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For centuries, Black people have experienced the struggles of work, employment, and labor legalities in their lives. From enslaved Africans working for free and using music to endure to discrimination on the stages of today’s major opera houses, we see unjust labor practices that are discriminatory toward Black people. Based on the 2025 Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) annual theme, the Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts’ (CAAPA) experts explore Black Music and Labor.