Sunday, June 30, 2024

#BlackMusicMonth Marion Anderson (1897 - 1993) lent her support to the civil rights movement, worked as a delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Committee, and was a Goodwill Ambassador for the United States Department of State.

 
Video of Marian Anderson singing at the Lincoln Memorial on April 9, 1939. Live Performance

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June is Black Music Month! Today, we are celebrating the life and legacy of legendary Jamaican singer and musician, Bob Marley (1945 - 1981)!

  Bob Marley (1945 – 1981) Life, Legacy, and Music Early Life and Background Robert Nesta Marley was born on February 6, 1945, in Nine M...