; Whereas country music singer Charley Pride was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000 and has had more than 40 hits reach number 1 on the country charts; Whereas Nina Simone, one of the most prominent and extraordinary soul singers, has music spanning more than 4 decades that impacted generations with detailed story-telling; Whereas musician Bobby McFerrin brought joy to audiences everywhere with his smash hit Don’t Worry Be Happy ; Whereas famous saxophone player John Coltrane made his impact on genres like bebop, jazz, and rhythm and blues through his work such as A Love Supreme ; Whereas David Jolicoeur, also known as Trugoy the Dove, was a founding member of hip-hop groups De La Soul and Native Tongues and used his passion for rap music to spread positive messages within his community; Whereas musical force Marvin Gaye used his versatility as an artist to produce hits like I Heard It Through the Grapevine and Ain’t No Mountain High Enough ; Whereas, a recent study by the National Arts Education Data Project found that 13 percent of schools with a predominately African-American student population have no access to music education; Whereas African-American students scored the lowest of all ethnicities in the most recent National Assessment for Educational Progress arts assessment; Whereas African-American students often receive a music education that does not reflect their own culture; Whereas students who are eligible for the school lunch program established under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq. ) have significantly lower scores on the music portion of the National Assessment for Educational Progress arts assessment than students who are ineligible for that program, which suggests that students in low-income families are disadvantaged in the subject of music; Whereas a study found that— (1) nearly 2/3 of music ensemble students were White and middle class, and only 15 percent of those students were African American