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The National Museum of African American Music is going big this weekend hosting an event Saturday, Sunday, and Monday celebrating Juneteenth, Black Music Month, and the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.

"A Drum Major for Justice" was the theme of the National Museum of African American Music's Martin Luther King Day celebration. Performers took to the stage to honor Dr. King in their own unique way.

The 83-year old African-American musician and faith-based tastemaker is honored at the downtown Nashville museum

Talking with Weezy and others about the exhibit unveiled on his 40th birthday

More than 150 people on Tuesday attended the Black Tennessee Voices Live event presented by The Tennessean, where Black storytellers took the stage.

The Tennessean newsroom selected six Black storytellers, who will share their stories at the iconic National Museum of African American on Sept. 20.

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Embrace the city's musical roots at Nashville’s National Museum of African American Music.

The Nashville Museum That Traces The Evolution of Black Music Nashville’s new National Museum of African American Music celebrates the history of gospel, jazz, blues, hip-hop, rap, and more. May 27, 2021 In the NMAAM’s galleries, it’s easy to trace the evolution of Black music from gospel to jazz, blues, and rap.Photo courtesy NMAAM James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, looms larger than life in the Rivers of Rhythm Pathways, the central gallery at Nashville’s new National Museum of Afri...

Sun Ra, Odetta, Alabama artists honored at National Museum of African American Music Updated Feb 09, 2021; Posted Feb 08, 2021 The National Museum of African American Music opened its doors on January 30, 2021 in Nashville, Tenn. (Courtesy: NMAAM/353 Media Group.) Facebook Share A number of Alabama born musicians are honored at the recently opened National Museum of African American Music in Nashville. A yellow argyle sweater worn by Montgomery-born Nat King Cole is on display at the museum, ...