Discover the vibrant culture of Ghana, where tradition meets modernity, and African American influences blend with local ...

This year’s observance of Black History Month carries forward the centennial anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance. However, ...

This year’s observance of Black History Month carries forward the centennial anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance. However, in this reflective season, we find ourselves at a crossroads that would be ...

OnMed CareStation in Overtown is a high-tech medical kiosk enabling people to access everyday healthcare services remotely.

If percussion is the heartbeat of music, Aaron Mossell Junior High School was alive and kicking Tuesday as band students learned to play West African drums. Youssou Lo, a drum and dance instructor ...

They’re five blood brothers from the East L.A. barrio with 51 years of curing African-American currents of blues, jazz, and ...

For the briefest of moments, a silence fell over the pews of New Orleans’ famed St. Louis Cathedral, as the chapel filled ...

Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...

We offer both a major and a minor in African American Studies, focusing on the exploration of African American experiences. Our goal is to help you understand the rich history and culture of African ...

Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the American musical mainstream, creating popular new American music genres ...

The rise of industrial capitalism after the American Civil War resulted in ... but many meanings remain elusive and open to interpretation. Instruments and notations by Raven Chacon and Guillermo ...