If you told MLK black artists were gonna be performing at the Whitehouse for a white president he'd hug you and say we're finally to the promised lands
Malcolm is who you're thinking of
Regardless none of these entertainers give a damn about the race angle, it's simply this:
Trump is easily the most accessible president in history for an entertainer/popular business owner. They all know they may never get a chance to ask a president for slick favors like this.
All of these people either getting they heads cracked open during tax season or they having legal issues, most presidents wouldn't humor any of em and just finesse them with some cool words and send em on their way, they got 4 years to max out and then it's over for the foreseeable future.
I'm just ready for this term to hurry up and past so we can see how things look once the circus is gone