Problems in How the African American Community Talk About Themselves

Gerald Q.

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American society, civil rights movement, African American Community

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Racial discrimination has been among the biggest problems to the American society. After the civil rights movement, the law provided a platform for racial equality in the country. However, almost fifty years later, the society is characterized by big differences between the racial groups. The differences lead to stereotyping against the African Americans and foster negative images. However, these are not the fault of the African Americans, their mode of talking about themselves and their forms of expression often foster development of the stereotypes and create negative images about the African Americans, both internally and externally.

Elements of how people talk about themselves are imminent in their popular culture (Conyers 243). For example, popular music has to contain elements of cultural identity to attract a large audience. Therefore, the modes of artistic representation of their society are a reflection of the cultural values and attitudes of a particular society. In this sense, the content of hip-hop is a direct representation of how African Americans talk about themselves.

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[...] The problem is that racial discrimination and other forms of social injustice are part of the African American heritage. Therefore, they feature prominently in their popular works of arts. When these are transmitted to the youth, the lead to continuity of the existing values(Conyers 186). Thus, the problem lies in the element of transmission of negative aspects of culture continuity of attitudes that inhibit racial integration. In this way, the racial profile in the way African American art is presented in hip-hop is a problem. [...]

[...] There is no doubt that historical interactions with others have created this barrier. However, for progress, it is important to eliminate the negative portrayal of other ethnic groups or the suppression that has often been associated with African Americans from the popular cultural representations. Work Cited Elkouby, Sebastien. "Is Hip Hop Destroying Black America?" RapRehab Sept Web Nov James, Drs., and Karen E. Griffin. African American Manhood Development: Contemporary Life Lessons for Leaders. Atlanta, GA: Pancentric Systems Print. [...]

[...] Problems in How the African American Community Talk About Themselves Racial discrimination has been among the biggest problems to the American society. After the civil rights movement, the law provided a platform for racial equality in the country. However, almost fifty years later, the society is characterized by big differences between the racial groups. The differences lead to stereotyping against the African Americans and foster negative images. However, these are not the fault of the African Americans, their mode of talking about themselves and their forms of expression often foster development of the stereotypes and create negative images about the African Americans, both internally and externally. [...]

[...] The implication is that the way African Americans represent themselves need to change. The changes in the rest of the society have created a platform for equality in interactions and performance of other social functions. The real barrier is in the elements of identity and perception of personal positions within the society. However, it is important to highlight the relevance of cultural identities. All positive aspects of cultural identification should be present because the identity derived from them is a positive characteristic. [...]

[...] Therefore, hip-hop promotes the incidence of violence among the African American communities. A solution to the problem of how hip-hop artists talk about their society is adoption of impartial outlooks to the sensitive issues. For example, exclusion of the racial profiling would be a good place to start. However, it is not easy to change the outlook of hip-hop music because the people appreciate the content as it is(James and Karen 135). In addition, the element of honesty and the cultural presence of the music would reduce the relevance of implementing changes. [...]

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