Music can move us, and female vocalists have greatly impacted ... It originated in the African-American communities of the 1940s and has since influenced various other genres, including rock ...

These women have left an indelible mark on the music industry, from pop sensations to soulful R&B artists and rock stars to jazz virtuosos. Their voices entertain, inspire, and move listeners ...

The rich sounds, rhythms, and colors of jazz inspired prominent visual artists of the 20th century. In depicting African American culture ... and rhythm of the jazz music he loved. Looking for more?

Even today, should a woman player walk into a new venue with a group of male jazz musicians, even if she’s holding her music ... are female-led. Among them, five-time Grammy-winning American ...

Stephen Sondheim called Heyward’s writing “of the finest set of lyrics in the history of the American musical theater.” Gershwin was inspired by African American spirituals, and ...

The Cape Town Opera Chorus from South Africa stages Horizons at the Divine Music ... of jazz, taking the mesmerized audience on a journey to explore the expansive landscape of South African ...

NMAH Archives Center Frank Driggs Collection of Duke Ellington Photographic Supported by By Larry Tye Jazz lovers worldwide ... sleeping carriages, African American porters shined the musicians ...

African-American female professors make up 2 % of faculty in higher education. The association aims to provide more opportunities and scholarships to young women.

The rousing overture has motifs taken from African American spirituals ... here that the audience is introduced to the Fisk Jubilee Singers. Fisk University, a historically Black university ...

Hanson, Jr. spotlights the life and legacy of the late Julius Whittier, the first African American football scholarship recipient and letterman at the University of Texas at Austin, with insights ...