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**FILE** Beyoncé (Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inEntertainment, Lifestyle, Stacy M. Brown

The Black and White to Beyoncé Country Music Controversy

by Stacy M. BrownFebruary 14, 2024February 14, 2024

A Oklahoma country music radio station has rejected Beyoncé’s new songs due to the station’s adherence to the prevailing narrative that country music is an exclusively white domain, sparking a discussion about diversity and representation within the country music scene.

Historically, African Americans musicians and groups have used their music and platforms to promote Black strength and power, such as Public Enemy’s 1989 “Fight the Power.” (Courtesy photo)
Posted inBlack Experience, Black History, Black History Month

From Spirituals to Today: Black Artists Historically Use Music to Promote Freedom

by Micha GreenFebruary 7, 2024February 8, 2024
Jay-Z
Posted inEditorial

EDITORIAL: Jay-Z’s 2024 Grammy Speech Underscores Black Artists’ Historic Balancing Act

by WI Web EditorFebruary 7, 2024February 7, 2024
**FILE** Marlon White (Courtesy photo via Chandler Rudiger)
Posted inArts, Lifestyle

Marlon White Solidifies Reputation as Art Collector

by Sam P.K. CollinsDecember 18, 2023December 18, 2023
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Getty Institute Launches Black Art History Initiative

by WI Guest AuthorOctober 8, 2018October 31, 2020
Artists Larry "Poncho" Brown and Charles Bibbs (Courtesy photo)
Posted inArts, Black Experience, Black History

‘The Cosby Show’ Revolutionized Modern Black Art

by Stacy M. BrownFebruary 7, 2018October 31, 2020
Posted inEntertainment

Maine Man to Explore Final Resting Places of Poets in South

by Reporter IIJune 1, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inEntertainment

Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series on View at MoMA

by Washington InformerApril 10, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inColumnists, James Clingman, Op-Ed, Opinion

Blackonomics: Longing for ‘Conversation without Abbreviation’

by James ClingmanJanuary 27, 2015October 30, 2020

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