The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), the newest of the nineteen museums of the Smithsonian Institution, is quite pleased and honored to continue its collaboration with the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. Our partnership began with the 2006 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, when we crafted Been in the Storm So Long, a well-received concert series that highlighted musical traditions of regions in the American South that were devastated by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. By encouraging audiences on the Mall to tap their toes to New Orleans jazz, gospel music, and the sounds of southern rhythm and blues, we