Black Voices: Copyright law has stunted the development of Black Music
By Stefan Townes | Feb 28, 2021 8:36 pmFrom jazz to rock to hip-hop, the laws around music always seem to target Black folk.
From jazz to rock to hip-hop, the laws around music always seem to target Black folk.
![The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields is located at 4000 N. Michigan Rd. in Indianapolis. A job posting last week for a new museum director museum caused controversy after it noted that the museum wanted to bring in diversity, but also "maintain [its] tradition, core white audience.".](https://snworksceo.imgix.net/ids/55e2b1ab-1934-4073-9e06-7167d431edd5.sized-1000x1000.jpg?w=1000&ar=4%3A3&fit=crop&crop=entropy&facepad=3&auto=format)
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