Wow. Even today black talent is being denied by Caucasian artists.

[Baitball Blogger]

Okay, here's the story. Tik-Tok is its own social media world and a young 14 year old black girl from Atlanta by the name of Jalaiah Harmon created a dance to the Renegade song and posted the moves on Tik-Tok. The dance it referred to as the Renegade dance. Then came another young girl, who looks Caucasian and may have had a popular face on Tik-Tok and made it "famous." But she never gave Jalaiah any credit for it. Meanwhile, the Caucasian girl, Charli D'Amelio, has received jobs offers to perform the dance, while Jalaiah got nothing.

The good news is that Jalaiah has stepped up and is getting LOUD about this injustice, and even got recognition in a New York Times article. So to help us old folk keep up, here's a clip of the dance.

[guillaumeb]

1. Recommended.

Blues artists, Chuck Berry, and so many other black artists were only noticed by white America when white musicians spoke about them.

[DBoon]

2. and sometimes not noticed

Willie Dixon had to pursue legal action against Led Zeppelin to get his full credit and a settlement

[guillaumeb]

3. And rarely played on stations that targeted a white audience.

All part of downplaying the AA contribution to society.

[abqtommy]

6. By the time I got my own personal transistor radio around 1960 the music wasn't so segregated

(white folk can make money playing race music on air!) but even before that many a diverse population
tuned in to radio programs that they wouldn't be allowed to attend in person. We have come a long way, Baby.

[abqtommy]

5. Chuck Berry sued The Beach Boys for plagiarism, and won!

[abqtommy]

4. History shows that White Europe in the 50s and 60s welcomed black U.S. musicians as the Stars

they were and provided venues and income for many POC struggling here in the U.S. White Euro-
musicians recorded covers of Black original music and the covers became hits in the U.S. too. I'm almost 71 years old and this stuff is still going on so I hope there's a lot of younger people willing to join in the fight to make things right. Closing off humming "We Are Family"...

[msongs]

7. the beatles made more $ for chuck b and smokey than chuck n smokey did

on some songs, giving full credit along with the royalties

[Demovictory9]

8. found the story on twitter..retweeting