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June 2011 Black Professionals News Volume 1 Issue 3
14 pages
Published by
Oscar Payne
June is Black Music Month
BPN
Volume 1 Issue 3 www.
earlharvey.
com June 2011
The Black Professionals News
AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSIC
APPRECIATION MONTH, 2011
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
The music of our...
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June is Black Music Month
BPN
Volume 1 Issue 3 www.
earlharvey.
com June 2011
The Black Professionals News
AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSIC
APPRECIATION MONTH, 2011
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
The music of our Nation has always spoken to the condition of our people
and reflected the diversity of our Union.
African-American musicians,
composers, singers, and songwriters have made enormous contributions to our
culture by capturing the hardships and aspirations of a community and
reminding us of our shared values.
During African-American Music
Appreciation Month, we honor the rich musical traditions of African-American
musicians and their gifts to our country and our world.
From the cadenced hums of spirituals to the melodies of rhythm and blues,
African-American music has been used to communicate, to challenge, to praise,
and to uplift in times of both despair and triumph.
The rhythmic chords
embedded in spirituals have long expressed a deep faith in the pow
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