Nitra Banks
@nenesw1n6bill
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At 16, Yvette Stevens joined the Black Panther Party. She was responsible selling the Black Panther newspaper & helping start the free breakfast program for children.
Known as: CHAKA KHAN!
Happy 70th Birthday to Grammy Award winning singer #Chaka Khan #Spoutible #blacklivesmatter
04:13 PM - Mar 23, 2023
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The Black Music Project
@blackmusicproject
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Before there was Berry Gordy and Motown, there was Vivian Carter and Vee-Jay Records. Vivian and her husband, James, started Vee-Jay in 1953. It was the 1st successful Black-owned record label. Their roster included Little Richard, The Staple Singers, and The Four Seasons. #WomensHistoryMonth
03:59 PM - Mar 22, 2023
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Natalie Hill
@NattyJ
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Cool photo ...
11:50 AM - Mar 18, 2023
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The Black Music Project
@blackmusicproject
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They formed in 1871 to raise funds to save their #HBCU Their repertoire mainly focused on Negro #spirituals They became so popular they toured the US and the world -- breaking racial barriers across the globe.

Can you name this renowned HBCU ensemble that still exists? #gospel #blackmusic #music
11:09 AM - Mar 12, 2023
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The Black Music Project
@blackmusicproject
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Born in Little Rock in 1887, she was the 1st Black female composer to have a symphony performed by a major US orchestra. Many of her compositions dealt with the realities of life for Blacks in America.

Do you know this essential composer? Comment if you do. #WomensHistoryMonth #classicalmusic
10:22 AM - Mar 10, 2023
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The Black Music Project
@blackmusicproject
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Born in West Africa, at only seven, she was sold into slavery in Boston. Yet she became America's first Black female published poet (George Washington was an admirer). Much of her work has been put to music.

Can you name this revered poet from American history? #WomensHistoryMonth #Poetry #music
11:18 AM - Mar 09, 2023
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The Black Music Project
@blackmusicproject
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Recommend: We just picked up "When Broadway Was Black" by Caseen Gaines from Malik Books here in LA. "The triumphant story of how an all-Black Broadway cast and crew changed musical theatre—and the world—forever." #Broadway #blackmusical #books
04:20 PM - Mar 01, 2023
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The Black Music Project
@blackmusicproject
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Ira Gershwin said of this singer, "I never knew how good our songs were until I heard [BLANK] sing them."

Can you name this jazz legend who many consider the most talented interpreter ever of the "Great American songbook"?

#WomensHistoryMonth #Jazz #Gershwin #BlackWomensHistory
09:41 AM - Mar 01, 2023
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The Black Music Project
@blackmusicproject
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We've accomplished a lot since launching last June (Black Music Month) 2022. But given the state of America and the world today, there's much more to do. Black music history is the story of America. #BlackHistoryMonth

Our story

https://www.griotseye.com/...
01:00 PM - Feb 28, 2023
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The Black Music Project
@blackmusicproject
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Since launching, we have won #Design awards, been featured in major publications like Billboard, given presentations on #BlackHistory & #music for organizations & businesses like Ameris Bank & the NRAO. #BlackHistoryMonth

Our story https://www.griotseye.com/...
11:01 AM - Feb 28, 2023
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The Black Music Project
@blackmusicproject
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Pt. 3 of our storytelling journey about the development of The Black Music Project and its use of the Creative Process Model contains these wise words for America. #blackmusicproject #BlackHistoryMonth

Read the full story here https://www.griotseye.com/...
03:24 PM - Feb 27, 2023
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The Black Music Project
@blackmusicproject
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ON THIS DAY: Feb 26, 1917, is the 1st recorded use of the word "jazz."

The group was all-White, and produced "a watered-down version of New Orleans #Jazz ." Still, nevertheless, it was a revelation for White audiences igniting the US jazz craze.

This story would be repeated #BlackHistoryMonth
05:55 PM - Feb 26, 2023
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Farrah Fazal
@Farrah
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Nina Simone would have been 90 this week.
Her music moves me. Shakes me. Sees me.
I’d love to hear your favorite Nina songs.

In the mid-1960s Vernon Jordan, the head of the Urban League asked Nina why she wasn’t ‘more active in civil rights’.

“Motherfucker, I am civil rights”-Nina Simone
01:45 PM - Feb 24, 2023
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The Black Music Project
@blackmusicproject
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Perhaps jazz's "greatest female musician." Her mastery as a pianist, composer, and arranger made her a sought-after talent for decades. She mentored younger artists like Dizzy, Thelonious, Bird, and Miles.

Can you name this highly influential jazz musician? #BlackHistoryMonth #Jazz #swing #music
10:53 AM - Feb 26, 2023
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The Black Music Project
@blackmusicproject
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"Jazz is music born primarily in a community with a historical memory of being unfree in a supposedly free land." — Ken Burns. #Jazz #neworleans #BlackHistoryMonth #neworleansmusic #KenBurns #blackmusicproject

https://www.blackmusicproj...
12:27 PM - Feb 25, 2023
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The Black Music Project
@blackmusicproject
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This bandleader is the bridge connecting jazz to flamboyant rock & roll front men (& women) who followed. His stage presence, dancing, and flair inspired Little Richard, Elvis, JB, Mick, Prince, Janelle Monáe and many more.

Can you name this influential swing musician? #BlackHistoryMonth #Jazz
11:41 PM - Feb 23, 2023
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The Black Music Project
@blackmusicproject
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Born in 1873 in AL, he changed the course of popular music by integrating blues and Latin rhythms into then-popular ragtime. He was a bedrock musician in blues, ragtime, and jazz.

Can you name this man that helped introduce a genuinely American musical style? #ragtime #Jazz #BlackHistoryMonth
11:07 AM - Feb 22, 2023
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The Black Music Project
@blackmusicproject
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The Black Music Project was inspired by a 2017 work trip to Africa when creator @christopherfuller visited Cape Coast Castle and its infamous "Door of No Return" working w @griotseye Read our creative origin story here. #BlackHistoryMonth https://www.griotseye.com/...
01:49 PM - Feb 21, 2023
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The Black Music Project
@blackmusicproject
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Born in 1890 in New Orleans, this ragtime and jazz pianist began his career as a boy playing ragtime in New Orleans' brothels. A self-proclaimed inventor of jazz he is considered the genre's "first arranger."

Can you name this ragtime and jazz innovator? #Jazz #JazzPiano #BlackHistoryMonth
12:32 PM - Feb 20, 2023
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The Black Music Project
@blackmusicproject
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Known as "the King of Ragtime," his works helped give America its cultural music identity beyond Europe. Though he died at 48, his music lives on.

He once told a friend, "When I'm dead twenty-five years, people are going to recognize me." #BlackHistoryMonth

Can you name this entertainer?
06:42 PM - Feb 15, 2023
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The Black Music Project
@blackmusicproject
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Known as "the King of Ragtime," his works helped give America its cultural music identity beyond Europe. Though he died at 48, his music lives on.

He once told a friend, "When I'm dead twenty-five years, people are going to recognize me." #BlackHistoryMonth

Can you name this entertainer?
06:42 PM - Feb 15, 2023
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The Black Music Project
@blackmusicproject
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Her 1970 album made her the 1st commercially successful Black female country artist. In 1969 she became the 1st solo Black woman to play at the Grand Ole Opry. She had to overcome racism and sexism to make unprecedented history.

Can you name this trailblazing Black woman in #Country music?
10:21 AM - Feb 14, 2023
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The Black Music Project
@blackmusicproject
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He was a key influential figure for the legendary "First Family of #Country Music," the Carters. He met A.P. Carter, the patriarch, in 1928 and taught him his unique guitar-picking technique and traditional songs and arrangements.

Can you name this Black musician who helped shape country music?
10:31 AM - Feb 13, 2023
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The Black Music Project
@blackmusicproject
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The #SuperBowl is as American as apple pie and country music. But the roots of Americana always lay elsewhere (apple pie came from England). And country music's origins are more diverse (i.e., Blacker) than you think.

Can you name this Black Grand Ole Opry pioneer? #BlackHistoryMonth
10:30 AM - Feb 12, 2023
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The Black Music Project
@blackmusicproject
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“The destiny of the colored American ... is the destiny of America.”
― Frederick Douglass.

The Black Music Project’s mission is to show that the history of Black music is the story of America. #blackmusicproject #frederickdouglass #BlackHistoryMonth
04:32 PM - Feb 09, 2023
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The Black Music Project
@blackmusicproject
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This singer and actress broke many barriers in her long career. She starred in an all-Black production of a hit musical that won her a Tony in 1968.

Can you name her? Bonus points: Naming the famous all-Black production that won her the Tony. #Broadway #theater #blackmusicproject #BlackHistory
10:38 AM - Feb 09, 2023
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The Black Music Project
@blackmusicproject
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She was a self-taught guitarist who impacted the folk and blues. Her songwriting and unique playing style influenced many folk artists, and she inspired the British musical phenomenon known as skiffle. She won her first #grammy at the age of 90!

Can you name her? Comment below if you know.
09:04 PM - Feb 08, 2023
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The Black Music Project
@blackmusicproject
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Considered one of the most influential figures in folk music, this former inmate helped to transform American culture in the 20th century.

Can you name this folk and blues singer who influenced musicians like Bob Dylan, Taj Mahal, Janis Joplin, and Kurt Cobain? #folkmusic #BlackHistoryMonth
10:33 AM - Feb 08, 2023
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The Black Music Project
@blackmusicproject
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At the #blackmusicproject you can explore the eras, genres, and a growing collection of essential artists that helped shape the American cultural landscape. #blackmusicproject #BlackHistoryMonth https://www.blackmusicproj...
10:27 AM - Feb 07, 2023
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The Black Music Project
@blackmusicproject
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He taught the Negro spirituals of his youth to Dvořák, who then incorporated their stylings into his work. Leading Dvořák to say, “In the Negro melodies of America, I discover all that is needed for a great and noble school of music.”

Can you name this composer? Comment if you know. #classical
10:38 AM - Feb 06, 2023
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