Where in my post below did I define MY culture as music? You are making up statements to argue with yourself. I used hip hop as an example. I can school you on the food you eat, clothes you wear, history of leadership and more. You are not educated enough to have this discussion cause you dont even know your own history and the influences of black american culture. There are regional differences in culture. The black American experience is not monolithic. New York ados dont automatically relate to country southern ados. Do you automatically relate to the gullah people cause your ados? I'm sure you don't speak creole but they are closer to their slave lineage than you.
There are overarching cultural norms of the black experience that transcend region and location. And you will be hard pressed to find any of those black cultural norms that havent been influenced in some way by non ados black Americans. That includes "black" music, food, etc...
Clearly, you don't know what Black American culture is. I advise you to pick up some books and know that MUCH of our culture is not influenced or touched by non-ADOS.
You want to bring up Malcom X -- first he is ADOS and was raised by his ADOS family. Due his mother not being able too.
Sidney Poitier is not the GodFather of Black Cinema. LOL. Again - learn some history.
The CRM is a continuation of our ancestors fighting before Emancipation and continue after Emancipation, Jim Crow to the CRM -- Mr. Carmichael, Mr, Garvey -- were support and allies to an ongoing strong movement -- they aint change shyt that wasn't already going on. They are appreciated -- but they aren't even worth mentioning in the scope of things and the history of everything.
Clearly, your ADOS side failed you - and/or you don't even know what ADOS culture is and what is looks like. Therefore you think others have influenced it -- like we haven't been in this country before it was a country -- like we haven't had our own traditions, customs, culture, etc before any non-ADOS starting immigrating in small numbers in 1920's.
Book Recommendations:
The Souls of Black Folk
Black Culture and Black Consciousness: Afro-American Folk Thought from Slavery to Freedom
The Warmth of Other Suns
Soul Thieves: The Appropriation and Misrepresentation of African American Popular Culture
African American Experience: Black History and Culture Through Speeches, Letters, Editorials, Poems, Songs, and Stories
Website Recommendations:
Search results from Digital Collections - you can hear audio, see pictures, read books all about Black people in American from Slavery beyond.
Alan Lomax collection is priceless:
About this Collection - Alan Lomax Collection
Search results from Alan Lomax Collection, United States
Zora Neale Hurston:
Search results for Zora Neale Hurston - rare recordings of Black people talking, singing, etc.
You should also visit the
National Museum of African American History and Culture
National Museum of African American History and Culture photos
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