I Co-Founded MTV In the 1980s. And No, We Never ‘Refused to Air Black Artists’

Earlier this month, a prominent DJ blasted MTV for being racist against black artists in the 1980s.  Now, an executive who co-founded the channel is disputing those claims. We’ve heard it a million times before: MTV in the 1980s was racist against black artists.  They rarely aired black musicians, viewing them as bad for business. […]

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