition of creating music that addresses complex social and political issues such as slavery, Jim Crow, systemic racism, and police brutality. Through personal social activism as well as their art, these musicians...
by NMAAM Staff | Feb 3, 2021 | Blog
For our first My Music Matters Artist Chat of 2021, NMAAM welcomed Rock and Roll Hall of Fame VP of Curatorial Affairs and Chief Curator, Nwaka Onwusa. The Southern California native who began her curatorial career at the GRAMMY Museum at LA Live is also one of the...
by NMAAM | Dec 30, 2020 | Blog
Editor’s Note: Guest Editor Panama Jackson has hand-selected a group of acclaimed writers to curate this special series of personal narratives celebrating Black music, in preparation for the National Museum of African American Music’s January 2021 opening. In the...
by NMAAM | Dec 21, 2020 | Blog
Editor’s Note: Guest Editor Panama Jackson has hand-selected a group of acclaimed writers to curate this special series of personal narratives celebrating Black music, in preparation for the National Museum of African American Music’s January 2021 opening. You don’t...
by NMAAM | Dec 18, 2020 | Blog
Editor’s Note: Guest Editor Panama Jackson has hand-selected a group of acclaimed writers to curate this special series of personal narratives celebrating Black music, in preparation for the National Museum of African American Music’s January 2021 opening....
by NMAAM | Dec 14, 2020 | Blog
Editor’s Note: Guest Editor Panama Jackson has hand-selected a group of acclaimed writers to curate this special series of personal narratives celebrating Black music, in preparation for the National Museum of African American Music’s January 2021 opening. I remember...
by NMAAM Staff | Dec 12, 2020 | Blog
GRAMMY Award-nominated singer, songwriter, recording artist, and producer Eric Roberson is one of the most widely acclaimed independent artists of our era. Heralded as the “King of Independent Soul/R&B,” this multi-faceted music creator was our guest...
by NMAAM | Dec 11, 2020 | Blog
Editor’s Note: Guest editor Panama Jackson has hand-selected a group of acclaimed writers to curate this special series of personal narratives celebrating Black music, in preparation for the National Museum of African American Music’s January 2021 opening....
by NMAAM Staff | Dec 10, 2020 | Blog
GRAMMY Award-winning blues hero Bobby Rush was our guest for a My Music Matters Artist Chat. Join us as we sat down with this Blues Hall of Fame and Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame inductee to discuss his 7-decade career. Avant de commencer la recherche...
by NMAAM | Dec 7, 2020 | Blog
It wasn’t until college when I truly discovered the richness of Black music. Though I grew up in a Black household and was familiar with all of the necessary music to ensure that I wouldn’t be an embarrassment to my family or community, college is where I really dug...
