Posted by oshun on January 19, 2007
Almost 50 years ago, Dr. Kenneth Clark conducted a ground-breaking doll test proving African-American children suffered from low self-esteem as a result of internalized racism. Ironically, in 2007, a highschool student’s documentary shows that not much has changed. This 7 minute film is all over the news, sparking national dialogue and invoking straight-up weeping. Yeah, [...]
Posted by oshun on January 4, 2007
The ever-conscious Pharoahe Monch recently debuted a powerful video for his new single “Gun Draws.” Accompanied by its own website, the song sees the Brooklyn emcee address the ongoing problem of gun violence in America by expressing his lyrics from the viewpoint of a bullet. The song talks about the assassination of John F. Kennedy, [...]
Posted by oshun on January 3, 2007
A few months ago (yeah I know it’s been a while, but here I am again, ok?), I made a reference to the disappearing border of what was once the United States of America. Now that the Social Security Administration (SSA) has released the first known public copy of the US-Mexico Social Security Totalization Agreement, [...]
Does Rap Music Help Destroy Kids’ Self Worth?
