January 07, 2015

11,033 notes   •  VIA: daniellemertina   •   SOURCE: alwaysbewoke
Filed Under:  rock  black history  elvis  black women  rock n roll  cultural appropriation  rosetta tharpe  

alwaysbewoke:

Black creative geniuses like Sister Rosetta Tharpe is why it hurts me that BLACK PEOPLE think Rock & Roll is “white people music.” We invented all of it. Rock & Roll is so Black that white people drained every drop of Blackness out of it and called what remained Metal. That’s how much Rock & Roll is Black music.

Don’t let white people and their “Elvis created Rock & Roll” nonsense fool you. Rock & Roll IS Black music. Even if it’s not your cup of tea, don’t deny or forget that it’s OURS.

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