Afro-punk

Afro-punk (sometimes spelled Afro Punk, Afropunk or AfroPunk) refers to the participation of black people in punk music and the punk subculture. Black people's participation in punk music has existed since the genre's origins in 1969 with the ska movement of Boss Skinhead Laurel Aitken and his song "Skinhead Train" from 1969. Afro-punk has persisted to the present day, and it has played a key role in punk scenes throughout the world, especially in the United States and the United Kingdom. Notable bands that can be linked to the afro-punk community and/or bands that include afro-punk members are but not limited to: Death, Pure Hell, Bad Brains, Suicidal Tendencies, Dead Kennedys, Fishbone, Wesley Willis Fiasco, Suffrajett, The Templars, Unlocking the Truth, MAAFA, Rebelmatic, Winterwolf, and Rough Francis.