Core Observation 1. Pan-Africanism promotes a kind of “flat Blackness” — an umbrella identity that asks Black Americans to dissolve their specific cultural and historical experience in favor of a transnational “Black” unity. 2. Africa itself is not unified — and in practice, Pan-African ideals aren't reflected in African statecraft,
Juneteenth: June 19, 1865 — the day the last enslaved Black people in the United States were officially told they were free.
The music industry is a multi-billion dollar well oiled machine that generates anywhere from twenty-eight to thirty-nine billion dollars a year. It encompasses the creation, production, distribution and consumption of music which includes several key sectors; the recording industry, live music, merchandising, streaming & digital distribution that make it one
Black Women Who Defined Late '80s and Early '90s Dance Music and Their Global Impact The late 1980s and early 1990s marked a golden era for dance music, particularly with the explosion of house, garage, and electronic music on both sides of the Atlantic. While these genres have
The Black American Cultural Council Mourns and Honors a Neo-Soul Icon Few artists in modern soul and R&B have left as profound an impact as Angie Stone. With a career spanning multiple decades, she has not only graced the world with her mesmerizing voice but also shaped the