Easily one of the most intellectually bankrupt social movements in recent times has been the absurd claim that blacks are under-represented in Grammy nominations and on popular music ranking systems, such as the Billboard Top 100. An article at Vocativ claims that “[p]opular music hasn't been this white since 1981”: “The recent drop in diversity comes after a long climb toward equality. The end of the civil rights era saw the number of black nominees and winners take a dive -- a slump paralleled on the Billboard charts -- which only got worse during the disco inferno of '70s [sic], the low water mark for racial diversity in modern pop music. In 1984, the Grammys stretched toward parity as Michael Jackson took home a record-breaking eight awards. And by 1989, the number of black artists nominated (13) actually exceeded the number of white artists nominated (7) for the first time.” Only a moment of thought is required to debunk this...(Read Full Post)