Nominated in the Best Folk Album category, the Arizona native’s critically acclaimed “Black Cowboys” chronicles westward expansion from a black perspective. Ahead of Sunday’s ceremony, HuffPost spoke with Flemons about reclaiming the black folk music tradition, being black in Arizona and searching for a hidden history. Despite its history, folk music isn’t always considered a genre black people engage with. Why “Black Cowboys”? Were you exposed to the idea of black cowboys as a child?

Source: Huffington Post February 10, 2019 13:52 UTC