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Robert Bell

Robert Bell is a native Philadelphian and the author of The Myth of Rock and Roll: The Racial Politics of American Popular Music; 1945-2005 and Republicans Are Pigs, Except for My Dad - Urban Discourse, Paycheck to Paycheck, a collection of essays, thoughts and ideas, most of which were written between 1999 and 2003. Mr. Bell has a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Temple University, works as non-profit management executive and has been active in many social justice movements including the struggle for reparations through the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (NCOBRA). Mr. Bell is the father of two children. Click here to contact Mr. Bell. His website is robellpublishing.net.

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Patti LaBelle Is Still Not In The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!

By Robert Bell Guest Commentator

Patti LaBelle is still not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!! Neither is Teddy Pendergrass, Donnie Hathaway, Tower of Power, Bill Withers, Roberta Flack or Gil Scot-Heron. These omissions would be heretical for most any African American over the age of forty, but the truth of the matter is, it’s not African Americans…

Patti LaBelle is still not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!! Neither is Teddy Pendergrass, Donnie Hathaway, Tower of Power, Bill Withers, Roberta Flack…

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