The first-of-its-kind festival aims to promote black influences on country, folk and Americana music. "The banjo is an African instrument in its origin," said Dusky Waters, the festival's co-founder.

“You can’t become what you can’t see,” said singer Dusky Waters, from the grand stage of New Orleans’ inaugural Black Americana Festival.. Held at The Broadside, the Black Americana Festival (BAF) was ...

In an effort to highlight these emerging artists, country music fan Holly G founded blackopry.com two years ago. The site initially started as a simple directory of Black country and Americana ...

Since 2021, the project has exploded into a community of musicians, fans and artists who support and lift up Black musicians in country, Americana, blues and roots music.

Called "Black Memorabilia" and "Black Americana" at times, blackface characters and apparel have had a long run in America. Now, the African American Museum is confronting their legacy head-on.

Learn about the five talented artists selected for National Black Theatre's 2023 Soul Series ... and performer whose works are deeply invested in exploring Black Americana, African diasporic ...