CULTURE CLUB

NEGROES IN TOKYO


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music. culture. politics. past. future.

explore and make your own history.

new post every 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. #NegroesInTokyo.


CHECK THE ARCHIVES:

Japan’s first black baseball player
Eleven years before Jackie Robinson, Tokyo signed a black ace pitcher.medium.com
The Dumbest De La Soul Song Ever
How two Japanese MCs trolled a nationmedium.com
The Japan – Soul Train Connection
Part 1: The Three Degrees in Japanmedium.com
Japanese Gentlemen Come to Soul Train
The Japan — Soul Train Connection Part 2. In 1980, some Japanese dudes got on stage in front of some black people, gave everyone a history lesson about black…medium.com
Why were Japanese people watching Soul Train?
The Japan-Soul Train Connection, Part 3medium.com
The Japanese wrestler that almost amputated Muhammad Ali’s leg
‘Isn’t there any Oriental fighter who will challenge me? I’ll give him one million dollars if he wins.’medium.com

The first season of Negroes in Tokyo has come to an end. Maybe we’ll do it again. See you next time. In the meantime:

have a story you want me to explore? hit me at @dexdigi.