Regarding the 2024 Black History Month theme of “African Americans and the Arts,” highlight a specific musician or artist whose works have influenced your life and the extent to which that manifested. This essay should be a minimum of 500 words.
The submission period closes TODAY Thursday, February 15th at 1:00 p.m. CDT.
This essay submission will give you a chance to win 2 tickets to the National Museum of African American Music.
The National Museum of African American Music
The National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) officially opened in January 2021 at Fifth + Broadway in Nashville, Tennessee. The 56,000-square-foot institution is the only museum dedicated to educating, preserving, and celebrating more than 50 music genres and styles created, influenced, and/or inspired by African Americans, including spirituals, blues, jazz, gospel, R&B, and hip hop. Six distinct galleries feature artifacts, objects, memorabilia, clothing, and state-of-the-art technology designed to share a different narrative and a unique perspective on African American music and history.