black music month Archives - Word In Black

Tamir “Nokio” Ruffin (left), Rufus “Skola” Waller, and Mark “Sisqó” Andrews, members of R and B group Dru Hill, hold street signs bestowed upon them in a Baltimore ceremony to honor the artists in their hometown.

Celebrating Black Music Month: From Billie to Gabby, Go-Go to Gospel

by The Afro June 25, 2025June 26, 2025

Frances Murphy Draper, CEO and publisher of The AFRO, shares why Black music has always been the heartbeat of the Baltimore-Washington corridor.

Black Music: The Sound of Freedom

by Gwen McKinney June 1, 2024June 1, 2024

Berry Gordy: The Pied Piper of Motown

by The Afro June 24, 2021June 24, 2021