This week’s presenter spoke on how civil rights acts have transitioned from the civil rights movement to hip-hop. Various civil rights acts were mentioned such as numerous sit-ins that took place in Wichita, Kansas, Greensboro, North Carolina and Nashville, Tennessee. Sit-ins are organized so non-violent protesting could take place for either political reasons. During the civil rights movements sit-ins were used to stop segregation in public places like restaurants, movie theatres, museums and on public transportation. Other civil rights acts were with the Black panthers. They wanted to get racism amongst blacks in the United States. Two big names associated with the black panthers are David Hilliard and Assata Shakur. Hilliard was one of the first members of the black panthers but he was sent to jail so he was no longer the chief of staff of the black panthers. Shakur also had encounters with the law as well. It’s ironic how protesters come from being non-violent to having criminal records. It relates to how so many blacks are in gangs and are killing each other. Media often blames hip-hop and I think it has a little affect on blacks but always history is becoming more violent. Martin Luther King Jr. fought for civil rights with love and peace and we would turn in his grave if he saw how times have changed. Jadakiss’ song called “Why” is a perfect song explain how today’s world is. He speaks on the real problems in the black community such as crime, violence and poverty. We need to work on this so Martin Luther King’s dream can truly come true.
Jasmine Westbrook
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