In 2009, President Obama declared June "African-American Music Appreciation Month." The tribute started as "Black Music Month" in the 1970s. While the name has changed, it continues to be a time to celebrate the ways black artists have shaped music. These artists include three people who have recently died; Prince, Billy Paul and Phife Dawg. They each left a dynamic legacy in different genres.
Host Frank Stasio talks with pop culture experts , professor of film and broadcast media at St. Augustine's University, and , professor of African & African American studies at Duke University, about the political implications behind "African-American Music Appreciation Month," and they remember "The Greatest," Muhammad Ali.
Check out some of the music featured in this program:
Billy Paul, "Me and Mrs. Jones"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWOTdt9Bovk
Billy Paul, "Am I Black Enough For You?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX6k5tRzDuU
Prince, "When Will We B Paid"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCfqrY-p2RE
Prince, "Baltimore"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cieZB0Ab7xk
A Tribe Called Quest, "Oh My God"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIah18jcJko
