Know that every action I make is a result of my ideals. There is not one day where I do not think about how I can help my black community. A lot of the times I feel the burden on my back. The intense pressure pushes me back into my cave of consciousness from time to time. It’s bright, no color, just white everywhere. I hear the sound again. I begin to stand up and follow the sounds of my calling. My eyes finally open and I find myself in the middle of the prestigious private school of CROSSROADS. I remove my ear buds and continue my role to honor my people.
I remember a specific time period that would forever change my life. It all occurred during my English class. The 19 student class was predominantly made up of white students with the exception …show more content…
DeAndre! Please, guys, keep it down over there!, “Hey DeShawn, have you finished that paper that was due last week”, “DeAndre can I speak with you for a second”, “Please Trevon, stop distracting Emily? These are only some of the things that resonated the most in my memoir, during my English classes. The emotions I felt towards the class always confused me, but through music I was able to gain a clear idea of what I was feeling. Hip Hop was going through a big change this year. Instead of songs rapping about women, money and drugs. Now we had big rap artist rapping about fighting the government to achieve equality. But these albums that were being released weren't just like any other protest rap songs, they were more relevant and stronger. These albums crossed boundaries that have never been crossed before. They repeatedly talked bad about their country. Once I realized my emotions, I was pissed off. These songs made me think about my role as a black citizen and also how much our society has changed. I realized how throughout my life I really had not done anything to help my black community. I also came to realize how much our society has not changed. We still live in a world where children are taught at a young age the difference between white, black, asian and latino. I wondered why it took me so …show more content…
I wondered if the discussions of racism ever made them think about the fellow black students in their classroom. Did they ever wonder if these students ever felt comfortable when these discussions were in progress. I wonder if they ever realized that the students that had the worst grades in the class were the black students. I don’t think this was because my teacher was unfair. I feel that this conclusion was created because we were never pushed to understand how important it is to have. I don’t think people realize how hard it can be for african american students to find the courage to succeed educationally. Most of the discussions that I had in my english class talked about how terrible racism is, and how much of a problem it still is. I have nothing against white people, but usually most of the people who talk are the other white students in the class. I don’t think there has been one time were a fellow black student counting myself has expressed our own opinion. And it’s because we're scared. I still have that image of the history, when the white people would beat and humiliate black people on a daily. We even see it today, but instead of the white people beating and humiliating the black people it’s now the government. Videos of policeman brutality towards a innocent black person are witnessed every month. This vivid image of how pushed we are is what we think about during our discussions in
I remember a specific time period that would forever change my life. It all occurred during my English class. The 19 student class was predominantly made up of white students with the exception …show more content…
DeAndre! Please, guys, keep it down over there!, “Hey DeShawn, have you finished that paper that was due last week”, “DeAndre can I speak with you for a second”, “Please Trevon, stop distracting Emily? These are only some of the things that resonated the most in my memoir, during my English classes. The emotions I felt towards the class always confused me, but through music I was able to gain a clear idea of what I was feeling. Hip Hop was going through a big change this year. Instead of songs rapping about women, money and drugs. Now we had big rap artist rapping about fighting the government to achieve equality. But these albums that were being released weren't just like any other protest rap songs, they were more relevant and stronger. These albums crossed boundaries that have never been crossed before. They repeatedly talked bad about their country. Once I realized my emotions, I was pissed off. These songs made me think about my role as a black citizen and also how much our society has changed. I realized how throughout my life I really had not done anything to help my black community. I also came to realize how much our society has not changed. We still live in a world where children are taught at a young age the difference between white, black, asian and latino. I wondered why it took me so …show more content…
I wondered if the discussions of racism ever made them think about the fellow black students in their classroom. Did they ever wonder if these students ever felt comfortable when these discussions were in progress. I wonder if they ever realized that the students that had the worst grades in the class were the black students. I don’t think this was because my teacher was unfair. I feel that this conclusion was created because we were never pushed to understand how important it is to have. I don’t think people realize how hard it can be for african american students to find the courage to succeed educationally. Most of the discussions that I had in my english class talked about how terrible racism is, and how much of a problem it still is. I have nothing against white people, but usually most of the people who talk are the other white students in the class. I don’t think there has been one time were a fellow black student counting myself has expressed our own opinion. And it’s because we're scared. I still have that image of the history, when the white people would beat and humiliate black people on a daily. We even see it today, but instead of the white people beating and humiliating the black people it’s now the government. Videos of policeman brutality towards a innocent black person are witnessed every month. This vivid image of how pushed we are is what we think about during our discussions in