OPINION: In a series for Black Music Month, Panama asks one of the all-important questions about Black movies: Which is better: the soundtrack or the movie? Editor’s note: The following article is an ...

The year was 1997. Gas cost $1.22 a gallon. The Lion King was preparing to pounce upon Broadway. Steve Jobs returned to run Apple Computers. The Mars Pathfinder spacecraft landed on the red planet.

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. It’s June in Black America, which means that it’s also Black Music Month, ...