NAACP IMAGE AWARDS

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NAACP IMAGE AWARDS continue to exclude excellence in classical music by composers and artists of African descent. See prior MusicUNTOLD blog https://musicuntold.com/index.php/naacp-image-awards/ and current NAACP nominations https://deadline.com/2021/02/naacp-image-awards-nominations-2021-1234685220/?fbclid=IwAR3mbj6aHG20llhvxGi-rBDKPTA1_Oqr1XEUehmiVe8fKXaHNGjgFmi4IE4. Also see Youtube performance of soprano Latonia Moore during Metropolitan Opera staging of Porgy & Bess. The Metropolitan Opera cast recording of PORGY & BESS is nominated for…

NAACP IMAGE Awards

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  The NAACP has a seat at the table and receives funding from selected major US corporations seeking to redress systemic racism. However, the annual NAACP IMAGE Awards perpetuates systemic racism (omission of achievements by African American in classical music and composition). Please see https://africlassical.blogspot.com/2011/03/john-malveaux-asks-executive-director.html https://africlassical.blogspot.com/search?q=john+malveaux+%2B+image+awards https://africlassical.blogspot.com/2018/01/john-malveaux-michael-abels-is-2017.html https://africlassical.blogspot.com/2013/12/request-to-add-classical-music-to.html Classical music is subliminally associated with the…