Afro-punk
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Afro-Punk: The Rock n Roll Nigger Experience is a 66-minute documentary film directed by James Spooner, exploring race identity within the punk scene across America and abroad.
It is also a term referring to African American and other African groups and their experience of punk culture.
There are countless bands who have a few Afropunks in them, and even fewer that are all Black. A few bands who identify with the afropunk community are: Fishbone, Whole Wheat Bread, Bad Brains, Suicidal Tendencies, El Pus, Dead Kennedys, Ten Grand, and 24-7 Spyz. James Spooner, along with many other people active in the afro-punk community, throw regular concerts in the New York City area and beyond featuring Black Rock, Black Punk, and Afro-Punk identified bands. At these shows, the majority of the audience is made up of African American musicians, singers, songwriters, fans, activists, organizers, and artists who have distinct and diverse ties to the afro-punk community. It's become something of a movement, comparable to the punk rock grassroots empowerment of the gay community with queercore, and women with riot grrrl.
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