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As we celebrate the 41st year of Black Music Month, Dyana Williams shares how the month got started and how to support more black artists.

Black Music Month

In honor of Black Music Month, we asked “Shea Butter Baby” singer Ari Lennox what would be in her “Shea Butter” Playlist and it was filled with smooth grooves, hot lyrics, and ratchet activity! Lennox’s list includes: Missy Elliot Featuring Da Brat “Sock It To Me” Patrice Rushen “Remind Me” Mary J. Blige “Everything” Three […]

Black Music Month

June is Black Music Month and we had the chance to ask Gospel Legend Pastor John P. Kee who would be on his playlist this month. His selections?   The Stylistics ” I’m Stone In Love With You Stevie Wonder “Isn’t She Lovely” Lou Rawls “Memory Lane” (Hand Me Down My Walking Cane) Rance Allen […]

June month presents a special time to appreciate Black music. President Jimmy Carter declared Black Music Month in 1979. While the sixth month of the year usually sheds a light on the artist, we went a little deeper and looked at the melanin queens that made history though musical visuals. We’re kicking it off with […]

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Ward 5 Councilman Kenyan McDuffie introduced the Go-Go Official Music of the District of Columbia Designation Act of 2019 on Tuesday. Yes, you read that correctly. McDuffie wants to make Go-Go the official music of the District. “To me and so many other Washingtonians, go-go has become so much more than just a musical genre,” […]

“Amazing Grace” Women In Music: Karen Briggs Violinist Portsmouth, Virginia Sign Up For Our Newsletter! For over four decades Karen Briggs has wowed audiences from around the world. The American violinist began playing professionally as a teenager later embarking on her first major tour with the British group, Soul ll Soul. She would go on […]