Re: Really? Prove Your Assertion.
They were shown on MTV. From a Jet article that the Wikipedia article cites as a source:
"Eddy Grant, Musical Youth and Joan Armatrading were some of the Black artists from that country whose videos were shown during MTV's inception. Tina Turner, Jon Butcher Axis, The Bus Boys and Donna Summer were some of the other Black artists whose videos were shown because their music fit the format."