Henry Beecher Hicks, president of the National Museum of African American Music delivers the first State of Black Music Address.

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The 2018 State of Black Music Address

The National Museum of African American Music, set to open in 2019, will be the only museum solely dedicated to educating, preserving and celebrating the influence African Americans have had on music. Based in Nashville, Tenn., the museum will share the story of the American soundtrack by integrating history and interactive technology to bring musical heroes of the past into the present. For more information, please visit www.nmaam.org.

National Museum of African American Music

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