Black Women in Music Global
A pioneering research institute advancing the study, visibility, and structural conditions of Black women across the global music industry.
Grounded in cross-cultural Industrial, Work, and Organizational (IWO) psychology, BWMG produces original research, industry-wide programming, cultural initiatives, and research-informed advisory that deepen the field’s understanding of Black women’s professional experiences and contributions across music.
ESTABLISHED
2017
FOCUS
Black Women in the
Global Music Industry
SCIENCE-BACKED APPROACH
Cross-Cultural Industrial, Work, Organizational Psychology
FLAGSHIP
Black Music Herstory™
PROGRAMS & ADVISORY
Research | Advisory | Culture |
Thought Leadership
ABOUT BWMG
A Research-Led Institution for an Industry Overdue for Deeper Understanding
Black women have shaped the sound, direction, and cultural force of music worldwide — while too often navigating inequitable conditions, structural barriers, and systematic under-recognition behind the scenes. BWMG exists to investigate those realities with scholarly rigor and to translate insight into evidence that the industry can act on.
Founded in 2017, BWMG is the first institution of its kind — applying cross-cultural IWO psychology to the study of Black women’s experiences across the global music industry. The institute operates at the intersection of psychological science, cultural memory, and institutional transformation. Its work spans original research, industry-wide education and convening, strategic advisory, and public-facing cultural initiatives — each designed to strengthen how Black women in music are understood, supported, and remembered.
WHAT WE DO
Our Work
COLLABORATION
Collaboration and Partnership
BWMG welcomes conversations with music companies and industry leaders, cultural institutions and museums, universities and research centers, foundations and philanthropic partners, media and documentary teams, and festival, conference, and programming partners.
Whether the goal is research collaboration, industry education, cultural programming, or thoughtful representation in media, BWMG brings an evidence-informed and globally grounded perspective to the work.
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