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Industry Vet Michael Mauldin on Why 'It's Time to Bring Back the Black Music Association'
When Black Music Month came to fruition in 1979, so did an organization called the Black Music Association, dedicated to preserving the music’s history and fostering its future. In the following editorial under Billboard’s Chapter & Verse banner, record label veteran Michael Mauldin outlines the need to re-establish the organization -- this time as the Black American Music Association.