When Dr. Rogers and the glee club toured cities including Washington and Johannesburg, the reaction was sometimes aggressive. “I took a lot of heat,” Dr. Rogers said in an interview. “People wouldn’t touch it with a 10-foot pole five years ago,” Mr. Thompson said. “I’m grateful that people are willing to engage with it now, but I’m also simultaneously frustrated. I’m hoping that the people who are sharing this piece come to realize how white supremacy itself has been embedded into this genre.

Source: New York Times June 30, 2020 15:56 UTC