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Wilco's Jeff Tweedy Commits 5% of Songwriting Shares to Racial Justice Orgs, Urges PROs to Develop 'Reparations Initiative'
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billboard.comWilco's Jeff Tweedy announced he's committing 5% of his songwriting shares to racial justice organizations while encouraging his peers and performance rights organizations (PROs) to give back to Black communities."The modern music industry is built almost entirely on Black art.
The wealth that rightfully belonged to Black artists was stolen outright and to this day continues to grow outside their communities," Tweedy wrote in a lengthy Instagram note posted on the alt-rock band's page. "No one artist could come close to paying the debt we owe to the Black originators of our modern music and their children and grandchildren....
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