DeForrest Brown, Jr.'s debut book, "Assembling a Black Counter Culture," does a deep dive into the history of techno as a unique form of Black musical and cultural production.⁠ ⁠ Reel by @vinniemassimino⁠.⁠ ⁠ Credits:⁠ Interview with DeForrest Brown, Jr for the @doritos Solid Black initiative.⁠ Footage via YouTube of (1) 1989 Illegal Rave b-roll, Acid House, England, from the Kinolibrary Archive Film collection, (2) Jeff Mills The Wizard Detroit, 1983 promo video made with the assistance of Mills's brother Dennis, then working at Omnicom Cable, (3) WXYC Channel 7 Detroit, 5:30pm Action News Newscast, November 8, 1980, (4) Get on Up, first annual Dressed 2 Sweat show, recorded March 1989 at the Brotherhood Club, featuring RJ Watkins. ⁠ ⁠ @clinicalpoetics #DeForrestBrownJr @maketechnoblackagain #primaryinformation