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Are Black People Cooler than Whites?
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Dan Carino
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Nov 10, 2007
Are Black People Cooler than Whites?
Author Donnell Alexander admits the question might be offensive. But you know what he's talking about - you see it in music and fashion. Alexander says it's what keeps blacks in the American cultural mix.
Bob Willoughby, photograph of Miles Davis backstage at the "Just Jazz" concert, Shrine Auditorium, Hollywood, 1950
Bob Willoughby, photograph of Miles Davis backstage at the "Just Jazz" concert, Shrine Auditorium, Hollywood, 1950
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Bob Willoughby
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Author Donnell Alexander admits the question might be offensive. But you know what he's talking about - you see it in music and fashion. Alexander says it's what keeps blacks in the American cultural mix.

Author Donnell Alexander admits the question might be offensive. But you know what he's talking about - you see it in music and fashion. Alexander says it's what keeps blacks in the American cultural mix.