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"Not all of us come from kings or queens." As we celebrate Black Music Month, Michael Harriot explains some of the original Grio(t)s in Black history, including Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the inventor of Rock n Roll.
Tracy Chapman became one of the biggest musicians in the world thanks to two critical 80s concepts affirmative action and the diasporic mindset. Because of the diasporic mindset, many Americans thought of Africa as part of their world, as if Africa’s problems are our own, and we are not truly free until South Africans suffering under Apartheid are free. And affirmative action did nothing less than change Chapman’s life. We’ll explore how those ideas helped Chapman and how they relate to "Fast Car." We’ll also look at what Chapman’s life might have been like if she’d never been helped by affirmative action.
Music executive Whitney-Gayle Benta has spent more than 20 years in the music business working for some of the most influential companies in the game, including MTV, Def Jam, and Spotify. She joins Panama Jackson to talk about her journey to the big leagues and the future of music and investment. Whitney explains how music lovers will soon have the chance to invest in music royalties with the company JKBX, the first-of-its-kind platform that aims to change the game of music licensing.