I couldn't help it. I wrote Rasputina about their experiences being the featured artist on BET Jazz a couple days ago. I have not heard back from them.
The process of going to their website to find their email — and coming across links tagged "photograveur" and "A Division of the Ladies Cello Society" — didn't encourage me very much about their suitability for BET. In fact, it made me angry on behalf of all the Black people that deserve quality entertainment that supports and nurtures their community, their perspectives and their heritage.
If it weren't for Black people there would be no Jazz, no Rock n Roll, no tap dancing, no Hip Hop, a much poorer Modern Art movement, no Gospel worth listening to and the Schottische would be a popular dance. Not that it isn't pretty, but without Black people, hips in this country would be rigidly locked in place, never to break free. Elvis couldn't have done it on his own, people.
Black people have done so much for the entertainment world. They deserve better than BET.
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