After the Storm The night was young‚ and I’m outside roaming the dangerous streets in the Bay Area with my god sister waiting for some excitement to unveil‚ when my default bird chirping ringer goes off. A picture of a fair-skinned woman with nice long straight black hair along with the name Mom appears on my cell phone. Before I could place the phone to my ear I could sense irritation and my mood instantly changed. Utterly confused and upset‚ my mother seeks clarity by asking “Did you leave the
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Huey P Newton [pic] Huey P. Newton was born on February 17‚ 1942 in Monroe‚ Louisiana to the parents of Armelia Johnson and Walter Newton. When Huey was young his family settled in Oakland California. Huey was born underprivileged and surrounded by poverty; however he never went without food or shelter. Heading down the wrong path of a life‚ as a juvenile and committing crimes even being arrested. Even though he had a few run-ins with the
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Race‚ Class‚ & Gender. Margaret Andersen and Patricia Collins. 8th ed. Belmont: Wadsworth & Cengage Learning‚ 2010. 187-193. Print. "National Civil Rights Timeline." Jackson Sun [Jackson] 2003‚ n. pag. Web. 2 Dec. 2012. . "Rodney King." 2012. . Shakur‚ Tupac‚ writ. Changes. 1998. Song. 1 Dec 2012. Theoharis‚ Jeanne. "I Hate It When People Treat Me Like a F&up." Trans. Array Race‚ Class‚ & Gender. Margaret Andersen and Patricia Collins. 8th ed. Belmont: Wadsworth & Cengage Learning‚ 2010. Print. United
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success and fame. Rap and Hip-Hop music has advanced a great deal since Run-DMC. Run-DMC created the first of hip-hop music beats. Since Run-DMC‚ the world has produced many brilliant old-school rappers. Some famous old-school rappers include 2Pac (Tupac Shakur) Busta Rhymes‚ Notorious B.I.G.
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June 1‚ 2011 “Love in L.A.” by Dagoberto Gilb Selfish‚ deceitful people exist throughout America. Yet‚ from reading the short story “Love in L.A.” the rest of America would probably view the way the city promotes it’s lifestyle as disoriented. The story is centered on a man born a raised in the city of L.A. rear ending a young woman‚ but lying to her about every facet of his life. Reading the story you would know that it is not about love as its title states but about how everyday people lead
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Do Not Judge a Book by Its Cover "What you see is what you get" is a saying that rings in a person’s head when they see someone that looks strange‚ or just different‚ from them. In those cases‚ society is quick to "judge a book by its cover". We see tattoos and piercings on people and automatically assume they are somehow a bad influence or just an evil person. We perceive people with tattoos and piercings negatively because we have been conditioned by society to accept this stereotype‚ which
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The History of African-American Music through the Centuries African-American music has influenced modern artists and songs quite heavily‚ but the music itself has developed immensely over the years. Every century has seen innovative genres come to life‚ and you’ll see that African American musicians have contributed tremendously in this. 19th century With the prevalence of slavery and the Second Great Awakening of the 1830s‚ African Americans created spirituals and work songs to ease their pains
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Racism and prejudice has been present in almost every civilization and society throughout history. Even though the world has progressed greatly in the last couple of decades‚ both socially and technologically‚ racism‚ hatred and prejudice still exists today‚ deeply embedded in old-fashioned‚ narrow-minded traditions and values. Racism is a case of misplaced hate’ and ignorance‚ being not only discriminatory‚ but also seemingly foolish with disregard of all human commonsense. Why does racism
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I could have never predicted that my life would come crashing down on a hot summer day at the Nautica Courts. It was the final round of the local rap battle tournament. My opponent had just delivered a killer freestyle that destroyed any hopes of a comeback. It was a fatal blow. An effortless pun on my clearance-bought clothes and my braces would forever brand me as a clown. The crowds taunts swamped me in humiliation. My opponent’s intimidating stare solidified his clear win. A shiver went down
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Leslie Mason Outline for Informative Speech Topic: Illuminati Purpose: To inform the audience about the Illuminati Thesis: To understand who the illuminati is and what they do‚ it is important to learn the history of the society‚ the celebrities that are involved in it‚ and the symbolism surrounding them. Organizational Pattern: Topical order I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Have you ever wondered who is behind this mysterious world? Who controls the government‚ the banks‚ the media‚ or even
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