Art Quote by Solomon Burke

The record companies really do conspire against the artists. Especially the black artists

— Michael Jackson

Black artists attacking other Black artists doesn't move anything forward, necessarily.

— Cord Jefferson

But we didn't have the financial structure, like the right attorneys, the right managers, the right accountants, and we were going against the grain…

— Solomon Burke

It was an unwritten law that black comics were not permitted to work white nightclubs. You could sing and you could dance, but you…

— Dick Gregory

I was really naïve. I had no idea artists made money.

— Wade Guyton

There was a period of 10 years where the conventional wisdom was Black shows don't sell overseas, therefore nobody is interested.

— A'Lelia Bundles

Black artists are encouraged to explore their identity but are then pigeonholed according to their ethnicity. We may have seen the decline of old…

— Munira Mirza

Blacks own so little of the music business, it's pathetic. But I see that changing soon. Black artists, black businessmen and women will unite.

— Barry White

In the industry, artists of of color struggle the most. Caucasian artists have really solidified themselves in the industry, and with African Americans now…

— Mena Massoud

A lot of white men in the music industry are promoting and participating in black culture in a way that is pretty careless. They…

— Kelela

Black artists deserve the opportunity to create work without the burden of alleviating the social ills plaguing many black communities.

— Clint Smith

I paved the way for a lot of white artists now that don’t have to deal with the stigma of being a white artist.…

— Jon B