Venues, labels and festivals
Apollo to Wattstax, Stax to Def Jam. 45 points on the WW9 Atlas, oldest first, each with its source.
Open this layer on the map- Roc-A-Fella Records1203–2013 · American hip hop record label (placed at New York City)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roc-A-Fella_Records
- Juneteenth1865 · U.S. holiday, June 19 (placed at Galveston, Texas)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth
- Lafayette Theatre (Harlem)1912–2013 · Theater in Manhattan, New York (1912–51)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette_Theatre_%28Harlem%29
- Apollo Theater1914 · Entertainment venue in Manhattan, New Yorkhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Theater
- Club DeLisa1933 · African-American nightclub and music venue in Chicago, Illinoishttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_DeLisa
- Minton's Playhouse1938 · Jazz club and bar in New York Cityhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minton%27s_Playhouse
- Chess Records1950–1975 · American record label (1950–1975) (placed at Chicago)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_Records
- Sun Studio1950 · Historic recording studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United Stateshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Studio
- Stax Records1957–1977 · American record label (placed at Memphis)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stax_Records
- Ebony Fashion Fair1958–2009 · Annual fashion show (placed at Chicago)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebony_Fashion_Fair
- Notting Hill Carnival1965 · Annual street festival in Londonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notting_Hill_Carnival
- Kwanzaa1966 · Annual African-American celebration (placed at Long Beach, California)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa
- 1520 Sedgwick Avenue1967 · Building in New York City known as the birthplace of Hip Hophttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1520_Sedgwick_Avenue
- NAACP Image Awards1967 · American annual awards ceremony (placed at Los Angeles)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAACP_Image_Awards
- Caribana1968 · Caribbean festival in Torontohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribana
- Muscle Shoals Sound Studio1969–1979 · Recording studio in Sheffield, Alabamahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_Shoals_Sound_Studio
- New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival1970 · Annual music festival (placed at Fair Grounds Race Course)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Jazz_%26_Heritage_Festival
- Soul Train1971–2006 · American music television show (1971–2006) (placed at Hollywood)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Train
- Def Jam Recordings1984 · American record label (placed at New York City)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Def_Jam_Recordings
- Rap-A-Lot Records1986 · Southern hip-hop record label (placed at Houston)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rap-A-Lot_Records
- Soul Train Music Awards1987 · Annual music award in African-American culture (placed at Los Angeles)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Train_Music_Awards
- LaFace Records1989–2011 · Record label (placed at Atlanta)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaFace_Records
- Cash Money Records1991 · American record label (placed at New Orleans)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_Money_Records
- Death Row Records1991–2009 · American record label (placed at Beverly Hills)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Row_Records
- No Limit Records1991 · American record label (placed at Richmond)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Limit_Records
- Bad Boy Records1993 · American record label (placed at Washington, D.C.)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Boy_Records
- So So Def Recordings1993 · US record label (placed at Atlanta)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_So_Def_Recordings
- Essence Festival of Culture1994 · Annual cultural festival (placed at New Orleans)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essence_Festival_of_Culture
- BET Awards2019 · American entertainment awards show (placed at United States)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BET_Awards
- Black Arts Movement1960s–1970s art movement (placed at Harlem)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Arts_Movement
- Chicago Black RenaissanceAfrican-American cultural flowering in 1930s–1940s Illinois (placed at Douglas, Chicago)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Black_Renaissance
- Congo SquareUnited States historic placehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congo_Square
- Cotton ClubJazz club in New York Cityhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_Club
- Crop OverHarvest festival in Barbados (placed at Bridgetown)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_Over
- FAME StudiosHistoric site in Muscle Shoals, Alabamahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAME_Studios
- Five Spot CaféJazz club located in New York City (placed at New York City)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Spot_Caf%C3%A9
- FreaknikAnnual festival in Atlanta, Georgia, UShttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freaknik
- Harlem Renaissance1920s African-American cultural movement (placed at Harlem)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Renaissance
- Hitsville U.S.A.Nickname given to Motown's first headquartershttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitsville_U.S.A.
- Howard TheatreMusic venue and theatre in Washington, D.C.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Theatre
- JunkanooFestive season that occurs on Boxing Day and New Year's Day (placed at Nassau, Bahamas)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkanoo
- Preservation HallJazz club in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, UShttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preservation_Hall
- Savoy BallroomHistoric Harlem music venuehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savoy_Ballroom
- Wattstax1972 benefit concert and film in Watts, Los Angeles, California (placed at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wattstax
- West Indian Day ParadeParade in New York City (placed at New York City)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Indian_Day_Parade