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The CIA has a long history of using Black celebrities to infiltrate "unfriendly countries" to carry out operations ranging from psychological warfare to assasinations.
https://noisenarrative.substack.com/p/how-the-cia-used-jazz-as-a-secret
This is exactly what I wanted to read right now! ๐
Feels like how the USA will create radio stations called "Radio Free _____" that'll just brainrot people into liberalism, but just with one layer of subtlety lmao. Maybe more similar to the passive propagandistic value of American cinema (which admittedly the movies are good lol)