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Black Music Month originated in 1979.  President Jimmy Carter proclaimed the month of June as Black Music Month to celebrate the wonderful music, the achievements, births, important timelines, events and to remember those we lost.

Gladys Knight, ‘The First Lady of Soul,’ is celebrating her 71st birthday today! Along with my oldest daughter Mia, but there not the only one, see ten more celebrities celebrating birthdays this week click below. By, Blackamericaweb.com Click for more:  Happy Birthday Gladys Knight! + 10 More Celebs Celebrating Birthdays This Week | Black America […]

Gladys Knight is one of the all-time greatest singers and has a way of staying relevant and in the music game, but with a gospel album, ‘Where My Heart Belongs’ her album on faith, soul and her ability of staying in the music scene. In an recent interview, Gladys shared about she’s nervous about releasing […]

Gladys Knight, ‘The First Lady Of Soul,’ is headed to ‘Empire,’ The iconic singer has signed to play herself on the upcoming Fox series, starring Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson. Created by Lee Daniels, the show focuses on a record label run by Howard’s character. Gladys may be signing on as recurring character, reports […]

With the increasing number of films aimed towards black audiences in the early 1970s, filmmakers realized that they couldn’t turn to Henry Mancini to provide the musical backdrops for these movies.