#african american musicians

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I have given the world my songs. Elizabeth Catlett. 1947.

West Harlem Art Fund

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MICHAEL JACKSON // (03/∞) Thriller 40: The Album That Changed It All

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Megan Thee Stallion

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Bisexual

DOB: 15 February 1995  

Ethnicity: African American

Occupation: Singer, songwriter, rapper, musician, producer, activist

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"SZA, Muslim Women Are Everything" by Fahmida Azim on INPRNT

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Mick Jagger traveling with Tina Turner, circa 1989.

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Rest in Peace

Tito Jackson 🌹🕊️

October 15th 1953 ~ September 15th 2024

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William Sidney Mount (1807-1868) "Right and Left" (1850) Oil on canvas

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Nelson Mandela

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Dorothy Donegan

Jazz pianist Dorothy Donegan was born in 1922 in Chicago, Illinois. Donegan was not only fluent in several styles of jazz, but also in European classical music. In 1943, she became the first African-American to perform at Orchestra Hall in Chicago. Donegan became known for her entertaining and flamboyant style of performance, and garnered a cult following. She began receiving wider acclaim later in life. In 1992, Donegan received a Jazz Master fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. The following year, she performed at the White House.

Dorothy Donegan died in 1998 at the age of 76.

Image: National Archives

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Hank's Kentucky Jazz Band on stage at the Hotel Ellwood in Detroit, Michigan. Six of the seven members are sitting down, man on right is standing with his cello, man holding long knife in the back left, upright piano in back, drums, trombone, clarinet, violin and cello are instruments used by the band. Handwritten on front: "Hank's Kentucky Jazz Band, Hotel Ellwood, Detroit, Mich. Jackson Photo."

Harvey C. Jackson Collection

Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

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Janelle Monáe by Tim Walker for Vogue UK, July 2023 edition

Styled by Kate Phelan. Set design by Miguel Bento.

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Steve Lacy

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Bisexual

DOB: 23 May 1998

Ethnicity: African American, Filipino

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer, songwriter, musician, record producer

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