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Nicholas Payton #BAM for DUMMIES

Feb 28, 2013 ~ Written by admin

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Many folks have asked and continue to ask what is #BAM. Most simply, #BAM is just an acronymic hashtag for Black American Music. For those who don’t know what a hashtag is: A hashtag “#” is a label on Twitter to make searching under a title or grouping subjects easier, but it’s obviously been adopted in the popular lexicon to give emphasis to a word or phrase and as a sign of unity. What exactly is Black American Music, you might ask? I can see how many are confused and perhaps feel excluded from the proposal of Black American Music. Please allow me to explain…   

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