“…The arts can also promote social inclusion, social justice, social change, and well-being for individuals and communities (e.g., Batt-Rawden & Andersen, 2020 ; Howell, 2011 ; Heinonen et al, 2018 ; Millar & Warwick, 2019 ; Sunderland et al, 2018 ). Adding to a growing body of literature (e.g., Anderson & Mack, 2019 ; Crawford et al, 2014 ; Hess, 2018 ; Kelly, 2017 ; Oba, 2016 ; Olson-Mcbride & Page, 2012 ; O’Mathúna, 2008 ; Palmer, 2003 ; Rice et al, 2018 ; Short, 2014 ; Travis & Deepak, 2011 ; Wever, 2009 ), this study suggests that music interventions with ACB youth and emerging adults may have the potential to align with Afrocentric ways of healing, engage ACB community strengths—providing avenues for connection that are familiar, enjoyable, and meaningful, and create spaces for important work in identity development and resistance.…”