We are the culture.
We created jazz, blues, soul, R&B, hip-hop, swing dancing, the Lindy hop, the Charleston, the jitterbug, tap dancing, the moonwalk, the slide (both the cha-cha
and the electric one) juking, the James Brown, the robot, breakdancing, pop-locking, graffiti, freestyling, dunking, running fast, jumping high, Cabbage-Patching during touchdowns, frying chicken and candying yams.
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Who else but a Black person would think of seasoning their salt? Without Black people, American art, music, food and fashion would be as bland as 2 percent low-fat, skim, lactose-free, vegan powdered milk.
To be fair, white people played a great part in America’s culture. They were great at taking our creations, watering them down and making them acceptable for Caucasian palates.