S. Res. 643 (Introduced in Senate) — Recognizing the contributions of African Americans to the musical heritage of the United States and the need for greater access to music education for African-American students and designating June 2020 as African-American Music Appreciation Month.

That the Senate—

(1)

recognizes—

(A)

the contributions of African Americans to the musical heritage of the United States;

(B)

the wide array of talented and popular African-American musical artists, composers, songwriters, and musicians who are underrecognized for contributions to music;

(C)

the achievements, talent, and hard work of African-American pioneer artists and the obstacles that those artists overcame to gain recognition;

(D)

the need for African-American students to have greater access to, and participation in, music education in schools across the United States; and

(E)

Black History Month and African-American Music Appreciation Month as an important time—

(i)

to celebrate the impact of the African-American musical heritage on the musical heritage of the United States; and

(ii)

to encourage greater access to music education so that the next generation may continue to greatly contribute to the musical heritage of the United States; and

(2)

designates June 2020 as “African-American Music Appreciation Month”.

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Jul 1, 2020viewing Introduced in Senate Mr. Booker (for himself, Ms. Harris, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Brown, Mr. Kaine, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Coons) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Recognizing the contributions of African Americans to the musical heritage of the United States and the need for greater access to music education for African-American students and designating June 2020 as African-American Music Appreciation Month.

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