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BLACK BOYS IN ROCK

Back in 1983, David Bowie was interviewed by MTV. He posed the important question of why black artists were under-represented on their network, why are there “so few black artists featured [on MTV]?”. “I think we're trying to move in that direction,” answered Mark Goodman- but it’s been almost 30 years since and the unrequited sentiment of Bowie’s concern chime louder than anytime since...