Now, I must say that there definitely is such a thing as male privilege, it does not make sense to deny that. However, I take issue with the notion that Black men have some kind of special rights in society, as it flies in the face of the day to day, and current realities of what we face as a people.
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Negro Dialect?
Not only does Reid laud Obama’s oratorical skills, but he duly notes his verbal dexterity in alternating between the Standard English of every upstanding American and what he terms as the “Negro dialect”
Read moreDespite what Obama says, there will always be a Black America
If president Obama refused to address this amongst other issues that effect predominantly African Americans, then he risks eroding his most loyal base of support. The political fate of one man is not more important than the predicament of the other 40 million African-Americans.
Read moreReview: Rakim- The Seventh Seal
The first thing that should be noted about this album, is that if you are looking for vintage Rakim from the Eric B. days you may not be entirely impressed.
Read moreThe Hip-Hop Generation Gap: Moving Beyond Lamentation
Many who grew up on hip-hop will make the distinction between the music of yesterday and contemporary rap and point to the glaring differences in content, sound and purpose. The issue with many of these assessments is that it is often done in the spirit of lament without a careful look at the scene in its entirety.
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