June is Black Music Month! From the icons who steered the way for others to the ones sampling and paving their own paths, black music artists have been shaping the way we listen to music across many genres. We’re learning more about music through trivia! Test your knowledge, join along and try to answer the questions before they’re revealed. 

Sources:

• The Birth of Hip Hop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10C-Q3NIlzU
• https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/celebrating-black-music-month
• https://apnews.com/article/black-music-month-kenny-gamble-e15dc4adc89cf69288c16a09e4a812e6
• https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2018/04/16/602948758/kendrick-lamars-damn-wins-historic-pulitzer-prize-in-music
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVwlW3xFAZM
• https://www.iconcollective.edu/the-history-of-house-music
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InHc8z6Fejc&t=6282s

Challenge: If there’s any artist you heard that you did not recognize, go listen to some of their music!

Quote: “Everyone's got to be different. You can't copy anybody and end up with anything. If you copy, it means you're working without any real feeling. And without feeling, whatever you do amounts to nothing”

― Billie Holiday, Lady Sings the Blues

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