Condon also added more social commentary on topical events that occurred in the civil rights movement during the years that the story takes place, and how they reflect in the business side of the entertainment, with Curtis's actions essentially mirroring many of the tactics taken by white music production houses in taking Black music, diluting the sound, and marketing it for white - based radio consumption. (qwipster.net)
By using topical events in the life of everyday America, he gave his work a unique quality. (en.wikipedia.org)
I have learned that developing topical events with contemporary music and coordinated drama is hard and demanding work — far different from picking three hymns to insert in the same liturgy with the assigned texts for the day. (religion-online.org)