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NBC News spoke to Emmett G. Price III, dean of Africana Studies, about the significance of Beyoncé not being nominated at the Country Music Awards for her album Cowboy Carter. 

Taneshia Nash Laird has been appointed as an associate professor in the Africana Studies Department.

Emmett G. Price III, dean of Africana Studies at Berklee, talks about the influence of Black musicians on country music, what constitutes authenticity, and the release of Beyoncé's new album Cowboy Carter. 

Trailblazing MC Roxanne Shanté was presented with Berklee’s inaugural Hip-Hop Hall of Fame award by a surprise guest.

Africana Studies Division celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with musical tributes to Roxanne Shanté, Edo G., and Prince Charles Alexander

Berklee's professor emeritus receives the President's Call to Service Award.

Dr. Emmett G. Price III talks about the business, origins, and evolution of hip-hop.

Dean Emmett G. Price III examines the genre's history, staying power, and "intentionality" of recognition in recent years from elite cultural institutions.

Dr. Emmett G. Price III, dean, Africana Studies Division, joined cohosts Paris Alston and Jeremy Siegel to talk about the concert and its message.

The show will celebrate the rich musical and cultural legacy of New Orleans with performances by jazz bands, a gospel choir, dancers led by Raúl Cruz, and a D.J. tribute.

Emmett G. Price III, the inaugural dean of the newly formed Africana Studies Division at Berklee, talks about the imperative for Black curricular inclusion.