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Malcolm X during his journey through life had a lot of self-discovery related to who he was, how he fit in to this world, and how he would progress through it by enduring tribulations sourced from the white man’s greed and self-satisfaction. Janie’s journey of self- discovery also required endurance, she needed to retain a strive for love, she found herself with men that were trying to suppress her but she found the strength to break apart and find what she was looking for. -Tyre Miles

Power determines what we can and cannot have in life. It defines our place in society and allows certain groups to dominate others. When we think of power, we think of wealth. The more money you have, the more power you get. Can power be defined by the color of your skin? In Maya Angelou’s poem, “I Know Why the Caged Bird sings,” she talks about the difference between two birds: one who is free to fly, and one who isn’t. The bird that isn’t free to fly is locked up in a cage, so it sings. In her poem, Angelou isn’t really speaking about birds. She is using the birds to symbolize two different races, whites and blacks. -Cindy Vang

Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr also known as "Lil Wayne" he is a living legend, an African American Rapper and Hip Hop Act. There is a lot of Self-Discovery and Self-Love that is dealt with through the famous rappers songs. One of Dwayne's hit songs, "How to Love," has very touching lyrics and have various deep meanings of Self-Discovery and Self-Love. It has a great emphasis on How to Love; the question is, How do you love? Is there a specific way, because it is not something that you are taught. BY: Romi Jawanda

==== The African American community has had to carry many scars that were given to them at the hands of their white masters, going back as far as memory can go. Shackled and belittled the African American race was taught to think of themselves as non-humans well simultaneously being told that their only purpose on this earth was to service the white man. No matter how hard the whites pushed the African Americans down many still stood up with the strength of their convictions. They were not the animals that whites claimed them to be, they were more human then the whites and stronger because of pain they had to endure. Pride stripped, treated like animals, and forced into labor their belief that they were more then whom the white master said they were stayed with them. They were strong and could endure the pain of enslavement with the knowledge that they mattered. ====

By: Georgina Garza
The novel //A Lesson Before Dying// demonstrates many instances of love and nurturing when characters Grant Wiggins and Miss Emma do their best to make Jefferson's last days alive the days he will cherish the most. Miss Emma takes her time to cook wonderful, home-cooked meals for Jefferson to eat rather than the terrible jail food. As for Grant Wiggins, Grant goes through so much to purchase a radio that Jefferson wishes to have so he could hear music in his cell. -Jorge Gomez

Topic: Letting Go of the Past I will choose a song from a neo-soul artist, Musiq Soulchild, and pick out different stanza's in which he talks about a women holding on to her past and not letting go. I will also discuss the consequences that this can lead to as well. -Kimeka Simmons

A Lesson Before Dying: The community realized that because they weren't able to take a stand against racism, they are responsible for Jefferson's death. Grant realized he and Jefferson both needed to stand with each other in order to get through this ordeal. They thought that running away would solve their situations, but the past will always haunt them. The only solution for dealing with the racism is confronting it head on. Grant's decision to stay and help Jefferson redeem himself proves that they have both grown. -Lolita Bounyavong

Topic: Maya Angelous I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

In the poem “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”, there are many different themes used throughout it. The main themes are images of nature and land, progress and change, storytelling, racism, and even success. Each theme plays a different role in this poem that makes it so meaningful. This poem was a very sad poem to read and even write about once you figure out what the poem is about. The poem is basically telling a story about slavery. Maya Angelou uses a bird as a symbol in place of people. -Monica Silva

The cliché, driving while black has been has been used to often describe the situation of being pulled over while in a car full of minorities. (//“////You pulled me over, you frown on me/With your flashlight, tell me what do you see/ Thug n*ggas, drug dealers, it's a trip, every n*gga in this whip got a mothaf*ckin college degree”//). Stereotypes are placed on minorities that black males in inner cities are connected into gangbanging or some sort of drug dealing. J. Cole encountered this situation of having a stigma held over his and friends head but yet each and every one of them was a well-educated college graduates. -Devon Boone

A black man sees adversity in almost everything they try to accomplish in life. The consequence of committing a crime is far more increase than that of a white man and even someone of Mexican descent is not too far behind the African American people. If two people stood for the same crime both males one black the other white, the white man will go with a considerably generous consequence while if you were something other than white, they are oftentimes stuck with a much worse punishment.

Steven Pope

Topic- Controversy of Hip Hop

The love of Hip Hop isn’t something that is developed or just wished upon a star, but it’s a feeling that you feel deep within your soul. Rather it’s the melody of the beat, the sounds of the drop, the lyrics of the lyricist, its something that is cannot be described. Hip Hops has its ups as well as its downs. Hip-Hop has had a controversial effect on society. -Dwayne Wilson

There are many things that are unjust and unequal in the world that still happens today. In the US, it would be the injustice and inequality for the African Americans in the US of the 1900s. Prejudice was practiced everyday back in those times for many African Americans in those times. They were wrongly convicted for crimes in court, treated with disrespect and disregard. The question would be, “why would people allow this to happen so freely?” Annalisa Vang