Folk Music & Beyond host JoAnn Mar spoke with Dr. Angela Wellman and Hannah Mayree, two Bay Area musicians and educators who are part of the current effort to encourage more African Americans to take ...

The theme for our January Editors' Photo Challenge was black-and-white street photography, one of the most frequently requested themes since we started our Editors' Photo Challenges last year. We ...

Many Black inventors struggled through hardship, poverty, and, in some circumstances, slavery. Still, they prevailed and proved their genius to the world. The following are but a few of the many ...

The origins of the banjo began with Black musical tradition and the genre is now experiencing a resurgence with a new generation of Black musicians. Listen to the full Otis Taylor playlist on Spotify ...

Beginning this Thursday, February 6, “Who’s Behind Black Art” will air on aspireTV to celebrate Black History Month. We spoke to writer and director John Campbell about his award-winning ...

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The Black diaspora, in particular, is reflected in some of today’s most talked about shows, which is great news for everyone looking to immerse themselves in the richness of the culture. We’ve taken ...

Musical take on classic fairy tale is an inclusion landmark.

As companies continue to show how much they value Black lives in the wake of George Floyd’s 2020 murder by the police and our collective overdue reckoning with white supremacy, streaming ...