Download or read book The Black Culture Industry written by Ellis Cashmore and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-06-07 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cashmore's controversial study argues that black culture has been converted into a commodity, usually in the interests of white owned corporations. Using detailed studies of the marketing of Motown, Michael Jackson and the Artist Formerly Known as Prince, Cashmore suggests that inflating the significance of this commodified 'black culture' may actually be counter-productive in the struggle for racial justice.