In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, a group called N.W.A. (N**gaz Wit Attitude) was on the rise in the rap industry. Men like N.W.A. generally wore baggy jeans and long white or black oversized t-shirts, some times with ball caps. You can usually tell what gang someone is associated with by the color of shirt and pants they are wearing. Drug trafficking was spreading out of the streets of Los Angeles which was making gangs become richer, better organized and more strapped. Money was everything men lived for and they did anything to get it, but that does not mean they were smart with it. People who grow up in low income communities are more likely to get into the drug dealing business or do anything to get quick money, even if it was illegal.
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Tupac Shakur once expressed, “This country was built on gangs. I think this country is still run on gangs. Republicans, democrats, the police department, the FBI, the CIA… those are gangs. The correctional officers. I once had a correctional officer tell me, ‘we the biggest gang in New York State’”. If this is not the realest thing someone has ever said, then I do not know what is. Police think they run the show and can do whatever they want just because of a little badge they wear on a uniform with a gun attached to the hip. Now, of course not all cops are bad cops, but considering it is so easy to get into the police academy, almost anyone can be a police officer, as long as your record is clean. But does a clean record mean you are cut out to keep the peace …show more content…
It did not matter whether you were the richest man, being black simply made people think you got the money from drug dealing or selling guns and other illegal paraphernalia. “Crucial for understanding the phenomenon of racism is the observation that racism not only refers to overt violent forms of social domination and exclusion but also to more indirect and subtle forms expressed in daily practices, including through discursive practices” (Van der Valk). The boys in the movie were looked down upon because they were African American men. White people believed they were not going anywhere because they had no idea how to be successful. Just because someone comes from an inner city does not mean they cannot be successful, but it may take decades for people to realize that. It was all about the rich versus the poor. And yes, inner city children may not get
Tupac Shakur once expressed, “This country was built on gangs. I think this country is still run on gangs. Republicans, democrats, the police department, the FBI, the CIA… those are gangs. The correctional officers. I once had a correctional officer tell me, ‘we the biggest gang in New York State’”. If this is not the realest thing someone has ever said, then I do not know what is. Police think they run the show and can do whatever they want just because of a little badge they wear on a uniform with a gun attached to the hip. Now, of course not all cops are bad cops, but considering it is so easy to get into the police academy, almost anyone can be a police officer, as long as your record is clean. But does a clean record mean you are cut out to keep the peace …show more content…
It did not matter whether you were the richest man, being black simply made people think you got the money from drug dealing or selling guns and other illegal paraphernalia. “Crucial for understanding the phenomenon of racism is the observation that racism not only refers to overt violent forms of social domination and exclusion but also to more indirect and subtle forms expressed in daily practices, including through discursive practices” (Van der Valk). The boys in the movie were looked down upon because they were African American men. White people believed they were not going anywhere because they had no idea how to be successful. Just because someone comes from an inner city does not mean they cannot be successful, but it may take decades for people to realize that. It was all about the rich versus the poor. And yes, inner city children may not get