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Commentary, Articles and Essays by Dr. Maulana Karenga

Again, The Music and Magic of Blackness: The Centering and Sustaining Beauty of Soul

By Dr. Maulana KarengaDr. Maulana Karenga

By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Closing out this month of celebrating Black Music, I would like to do some sankofa sharing of some essential sensitivities and thoughts about the meaning…

June 25, 2026

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Ray Charles singing America the Beautiful

Black Music Month: Singing with ‘Soul’ to Heal America, Ray Charles Led the Nation Forward

By Guest AuthorCommentaries/Opinions

By Hazel Trice Edney — It was Oct. 28, 2001, less than two months after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the Pentagon in Virginia and the World Trade Center…

June 25, 2026

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Commentary, Articles and Essays by Dr. Julianne Malveaux

We Need the Joy of Black Music Month

By Dr. Julianne MalveauxDr. Julianne Malveaux

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Dyana Williams, Kenny Gamble and Ed Wright founded Black Music Month in June 1979. Also known as African American music Appreciation Month, it was first…

June 24, 2025

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Again, The Music and Magic of Blackness: The Centering and Sustaining Beauty of Soul

Black Music Month: Singing with ‘Soul’ to Heal America, Ray Charles Led the Nation Forward

We Need the Joy of Black Music Month

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