The Free At Last Movement

The Free At Last Movement
refers to a community of (predominantly) African-American fans and artists that create music that is not exclusively hip-hop or the dominant representations of "Black Music" as seen on MTV, VH1 or even BET.
This Show plays music by black artists who defy convention !!!
But more than that, it celebrates a lifestyle for black people who are constantly defining and redefining themselves outside the domain of popular culture with a strength and intensity that is undeniable rock and roll.
Rock and roll as an art form has roots deep within the African American community; however one major issue that the Black Rock community addresses is how that legacy has been lost over the decades. Most people tend to think of rock music as the solitary domain of White culture.
So, in a very contrary twist of history, it's become necessary to place the word "Black" in front of rock when referring to the works of African-American artist producing music outside a genre that is identified with "black people".
Although this can be interpreted as a means of positioning it as a subculture, for black rock artists it is a method for African-American rock bands and performers to reclaim or reassert their true place within Rock music and its place in the African-American community.
Therefore, the movement is not about defining others or "outsiders",
but redefining and reasserting oneself within the community.

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