The Rhythm and Blues Preservation Society is launching its first nationwide Black Music Month library curation campaign to encourage diversity and inclusion by developing the study of African American Music Studies in colleges and universities across America by 2030. Mr. Perry Thompson, Executive Director and Founder of the Rhythm and Blues Preservation Society, along with Rev. Dr. Sonja Elise Freeman “Queen Diva,” Artist-in-Residence and VP of Marketing and Communications, together formulated the collection of Black music history books and a nationwide fundraising campaign from June 1-30, 2023 and sent an invitation to colleges and universities nationwide to preserve Black music culture one record at a time by sharing these books to their student body and communities.
The following colleges and universities are our inaugural RBPSOC Black Music Month Library Curation campaign participants: Atlantic Cape Community College-Mays Landing & Atlantic City, Bowie State University, Hampton University, Hofstra University, Jackson State University, Kansas State University, Purdue University, Rutgers University-Camden, Seton Hall University, University of Hartford, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, University of Bridgeport, and the University of South Carolina.
“With the launch this month of the inaugural RBPSOC Black Music Month Nationwide HBCU & PWI Library Curation, the Rhythm and Blues Preservation Society’s first national fundraising campaign to help us preserve Black music culture, our hope is this offering of a rich book collection shared at these institutions of higher learning supports ongoing access of Black music history to their communities 365 days a year,” said Mr. Perry Thompson, Executive Director and Founder of the Rhythm and Blues Preservation Society.
“The Rhythm and Blues Preservation Society is truly excited to embark on a national campaign during Black Music Month. With the launch of this campaign we hope to reach more people who will support our cause to preserve Black music culture and mission to spearhead African American Music Studies in colleges and universities by 2030,” said Rev. Dr. Sonja Elise Freeman “Queen Diva,” Artist-in-Residence and VP of Marketing and Communications of the Rhythm and Blues Preservation Society.
This library curation is one of many campaigns, events, tours, and programs of the Rhythm and Blues Preservation Society that are a part of their overall commitment to preserving Black music one record at a time via colleges and universities to ultimately create a degree program in African American Music Studies nationwide.
About The Rhythm and Blues Preservation Society
The Rhythm and Blues Preservation Society is a 501 c3 nonprofit music society based in Atlantic City, New Jersey founded in 2018 by Mr. Perry Thompson, with a mission to preserve Black music culture one record at a time by spearheading a movement to create African American Music Studies degree program in colleges and universities in the United States and worldwide by 2030. They have the support from New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy of Love, Pain and Activism: A Nina Simone Tribute, former Atlantic City Mayor and present Assemblyman Donald J. Guardian who proclaimed February 21, 2022 Rhythm and Blues Preservation Society Day which is also Dr. Nina Simone’s birthday. For the last three years, they have produced presentations at Stockton University, Monmouth University, Atlantic Cape Community College, the African American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey, and an official vendor for the New York City Department of Education. They are proudly featured in New Jersey Business Magazine, Stockton University News, New Jersy Updates, Broadway World, and The Press of Atlantic City. Learn more about how to support the Rhythm and Blues Preservation Society at info@rhythmbluesps.org or www.youtube.com/@RBPSOC
