Wear My Dawg's Hat
Superstar
Colorism wasn't as much of an issue when there was a thriving black-owned-and-controlled music industry.
Nowadays, the Woke Millennials basically wait for white corporate America to launch their black stars
and heroes.
In the past...
Berry Gordy focused on one of the darkest female vocalists on his label, and transformed her into
the most famous solo black female singer until Beyonce came along.
Gamble and Huff placed their bets on the darkest member of the group Labelle
to go from being the lead singer to superstar status.
Andre Harrell chose Mary J. Blige as the Queen of Uptown Records when she was a teenager
LA Reid and Babyface picked Toni Braxton to be the female vocal face of LaFace Records.
Nowadays, the Woke Millennials basically wait for white corporate America to launch their black stars
and heroes.
In the past...
Berry Gordy focused on one of the darkest female vocalists on his label, and transformed her into
the most famous solo black female singer until Beyonce came along.
Gamble and Huff placed their bets on the darkest member of the group Labelle
to go from being the lead singer to superstar status.
Andre Harrell chose Mary J. Blige as the Queen of Uptown Records when she was a teenager
LA Reid and Babyface picked Toni Braxton to be the female vocal face of LaFace Records.
