Laying back, eyes closed, a familiar beat from 1991 enters your mind. Your head begins to nod in time with the steady crash and bang of the drums. Poetry then sweeps in dancing with the rhythm, bouncing off the beat, the words, ¨One day I'm gonna bust, blow up this society. Why did ya lie to me? I couldn't find a trace of equality,¨ leaving footprints on your mind. Tupac's ¨Trapped¨ is then interrupted by the present day jangling of keys, slamming of cell doors, yelling of guards, ending the dance. You open your eyes, only to be met by a cold, cramped cage causing your heart to drop as you readjust to the reality of the prison coffin you lay in, Tupac's words echoing through your bones. Lyrics of the 90s still resonate with 2016 issues of discrimination
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Shortly after declaring a truce for the gang rivalry between Lomas and Sangra, the rivalry was ignited once again as plans to avenge two Lomas members who were shot in a drive-by, supposedly by Sangra, emerged, but Luis, who wanted to keep the peace, voiced his theory at a gang meeting that ¨the cops did this¨ (208). Through his experiences of discrimination with police, Luis realized that no matter which gang you were a part of, you were just another villain to police because of your race, police will discriminate against …show more content…
This idea of uniting against the force of racial injustice holds true long past Luis' encounters through social movements such as Black Lives Matter, The Human Rights Campaign/Love Wins, etc., especially now with the inescapable presence of the internet and social media, people unite worldwide to stand against racism, sexism, terrorism, almost every and any injustice. Back at Keppel High School, Luis joined a club to help Mexican American students, even organizing a walk-out to demand ¨Chicano Studies, more Chicano teachers, and the new classrooms..¨ (179). Luis was taking action to amend the inequalities Latino students faced in schooling as he has experienced their effects first hand, had he not faced those and other inequalities himself, he would not have been as motivated and informed about ways to improve these situations. Many of these and similar demands have not been met in modern schooling and many people still face these issues of inequality in schools, since these problems continue, there is still a need for change, impelling teachers, students, the community to organize walkouts, raise funds, make changes to improve the situation. Exposure to discrimination propelled Luis and many others to take
Shortly after declaring a truce for the gang rivalry between Lomas and Sangra, the rivalry was ignited once again as plans to avenge two Lomas members who were shot in a drive-by, supposedly by Sangra, emerged, but Luis, who wanted to keep the peace, voiced his theory at a gang meeting that ¨the cops did this¨ (208). Through his experiences of discrimination with police, Luis realized that no matter which gang you were a part of, you were just another villain to police because of your race, police will discriminate against …show more content…
This idea of uniting against the force of racial injustice holds true long past Luis' encounters through social movements such as Black Lives Matter, The Human Rights Campaign/Love Wins, etc., especially now with the inescapable presence of the internet and social media, people unite worldwide to stand against racism, sexism, terrorism, almost every and any injustice. Back at Keppel High School, Luis joined a club to help Mexican American students, even organizing a walk-out to demand ¨Chicano Studies, more Chicano teachers, and the new classrooms..¨ (179). Luis was taking action to amend the inequalities Latino students faced in schooling as he has experienced their effects first hand, had he not faced those and other inequalities himself, he would not have been as motivated and informed about ways to improve these situations. Many of these and similar demands have not been met in modern schooling and many people still face these issues of inequality in schools, since these problems continue, there is still a need for change, impelling teachers, students, the community to organize walkouts, raise funds, make changes to improve the situation. Exposure to discrimination propelled Luis and many others to take