On May 31st, 2002, former President George W. Bush proclaimed June as Black Music Month.
Aretha Louise Franklin (Source) also known as “The Queen of Soul,” has this to say in regards to music:
“I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.” (Source)
It is the realist who blooms within the confines of truth, no matter how dark, dank, harsh, or cold it may be. In the wake of our country’s transitioning beyond recession, sexism, racism, homophobia, and ultimately hate, let us remember that music is the intersection where we all meet in spite of difference. June is but a moment in American history when we can support black/African-American efforts to cement Music’s place in all of our lives.
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