Hip Hop's History With Police Brutality By Tupac

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In the poem, “Life Through My Eyes,” by Tupac and the article, Hip Hop’s History with Police Brutality,” by Stereo Williams both authors address violence in the black community. In Tupac’s poem, he writes, Poverty, murder, violence, never a moment to rest. In other words, Tupac is saying that there is always violence happening in his community. This shows how he believes that the black community can’t escape violence. In the article by Stereo Williams he writes, Beyonce issued a lengthy statement condemning police violence against black citizens (...)” Willims 2. Stereo is saying that violence against the black community is so bad, that even celebrities are involved. This quote is used to emphasize how obvious police violence against the black

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