In 1968, CBS aired a documentary called Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed. One segment showed something uncomfortable: side-by-side comparisons of famous European artists and the African sculptures they copied. Paul Klee. Picasso. Modigliani. One after another. The African artists? Unnamed. Uncredited. Called "primitive." The European copies? Displayed in museums. Taught in schools. Called genius. Bill Cosby said it plainly: "When you look at this copying, you gotta give us a little more than rhythm. You gotta give us style."
The run 20th century African Americans had with music has to be the most impressive cultural achievement in history right? Inventing every popular genre of music for the century which would then go on to become the most popular genres across the entire planet. Absolutely insane.
@briebriejoy You should compare their kiss to the very other very visible kiss in the movie. I don’t think it’s conscious, but I also don’t think it’s ideal. Years ago PTA also said he didn’t realize he made movies about families and fathers til someone pointed it out to him. 🤷🏽♂️
Did BlackPlanet invent social media; it was a groundbreaking pioneer, launched in 1999 before Myspace (2003) and before FaceBook (2004). MySpace founders stated they used BlackPlanet as a model for their platform. BlackPlanet was the blueprint for these white social media
On this day in 1951, Florida’s NAACP President Harry T. Moore and his wife Harriette Moore, were killed on Christmas Day when their house was bombed by racist terrorists in Florida.
The Moores were the first NAACP members to be murdered for their civil rights activism.
It's interesting that in sports everyone openly says "I'm gonna be the best, I want to win everything" - whereas the performing arts are a hugbox where it's more common to have an Aww Shucks attitude and pretend you're just lucky. People get mad if you violate the Aww Shucks.