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“There would be no American history without Black people in it. The fabric of what American society is socially, economically, industrially\u2014it wouldn’t be what it is without Black people. And you can see that especially when it comes to music.” That’s how music journalist and NPR podcast Louder Than a Riot co-host Sidney Madden described\u2026
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“There would be no American history without Black people in it. The fabric of what American society is socially, economically, industrially\u2014it wouldn’t be what it is without Black people. 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