We are honored to uplift Black voices year-round and in celebration of the legacy of MLK, today we’re rebroadcasting conversations with and stories about Black artists you may have missed the first time. Listen through 8 p.m. CT on Monday, January 17, and find all sorts of interviews, features and news stories here on WNXP.org.
Nashville Artists
Girls Write Nashville teens’ “Sing Through Quarantine”
More Artist Spotlights
Durand Jones & The Indications
Community Features
Taking Stock of 2021 with Andrea Williams
Rashad thaPoet and S-wrap team up and speak up on behalf of spoken word
Black and queer artists and advocates are building their own grassroots networks in roots music
Author Daphne Brooks and her “Liner Notes for the Revolution”
Author Regina Bradley on “Chronicling Stankonia: The Rise of the Hip-Hop South”
Roots Roomies Allison Russell and Yola Worked to Get Somewhere In a Year of Staying Put
Author Maureen Mahon on the Overlooked Impact of African American Women in Rock and Roll
The BlackSon and BlackCity are generating “Free Power”
The Songwriting Success of Singing Rapper Tim Gent and Rapping Singer Bryant Taylorr
WPLN News
Black musicians question the Opry’s dedication to anti-racism after Morgan Wallen’s performance
“This band puts the B in HBCU”: TSU’s marching band takes national stage in Rose Parade
Fisk is in jubilee as it honors the legacy of its pioneering ensemble
