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  Black History Month: Honoring Black Musicians, Then and Now Black music is the heartbeat of American history. It has been a balm, a battle cry, a blueprint for survival and joy. From spirituals sung in bondage to hip-hop verses echoing through city streets, Black musicians have always done more than entertain—they’ve testified. Then: Architects of Sound and Spirit The roots of American music are tangled with the genius of Black artists who turned pain into poetry and rhythm into resistance. Mahalia Jackson lifted gospel into the heavens and carried the Civil Rights Movement on her voice. Louis Armstrong transformed jazz into a global language of improvisation and soul. Billie Holiday sang “Strange Fruit” with a haunting clarity that forced America to confront its sins. Nina Simone fused classical training with radical truth, declaring that an artist’s duty is to reflect the times. These musicians didn’t just shape genres—they shaped generations. Now: Innovators and ...

  Meet G T Walker, author of  Curse of the Maestro and Other Stories . G.T. Walker is the nom de guerre of Gregory Walker, a Black concert violinist and interdisciplinary artist (@electricvivaldi on Facebook and Instagram). He received a B.S. in Music with Honors in English at Indiana University followed by master’s degrees in computer music and music composition at the University of California San Diego and Mills College, eventually collecting a doctorate and joining the faculty at the University of Colorado Denver’s Department of Music and Entertainment Industry Studies. Securing a publisher for his first novel,  Trigram Cluster Funk  (Double Dragon), winning the Elizabeth M. Cruthers Prize in Playwriting, and attending the Second Wind Theatre premiere of his science fiction drama  Chambers of the Heart , he became a freelance writer and columnist for a number of national and international publications including  Strings, Hoosier Lit, Teen Strings, Points...

  Peek into the future! Wait just a bit. Coming up some time this year is the publication of  Curse of the Maestro , a new book by Dr. Gregory Walker. A hilarious view of behind-the-scenes action in the theater.  Watch for upcoming excerpts. For more posts about Gregory and his book, click  HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow  MSI Press  on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with  MSI Press LLC ? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Planning on self-publishing and don't know where to start? Our  author au pair  services will mentor you through the process. Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF2...

  Peek into the future! Wait just a bit. Coming up some time this year is the publication of  Curse of the Maestro , a new book by Dr. Gregory Walker. A hilarious view of behind-the-scenes action in the theater.  Watch for upcoming excerpts. For more posts about Gregory and his book, click  HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC monthly newsletter (recent releases, sales/discounts, awards, reviews, Amazon top 100 list, author advice, and more -- stay up to date) Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Planning on self-publishing and don't know where to start? Our  author au pair  services will mentor you through the process. Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. W...

  Peek into the future! Wait just a bit. Coming up some time this year is the publication of  Curse of the Maestro , a new book by Dr. Gregory Walker. A hilarious view of behind-the-scenes action in the theater.  Watch for upcoming excerpts. For more posts about Gregory and his book, click  HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow  MSI Press  on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with  MSI Press LLC ? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Planning on self-publishing and don't know where to start? Our  author au pair  services will mentor you through the process. Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF2...

  Peek into the future! Wait just a bit. Coming up some time this year is the publication of  Curse of the Maestro , a new book by Dr. Gregory Walker. A hilarious view of behind-the-scenes action in the theater.  Watch for upcoming excerpts. For more posts about Gregory and his book, click  HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow  MSI Press  on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with  MSI Press LLC ? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Planning on self-publishing and don't know where to start? Our  author au pair  services will mentor you through the process. Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF2...