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Foundation President Connie Matthews Harshaw and Board Member Nathaniel “Nat” Brown presenting information about the Let Freedom Ring Foundation based in Williamsburg, Virginia. The presentation occurred at a Williamsburg tourism showcase at the Salamander DC Hotel. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

African American History Highlighted as Part of Williamsburg Tourism

by Brenda C. Siler July 31, 2024August 1, 2024

The full ensemble of "Parable of the Sower," an opera based on Octavia Butler's novel, composed by Bernice Johnson Reagon and her daughter Toshi Reagon (center stage), is seen here. The production was presented in 2022 at the Strathmore in North Bethesda, Maryland. (Courtesy of Shana Gerber)

Bernice Johnson Reagon, Civil Rights Voice in Music, Dies at Age 81

by Brenda C. Siler July 18, 2024July 18, 2024

The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., presents “Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage” featuring “The Healing: Untitled 1” (2022), a collage on paper by artist M. Florine Démosthène. This image, based on Haitian culture, depicts negativity being removed from one’s soul. (Courtesy of M. Florine Démosthène, Mariane Ibrahim)

The Phillips Collection Showcase Collage Art Created by Black Artists

by Brenda C. Siler July 17, 2024July 22, 2024

Advocating for the passage of the PACE Act in the Maryland legislature were gospel vocalist Lisa Kimmey Winans, Executive Assistant for the Advocacy and Public Policy Office Montana Miller, GRAMMYs DC Chapter Executive Director Sharon Ingram, Maryland Delegate Marlon Amprey, music director Andre Hopson, singer and songwriter Shelby Blondell, and entertainment lawyer Tracey Lee. (Courtesy Photo/Montana Miller)

Maryland GRAMMY Members Advocate to Protect Creative Expression

by Brenda C. Siler July 17, 2024July 17, 2024

Vocalist Carol Riddick and bassist Gerald Veasley perform in “I Got Life: The Music of Nina Simone” at the legendary Blues Alley in Georgetown. (Brenda C. Siler/The Washington Informer)

Blues Alley Uplifts the Spirit of Nina Simone, Celebrates Singer’s Legacy

by Brenda C. Siler July 17, 2024July 17, 2024

Matthew Whitaker, keyboardist, composer and music director, releases “On Their Shoulders: An Organ Tribute,” his fourth album, which celebrates master organists. (Courtesy of Hollis King)

New Matthew Whitaker Album Honors Master Organists

by Brenda C. Siler July 10, 2024July 10, 2024

From the PBS/American Masters Shorts film “Searching for Augusta Savage,” Augusta Savage's Lift Every Voice and Sing monument exhibited at the 1939 New York World's Fair (Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library)

Learning About African American Sculptor Augusta Savage is Worth the Search

by Brenda C. Siler July 10, 2024July 12, 2024

Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts opened their summer season by unveiling a redesign of its concession area where patrons can purchase food and beverages or bring their own to enjoy in the park before shows. (Courtesy of Wolf Trap)

Wolf Trap’s Updated Look Welcomes TLC, En Vogue, and Jody Watley

by Brenda C. Siler July 10, 2024July 10, 2024

The U.S. Department of State presented the U.S. Global Music Ambassadors, an initiative in partnership with Google and YouTube, in the Treaty Room at the State Department on June 24. Mezzo-soprano opera singer Denyce Graves, composer Justin Tranter, rapper Chuck D, Lyor Cohen, global head of music for Google and YouTube, U.S, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, country singer Lainey Wilson, composer/producer/singer BRELAND, blues singer Grace Bowers and rapper Armani White were present for the event. (Jacques Benovil/The Washington Informer)

State Department, Google and YouTube Partner to Spread American Music Around the World

by Brenda C. Siler July 2, 2024July 2, 2024

The DC Commission on Arts and Humanities opened an exhibition celebrating Funkmaster George Clinton and the District’s relation to the history and legacy of funk. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

With Love, George Clinton Brings the Funk to D.C.

by Brenda C. Siler July 2, 2024July 8, 2024