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Don Davis: “When we think about black music and the music industry…”

Featuring: Don Davis, Democratic | U.S. House, North Carolina, District 1

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DiMA Presents: Black Music Month Conversation with Rep. Don Davis (D-NC) and Lauren D. Williams

Published | Video Starts at 01:16

Black music month is so important because it's an opportunity. I'm forced to connect to our heritage and opportunity to connect culturally. But not only that, When we think about black music and the music industry itself, this is also an economic driver for us. You're talking about an economic driver in the industry. Over $17 billion. That's huge. And growing up listening to different music, we know that music inspires us. It allows us to have fun. (01:16–02:17)

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Asserts that the Black music industry is an economic driver worth over $17 billion.

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