▁hop ▁would ▁become ▁a ▁mult icult ural ▁movement , ▁however , ▁it ▁still ▁remained ▁important ▁to ▁many ▁African ▁Americans . ▁The ▁African - American ▁Cultural ▁Mov ement ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁also ▁fue led ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁fun k ▁and ▁later ▁hip - h op ▁forms ▁such ▁as ▁rap , ▁hip ▁house , ▁new ▁jack ▁swing , ▁and ▁go - go . ▁House ▁music ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁black ▁communities ▁in ▁Chicago ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁African - American ▁music ▁has ▁experienced ▁far ▁more ▁w ides p read ▁accept ance ▁in ▁American ▁popular ▁music ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁than ▁ever ▁before . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁continu ing ▁to ▁develop ▁newer ▁musical ▁forms , ▁modern ▁artists ▁have ▁also ▁started ▁a ▁reb irth ▁of ▁older ▁gen res ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁gen res ▁such ▁as ▁ne o ▁soul ▁and ▁modern ▁fun k - in sp ired ▁groups . ▁ ▁In ▁contemporary ▁art , ▁black ▁subject ▁matter ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁as ▁raw ▁material ▁to ▁port ray ▁the ▁Black ▁experience ▁and ▁a est het ics . ▁The ▁way ▁Black s ' ▁fa cial ▁features ▁were ▁once ▁convey ed ▁as ▁s tere ot yp ical ▁in ▁media ▁and ▁entertain ment ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁influence ▁within ▁art . ▁D ich ot om ies ▁arise ▁from ▁art works ▁such ▁as ▁Open ▁C asket ▁by ▁D ana ▁Schutz ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁Em m ett ▁Till ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁painting ▁and