Talk:Black music

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I don't think this should be redirected to African-American music. Black people don't just live/make music in America! What about Brazil, the Caribbean nations, France, Britain and not least Africa itself? All of these and more have black musical culture that is totally distinct from that in the U.S. That said I'm not really sure where to start with the article. Anyone care to help? --Lancevortex 19:24, 27 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Is that term racist?
I found lots of comments of users (americans and canadians) who where shocked that in european countries they can find such term in use. I was really suprise to hear that because I know that lots of ppl of African (Afroamerican) origins use that term to describe their music and in my country it has any negative slant neither. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ThoughtProcess (talk • contribs) 07:27, 24 June 2009‎

Yes, I do think the article as it’s currently worded is a bit odd/misleading… It uses the phrase “in the United States,” but doesn’t note that these genres—especially collectively—are almost never referred thusly within the U.S. Indeed, while black music is often explicitly called such in the UK, American charts and radio formats have consistently turned to euphemisms, such as R&B or urban. —Wiki Wikardo 00:48, 6 August 2010 (UTC)


 * People are shocked at just about anything here because we're still a puritanical country. isento (talk) 06:56, 15 August 2020 (UTC)

Yes, this is a racist term originally used by the US music industry to group all music made by African Americans into one category and minimize their contributions to modern music. Why would Tupac and Areatha Franklin be on the same music chart when they only have the same skin color. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:4041:54F6:D600:9059:D4C6:360F:F9EF (talk) 22:16, 22 March 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion
This article, put simply, shouldn't exist. It disparages its subject, it could be viewed as racist, and quite frankly it falls under the criteria for deletion as an attack page (G10). --Ches (talk) 19:14, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
 * It is not racist, and certainly doesn't qualify as an attack page. There is nothing negative about it aside from using the word "black" – if you perceive that as negative. A quick search yields ample reliable sources supporting usage of the term, see https://cse.google.com/cse/home?cx=007734830908295939403:galkqgoksq0 (the spamblacklist is blocking me from linking to that URL, clearly a false positive that I will try to fix). To be clear, I have no particular interest in the subject &mdash; MusikAnimal  talk  19:44, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
 * So you agree that we should also have an article called “white music”? 90.129.208.114 (talk) 13:37, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Black American Music 209
— Assignment last updated by Danimonroe (talk) 14:31, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

Can we create “white music” article?
Either delete this one, or let us create “white music” article. 90.129.208.114 (talk) 13:34, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Black American Music
— Assignment last updated by Isha0323 (talk) 19:31, 27 November 2023 (UTC)