I'm not surprised some people have ased this thread to deny that racism and prejudice exist on the industry. Weren't The Supremes the most successful act after the Beatles in the US in the 60's? Werent artists like Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Sam Cooke etc. all popular household names when Jim Crow laws were still a thing?
So you're saying that people love to consume black art and black culture even though they still may hate black people or be complacent to the oppression of black people?