It does impact people's will but pop cultural representation doesn't translate into political power, and that particular type of cultural significance can never be translated into meaningful societal changes for my people. Black entertainers have always been a matter of fascination for the white majority in America since our arrival on the continent, but it has never meant political freedom. Crackers want to hear real life negro spirituals at a minstrel show or watch a black guitarist preform, or listen to N.W.A that doesn't mean they're prepared to relinquish societal control to us in a material way. Economically our communities are still dominated by non-black investment. Culturally Hollywood and Mass Media which is funded by the US state dictate anti-social criminality as inherently black, and politically black leaders calling for us to achieve popular national consciousness aren't allowed to hold office or achieve because of counterintelligence programs developed to dismantle our radical movements
