One of the music genera that I frequently listen to is the blues. Some of the older stuff has overtly cringeworthy subject matter. "Good morning little schoolgirl" and songs with reference to backdoor midnight creping. But at the same time "she was just seventeen, and you know just what I mean" and "Hey Joe" crossed color lines. I also listen to old-time music, a blend of white and black, with murder ballads like "Pretty Polly" and "The Banks of the Ohio." The Motown music of my teens was and is much loved across the races. Law breaking stuff, "Copperhead Road" and the drug music of the 70s was white bands. Music seems far more universal than movies to me and for that I am thankful.

I think that the Chess Brothers era of "race music" divided from "white music" was more about money than musical taste, though I may have a more liberal view of music than many. SiriusXM and Spotify are Godsends for good music not found on your local top 40 FM dial.