,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #ggi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ah1 #bjbf,mr4  
,book] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4    
,van ,holl51 & ,ms4 ,klobu*>7 submitt$ !
 foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution 
,recogniz+ ! contributions ( ,black p to
 ! musical h]itage ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !
 ne$ = great] access to music education 
= ,black /ud5ts & designat+ ,june #bjbf 
z ,black ,music ,mon?4  ,:]eas          
spirituals1 ragtime1 blues1 jazz1       
gospel1 classical composition1 &        
c\ntless o!r categories ( music h be5   
creat$ or enhanc$ by ,black p & are et*$
 into ! hi/ory & culture ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates2 ,:]eas ! fir/ ,africans         
transport$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates came f a  
v>iety ( e?nic gr\ps ) a long hi/ory (  
di/9ct & cultivat$ musical traditions1  
br\ght musical in/rum5ts ) !m1 & built  
new musical in/rum5ts 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2
 ,:]eas spirituals 7 a di/9ct response  
to ! conditions ( slav]y 9 ! ,unit$     

,/ates & express$ ! long+ ( ! enslav$ = 
spiritual & bodily fre$om1 = safety f   
h>m & evil1 & = relief f ! h>d%ips (    
slav]y2 ,:]eas jazz1 arguably ! mo/     
creative & complex music t ! ,unit$     
,/ates has produc$1 comb9es ! musical   
traditions ( ,black p 9 ,new ,orleans ) 
! creative flexibility ( blues music2   
,:]eas ma/]ful trumpet]s ,l\is ,arm/rong
 & ,miles ,davis a*iev$ national &      
int]national recognition ) ! success (  
,we/ ,end ,blues by ,l\is ,arm/rong 9 ! 
#aibjs & ,s ,:at by ,miles ,davis 9 !   
late #aiejs2 ,:]eas ,?omas ,dorsey1 !   
,fa!r ( ,gospel ,music1 us$ 8 compos+   
tal5ts to m]ge sacr$ & secul> /yles t   
creat$ a revolution 9 music2 ,:]eas     
tal5t$ jazz piani/ & vocali/ ,nat ,k+   
,cole record$ m ?an #aej s+les & sold m 
?an #ej1jjj1jjj records2 ,:]eas ! tal5t 
( ,ella ,fitzg]ald1 a w9n] ( #ac ,grammy
 ,aw>ds1 is epitomiz$ by a r5dition (   
,summ]time1 a bluesy record accompani$  
by melodic vocals2 ,:]eas ,natalie      
,cole1 ! daught] ( ,nat ,k+ ,cole1      

a*iev$ musical success 9 ! mid-#aigjs z 
a rhy?m & blues arti/ ) ! hits ,?is ,w  
,be & ,un=gettable2 ,:]eas1 9 ! #aidjs1 
bebop evolv$ ?r\gh jam sessions1 :i*    
includ$ trumpet] ,dizzy ,gillespie &    
alto saxophoni/ ,*>lie ,p>k]1 held at   
clubs 9 ,h>lem1 ,new ,york1 su* z       
,m9ton's ,playh\se2 ,:]eas e>li]        
classical s+]s su* z ,elizabe? ,taylor  
,gre5field1 "o ( ! fir/ widely kn[n     
,black vocali/s1 & o!r e>ly ,black s++  
pione]s1 includ+ ,nellie ,mit*ell ,br[n1
 ,m>ie ,selika ,williams1 ,ra*el ,walk] 
,turn]1 ,m>ian ,&]son1 & ,flora ,batson 
,b]g51 pav$ ! way = ! female ,black     
conc]t s+]s :o h a*iev$ great popul>ity 
dur+ ! la/ #ej ye>s2 ,:]eas ! t]m rhy?m 
& blues orig9at$ 9 ! late #aidjs z a way
 to describe record+s m>ket$ to ,black p
 & replac$ ! t]m race music2 ,:]eas     
lyrical !mes 9 rhy?m & blues (t5        
encapsulate ! ,black exp]i5ce ( pa91 !  
que/ = fre$om1 joy1 triumphs & failures1
 relation%ips1 economics1 & aspiration &
 7 popul>iz$ by arti/s su* z ,ray       

,*>les1 ,ru? ,br[n1 ,etta ,james1 &     
,otis ,r$d+2 ,:]eas ! musical virtuoso  
,rev]5d ,ri*>d ,smallwood1 a compos] &  
arrang] ( classical gospel music1       
cont9ues to inspire audi5ces & p]=m]s   
worldwide2 ,:]eas s\l music orig9at$ 9 !
 ,black community 9 ! late #aiejs & e>ly
 #aifjs1 comb9es elem5ts ( ,black gospel
 music1 rhy?m & blues1 & jazz1 & 0      
popul>iz$ by arti/s su* z ,are?a        
,frankl91 ,james ,br[n1 ,ray ,*>les1    
,sam ,cooke1 ,bill ,)]s1 & ,jackie      
,wilson2 ,:]eas ,mot[n1 f\nd$ z a record
 label 9 #aiei1 evolv$ into a di/9ctive 
/yle kn[n = ! ,mot[n ,s\nd1 a bl5d ( pop
 & s\l musical /yl+s made popul> by     
prom95t ,black arti/s su* z ,m>v9 ,gaye1
 ,james ,mason1 & ,m>y ,wells2 ,:]eas   
g-g1 develop$ by ,black musicians 9 !   
mid-#aifjs & comb9+ funk1 s\l1 & ,lat9  
music1 0 popul>iz$ by arti/s su* z ,*uck
 ,br[n & ,r>e ,ess5ce1 & is ! (ficial   
music ( ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc2 ,:]eas ,h>ry    
,belafonte1 a s+]1 actor1 activi/1 & a  
support] & confidant ( ,m>t9 ,lu!r ,k+1 

,jr41 ?r\gh\t ! civil rights movem5t1   
influ5c$ by 8 ,c>ibbean roots1 popul>iz$
 calypso music 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2       
,:]eas1 9 ! e>ly #aigjs1 ! musical /yle 
( disco em]g$ & 0 popul>iz$ by programs 
su* z ,s\l ,tra9 & by arti/s su* z      
,donna ,summ]2 ,:]eas reggae is a g5re (
 music t orig9at$ 9 ,jamaica 9 ! late   
#aifjs & incorporates "s ( ! musical    
elem5ts ( rhy?m & blues1 jazz1 m5to1    
calypso1 & ,african music1 & 0 popul>iz$
 by arti/s su* z ,bob ,m>ley2 ,:]eas    
rock & roll 0 develop$ f ,black musical 
/yles su* z gospel & rhy?m & blues & 0  
popul>iz$ by arti/s su* z ,*uck ,b]ry1  
,bo ,diddley1 ,little ,ri*>d1 & ,jimi   
,h5drix2 ,:]eas rap1 arguably ! mo/     
complex & influ5tial =m ( hip-hop       
culture1 comb9es blues1 jazz1 & s\l &   
elem5ts ( ! ,black musical tradition )  
,c>ibbean calypso1 dub1 & dance hall    
reggae2 ,:]eas ! developm5t & popul>ity 
( old-/yle rap comb9$ confid5t beats )  
wordplay & /orytell+1 highlight+ !      
/ruggle ( ,black y\? gr[+ up 9          

und]res\rc$ neighborhoods2 ,:]eas       
,dayton1 ,ohio1 kn[n z ! ,l& ( ,funk1   
help$ give rise to ! g5re ( funk z a    
mixture ( s\l1 jazz1 & rhy?m & blues &  
popul>iz$ b&s su* z ! ,ohio ,play]s1    
,heatwave1 ,rog] & ,zapp1 & ,lakeside2  
,:]eas contempor>y rhy?m & blues1 :i*   
orig9at$ 9 ! late #aigjs & comb9es      
elem5ts ( pop1 rhy?m & blues1 s\l1 funk1
 hip hop1 gospel1 & electronic dance    
music1 0 popul>iz$ by arti/s su* z      
,:itney ,h\/on & ,aaliyah2 ,:]eas ,pr9ce
 ,rog]s ,nelson1 a ,m9nesota native1 0 a
 "o-(-a-k9d arti/ :o made ,purple ,ra9 a
 h\sehold "n1 ,fir/ ,av5ue a l&m>k1 &   
br\ght int]national fame to ,m9nesota's 
music sc5e2 ,:]eas ! incr$ible ,billie  
,holiday creat$ a cultural reset by     
record+ ,/range ,fruit1 orig9ally a poem
 t depict$ lyn*+ 9 ! ,s\!rn ,unit$      
,/ates1 :i* became ! fir/ prote/ song ( 
! civil rights era2 ,:]eas ! tal5t$ jazz
 arti/ ,duke ,ell+ton pu%$ b\nd>ies ) 8 
hits ,x ,don't ,mean a ,?+ if ,x ,a9't  
,got ,t ,sw+ & ,sophi/icat$ ,lady &     

receiv$ #ac ,grammy ,aw>ds & !          
,presid5tial ,gold ,m$al2 ,:]eas ,si/]  
,rosetta ,?>pe1 kn[n z ! ,godmo!r (     
,rock 'n' ,roll1 comb9$ h] di/9ctive    
guit> /yle ) melodic blues & traditional
 gospel music t influ5c$ ! likes (      
,are?a ,frankl9 & ,*uck ,b]ry2 ,:]eas   
,t9a ,turn]1 kn[n z ! ,que5 ( ,rock 'n' 
,roll1 /unn$ audi5ces ) h] p[]ful       
vocals1 0 ! fir/ woman or ,black        
musician to be featur$ on ! cov] (      
,roll+ ,/one1 & receiv$ #ab ,grammy     
,aw>ds dur+ h] lifetime2 ,:]eas         
trailblaz] ,flor5ce ,price 0 ! fir/ not$
 ,black female compos] to ga9 national  
/atus & ! fir/ ,black woman to h h]     
compos$ "w p]=m$ by a major national    
symphony or*e/ra2 ,:]eas ! classical s+]
 ,m>ian ,&]son broke d[n racial b>ri]s  
by p]=m+ at ! ,l9coln ,memorial 9 #aici 
aft] be+ d5i$ ! opportunity to s+ 9     
front ( an integrat$ audi5ce at !       
,daught]s ( ! ,am]ican ,revolution      
,con/itution ,hall 9 ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc2    
,:]eas c\ntry music s+] ,*>ley ,pride 0 

induct$ into ! ,c\ntry ,music ,hall (   
,fame 9 #bjjj & has _h m ?an #dj hits   
rea* numb] #a on ! c\ntry *>ts2 ,:]eas  
,n9a ,simone1 "o ( ! mo/ prom95t &      
extraord9>y s\l s+]s1 has music spann+ m
 ?an #d decades t impact$ g5]ations )   
detail$ /orytell+2 ,:]eas musician      
,bobby ,mc,ferrin br\ght joy to audi5ces
 ev]y:]e ) 8 sma% hit ,don't ,worry ,be 
,happy2 ,:]eas fam\s saxophone play]    
,john ,coltrane made 8 impact on g5res l
 bebop1 jazz1 & rhy?m & blues ?r\gh 8 "w
 su* z ,a ,love ,supreme2 ,:]eas ,david 
,jolicoeur1 also kn[n z ,trugoy ! ,dove1
 0 a f\nd+ memb] ( hip-hop gr\ps ,de ,la
 ,s\l & ,native ,tongues & us$ 8 passion
 = rap music to spread positive messages
 )9 8 community2 ,:]eas musical =ce     
,m>v9 ,gaye us$ 8 v]satility z an arti/ 
to produce hits l ,i ,he>d ,x ,?r\gh !  
,grapev9e & ,a9't ,no ,m\nta9 ,high     
,en\gh2 ,:]eas ,sylvia ,rob9son1 a ,new 
,j]sey native1 0 an ,am]ican s+]1 record
 produc]1 & f\nd] ( ,sug> ,hill ,records
 & is widely cr$it$ ) laun*+ ! hip-hop  

g5re int]nationally2 ,:]eas ,new ,j]sey 
resid5t ,q-,tip1 also kn[n z ,kamaal    
,f>e$1 along ) 8 fell[ memb]s ( ,a      
,tribe ,call$ ,que/--,phife ,dawg1      
,j>obi ,:ite1 & ,ali ,%ahe$             
,muhammad--help$ def9e uplift+ &        
consci\s hip-hop2 ,:]eas ,ea/ ,orange1  
,new ,j]sey1 native ,:itney ,h\/on1 "o (
 ! mo/ recognizable voices 9 music1 sold
 m ?an #bbj1jjj1jjj records worldwide1  
mak+ h] "o ( ! be/-sell+ arti/s ( all   
"t1 & holds ! ,gu9ness ,_w ,record z !  
mo/ aw>d$ female arti/ ) m ?an #djj c>e]
 aw>ds4 ,:]eas ,camd51 ,new ,j]sey1     
native ,leon ,huff & 8 longtime p>tn]   
,k5ny ,gamble are ,grammy-w9n+          
songwrit]s & produc]s1 :o f\nd$         
,philadelphia ,int]national ,records &  
produc$ m ?an #agj gold & plat9um       
records = arti/s su* z ,billy ,paul1 ,l\
 ,rawls1 ,! ,o',jays1 ,patti ,la,belle1 
& ,phyllis ,hyman2 ,:]eas ,black ,music 
,mon? 0 e/abli%$ #dg ye>s ago by        
songwrit] & produc] ,k5ny ,gamble1      
broadca/] ,dyana ,williams1 & radio     

executive ,ed ,wright "u ! auspices ( ! 
,black ,music ,association2 ,:]eas !    
,national ,museum ( ,african ,am]ican   
,music 9 ,na%ville1 ,t5nessee1 s]ves z !
 (ficial home ( ,black ,music ,mon? & is
 d$icat$ to pres]v+ & celebrat+ ! c5tral
 role ( ,black music 9 ,am]ican culture2
 ,:]eas a rec5t /udy by ! ,national     
,arts ,education ,data ,project f\nd t  
#di p]c5t ( all /ud5ts att5d+ s*ools ) a
 pr$om9ately ,african-,am]ican /ud5t    
population d n p>ticipate 9 s*ool music 
programs2 ,:]eas ,black /ud5ts scor$ !  
l[e/ ( all e?nicities 9 ! mo/ rec5t     
,national ,assessm5t = ,educational     
,progress arts assessm5t2 ,:]eas ,black 
/ud5ts (t5 receive a music education t  
does n reflect _! own culture2 ,:]eas   
/ud5ts :o are eligible = ! s*ool lun*   
program e/abli%$ "u ! ,ri*>d ,b4        
,russell ,national ,s*ool ,lun* ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq47 h         
significantly l[] scores on ! music     
portion ( ! ,national ,assessm5t =      
,educational ,progress arts assessm5t   

?an /ud5ts :o are ineligible = t        
program1 :i* sugge/s t /ud5ts 9         
l[-income families are disadvantag$ 9 ! 
subject ( music2 ,:]eas a /udy f\nd t-- 
7#a7 ne>ly #b_/c ( music ensemble /ud5ts
 7 ,:ite & middle class1 & only #ae     
p]c5t ( ^? /ud5ts 7 ,black2 &  7#b7 only
 #g p]c5t ( music tea*] lic5sure        
c&idates 7 ,black2 & ,:]eas /ud5ts (    
color face _m b>ri]s to access+ music   
education & tra9+1 especially 9 l>ge    
urban public s*ools3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t
 ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 recognizes-- 7,a7 !    
contributions ( ,black p to ! musical   
h]itage ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,b7 ! wide 
array ( tal5t$ & popul> ,black musical  
arti/s1 compos]s1 songwrit]s1 &         
musicians :o are und]recogniz$ =        
contributions to music2  7,c7 !         
a*ievem5ts1 tal5t1 & h>d "w ( ,black    
pione] arti/s & ! ob/acles t ^? arti/s  
ov]came to ga9 recognition2  7,d7 ! ne$ 
= ,black /ud5ts to h great] access to1 &
 p>ticipation 91 culturally relevant    
music programs 9 s*ools across ! ,unit$ 

,/ates2 &  7,e7 ,black ,hi/ory ,mon? &  
,black ,music ,mon? z an important "t-- 
7i7 to celebrate ! impact ( ! ,black    
musical h]itage on ! musical h]itage ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7ii7 to enc\rage     
great] access to music education s t !  
next g5]ation may cont9ue to greatly    
contribute to ! musical h]itage ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 designates ,june 
#bjbf z ,black ,music ,mon?4