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The BoykinZ have excellent timing. The self-described "Black girls of country" sister act from the Atlanta suburbs will bring ...
The Country Music Assn. Awards in 2016: Beyoncé, center, performs with the Chicks, then known as the Dixie Chicks. (Image Group LA / Getty Images) In the introduction to her new book, “Black ...
Her book “My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music’s Past, Present and Future,” was published this month. The views in this commentary are her own. Read more opinion at CNN.
Black Country: From farm to law to rodeo circuit From the Black Farmers lawsuit to life on the rodeo circuit, members of the Black Country community share some of their experiences living in America.
Then you have the one-time black country music flukes, like Lil Nas X, who had a mega-hit because of Billy Ray Cyrus’s collaboration. In recent years, we’ve seen a renewed interest in black ...
Rick Diamond/Getty Images for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Darius Rucker, Mickey Guyton and more Black country artists have been candid about the racism they have faced in the genre ...
Allen — a 34-year-old Delaware native who, in 2018, became the first Black artist to launch his career with a No. 1 single on Country Airplay (the platinum-certified “Best Shot”) — is part ...
On the Shelf Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions By Francesca T. Royster University of Texas Press: 248 pages, $25 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission ...
The first Black country club was started in 1921 in New Jersey. It's still open, but it needs a boost to restore it to its grand state. A grant is helping.