The Blacker the Berry by https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/kendrick en-us 2020-02-06 13:27:07 UTC 2020-02-07 04:31:27 UTC hello@padlet.com Literal Comprehension steph_parmar https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/kendrick/wish/441508730
  • The Blacker the Berry: reference to Wallace Thurman novel and Tupac lyrics
  • Zulu and Xhosa: Feuding Southern African ethnic groups
  • Compton: LA, known for gang violence (N.W.A)
  • Crips and Pirus: LA street gangs
  • Panthers: Civil Rights Group
  • Georgia State: Course on AA culture
  • Marcus Garvey: Jamaican activist
  • February: Black history month
  • Watermelon, chicken and Kool-Aid: Stereotypical African American foods
  • Michael Jordan: A-A Basketball player, sport associated with African-Americans
  • BET: Black Entertainment Television
  • Trayvon Martin: Shot by George Zimmerman

    • ]]>     2020-02-06 13:28:19 UTC https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/kendrick/wish/441508730     Inferential comprehension steph_parmar https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/kendrick/wish/441508866 1. What is Kendrick trying to say? How do you know this?


    He is angry and ashamed at the the hypocrisy of  African-Americans that get upset at white-black violence but failing to recognise that gang culture and internalised racism is just another extension of black violence ("killing our own").

    It doesn't matter how well you engage and support  "black culture" if we still fight amongst ourselves.

    How can we weep over Trayvon getting killed when he has killed?







    ]]>     2020-02-06 13:28:36 UTC https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/kendrick/wish/441508866     Representations steph_parmar https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/kendrick/wish/441509252 1.  African-Americans/ "Black culture"
    • Hypocrisy/internalised racism?
    • Divided
    • "Playing a part"?

    2.  Gang culture
    • Parallels to police brutality etc
    • Parallels to tribal warfare
    • Dividing


    ]]>     2020-02-06 13:29:18 UTC https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/kendrick/wish/441509252     Context steph_parmar https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/kendrick/wish/441511990 1. Of Production
    • Death of Trayvon Martin
    • Black Lives Matter
    • Gang violence
    • Lamar's own experiences with Compton gang warfare

    2. Of consumption
    • Police brutality
    • Issue still prevalent
    • Lamar's song "Alright" being used as a protest song (not the last time his lyrics have resonated with African Americans)



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