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Curious to know what people think about how President Obama handled this:
President Barack Hussein Obama, the first African-American President of the United States, liquidated Black Music Month in 2009.
African-American Music Appreciation Month is a celebration for African American Music every year throughout the month of June in the United States. It was originally started as Black Music Month by President Jimmy Carter, who on June 7, 1979, decreed that June would be the month of black music. Since then, presidents have announced annually to Americans to celebrate Black Music Month. For each year of his term, President Barack Obama has announced the observance under a new title, African-American Music Appreciation Month. In one fell swoop he took an international music phenomenon and nationalized it.
Kenny Gamble, the head of Philadelphia International Records told online magazine The Root: "Since 1979, June has been designated as Black Music Month. The annual celebration was the result of a collaboration between songwriter and producer Kenneth Gamble, of Gamble and Huff, and broadcasters Ed Wright and Dyana Williams, who lobbied then-President Jimmy Carter for a month-like Country Music Month in October-that celebrated the business of African Americans in entertainment."
Celebrate Black Music Month with Diasporic Music!
When: Jun 30, 2013 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Where: Online http://uhurunews.com/radio/show?show_id=dm
Contact: Norman Otis Richmond aka Jalali, [email protected]
In celebration of Black Music Month, Norman Otis Richmond aka Jalali will host a special request show. Send your music request to [email protected] and tell us where you're from!
Curious to know what people think about how President Obama handled this:
President Barack Hussein Obama, the first African-American President of the United States, liquidated Black Music Month in 2009.
African-American Music Appreciation Month is a celebration for African American Music every year throughout the month of June in the United States. It was originally started as Black Music Month by President Jimmy Carter, who on June 7, 1979, decreed that June would be the month of black music. Since then, presidents have announced annually to Americans to celebrate Black Music Month. For each year of his term, President Barack Obama has announced the observance under a new title, African-American Music Appreciation Month. In one fell swoop he took an international music phenomenon and nationalized it.
Kenny Gamble, the head of Philadelphia International Records told online magazine The Root: "Since 1979, June has been designated as Black Music Month. The annual celebration was the result of a collaboration between songwriter and producer Kenneth Gamble, of Gamble and Huff, and broadcasters Ed Wright and Dyana Williams, who lobbied then-President Jimmy Carter for a month-like Country Music Month in October-that celebrated the business of African Americans in entertainment."
Okay here is what one Toronto area radio host is doing about it.
June is Still Black Music Month
Diasporic Music and Uhuru Radio are calling on Africans at home and aboard to "Return to the Source" and reclaim June as Black Music Month.
This issue will be discussed on many radio shows during the month of June. On June 9th, Norman (Otis) Richmond aka Jalali, will be reading "An Open Letter To President BHO (What About We People Who are Darker Than Blue)" which he composed in 2009 on a Los Angeles radio station. He will be a guest on Dedon Kamathi's Freedom Now on KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles - 98.7 Santa Barbara. The show airs from 2pm to 4pm PST.
In the future, Richmond will be interviewed by Solomon Comissiong on Your World News Radiohttp://yourworldnews.org/ and Abayomi Azikiwe's Pan African News Wire http://panafricannews.blogspot.ca/.
For more information contact Norman (Otis) Richmond at [email protected]
Diasporic Music and Uhuru Radio are calling on Africans at home and aboard to "Return to the Source" and reclaim June as Black Music Month.
This issue will be discussed on many radio shows during the month of June. On June 9th, Norman (Otis) Richmond aka Jalali, will be reading "An Open Letter To President BHO (What About We People Who are Darker Than Blue)" which he composed in 2009 on a Los Angeles radio station. He will be a guest on Dedon Kamathi's Freedom Now on KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles - 98.7 Santa Barbara. The show airs from 2pm to 4pm PST.
In the future, Richmond will be interviewed by Solomon Comissiong on Your World News Radiohttp://yourworldnews.org/ and Abayomi Azikiwe's Pan African News Wire http://panafricannews.blogspot.ca/.
For more information contact Norman (Otis) Richmond at [email protected]
When: Jun 30, 2013 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Where: Online http://uhurunews.com/radio/show?show_id=dm
Contact: Norman Otis Richmond aka Jalali, [email protected]
In celebration of Black Music Month, Norman Otis Richmond aka Jalali will host a special request show. Send your music request to [email protected] and tell us where you're from!
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