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Article: Star Gazers: Lenny Kravitz Teaches Us To Reclaim What's Ours

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January 24, 2001
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Star Gazers: LENNY KRAVITZ TEACHES US TO RECLAIM WHAT'S OURS

I have to admit I'm not a big fan of rock `n' roll, and hence, Lenny Kravitz's music doesn't interest me much.

But after reading ESSENCE's February cover story on him, the article left an indelible mark on me: African-Americans must reclaim what is rightfully ours.

Rock `n' roll music, just like rap is today, was the brainchild of hardworking African-American musicians, such as Chuck Berry, Fats Domino and Little Richard. They pioneered rock `n' roll in the 1950s. But men like Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and the Beatles took it and claimed it as their own.

"It's really just basic racism in a way," Ann Powers, a music critic for The ...

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