@solangeknowles ft Verdine White of @earthwindandfire from the 2012 EP 'True', cover & reimagine @devhynes "Bad Girls" w/ cover art collaboration from mixed media contemporary artist Mickalene Thomas #emergingcreator #alternativesoul #80saesthetic #indiemusic #mixed

Founding member. Bassist. Songwriter. Producer. Verdine White's talents have left an unforgetable mark on music, particularly R&B, soul, and funk. His innovative arrangements and energizing performances rounded out the groundbreaking band Earth, Wind, & Earth, whose members all toge

I grew up between COGIC & Baptist churches, before my mother pivoted to fundamentalist evangelical. Through it all, there was the constant stress on how I presented myself through attire, mannerisms, actions & words. I'm naturally more quiet & introverted, as well as very conscio

Ms. Phyllis Hyman, we remember you on the 77th year of your birth. Much can be said about your talent, wit, humor and beauty. So much has been said about your grief and struggles with this world, including the music industry. I just want to take a moment and remember you as a whole person, not just

🤎 to my favorite track - "Higher", with a sound that was deeply Penecostal. Like other Black American musical pioneers before him like Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, and many others, D'Angelo pulled from his gospel background, as well as infused other musical traditions in his sig

Rest in Peace to singer, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and soul music pioneer D'Angelo (Michael Eugene Archer). Thank you @bet for honoring his legacy, artistry, and music. Tune into the D'Angelo tribute tonight at 8pm EST on the @bet channel or YouTube https://www.y

Newsome Park - A Historic Black neighborhood in Newport News, VA The Newsome House & Museum Cultural Center is dedicated to preserving the history and telling the stories of generations of families who resided there, like my maternal grandmother's family who moved up from Eastern NC &

We honor and celebrate our Black musical pioneers as they have transitioned to ancestors. May their music live on forever ♾️ ☀️ Roy Ayers 🌦 Angie Stone 🤎 D'Angelo (Michael Archer) 🌘 Phyllis Hyman #blackmusicmonth2026 #neverforgotten #Soul #Jazz #emergingcreator