Black Music Sunday is a weekly series highlighting all things Black music, with over 280 stories covering performers, genres, history, and more, each featuring its own vibrant soundtrack. I hope you’ll find some familiar tunes and perhaps an introduction to something new.

It’s Emmy Awards night, and although we don’t normally think of it as a music event like the Grammys, the Television Academy has given out awards honoring music since the first Emmys ceremony in 1949.

The dearth of Black Emmy winners has led to legitimate critiques like the #EMMYsSoWhite hashtag. But Black musicians, composers, and producers have made significant contributions to Emmy award-winning projects in various musical categories, from early groundbreakers like Harry Belafonte to contemporary artists like Kendric

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