Race (Part I)
Friday, October 2nd & Monday, October 5th
Today's Slides
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Document Your Knowledge!You are about to watch the lecture video AND the Vox video after it.. You have three choices to show you’ve understood the material:
1) Take notes & take a picture of them. 2) Write a 5+ sentence summary/reflection about what you learned. 3) Record a 45+ second audio (or video) reflection. Submit it to Race Vocab on Schoology. |
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Analyzing Infographics- Go through both pages of statistics
- Write down four stats that stood out to you - Below each stat, write 2+ sentences about why that stat is significant
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Extra Credit Options!!In addition to to the music journal below, there are two other extra credit options. One is analyzing these statistics from Axios. The other is watching The 13th on YouTube or Netflix (Viewer Discretion Advised), and document your reflection (bullet points, paragraphs or recording).
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3rd Music Journal - Race (Extra Credit)
This an optional assignment for extra credit.
Listen to "The Bigger Picture" by Lil Baby. This song was written this summer, in the midst of mass protests surrounding the death of George Floyd. After listening, write or record a reflection that answers some of the following questions (it can be bullet points, a paragraph, or a video).
Listen to "The Bigger Picture" by Lil Baby. This song was written this summer, in the midst of mass protests surrounding the death of George Floyd. After listening, write or record a reflection that answers some of the following questions (it can be bullet points, a paragraph, or a video).
- Where do you see culture in the song?
- Is there conflict? Identify the in-group & out-group.
- Where do you see identity?
- How is power represented in the song?
- How does the music make you feel?
- How do the lyrics make you feel?
"The Bigger Picture" by Lil Baby |
Lyrics:
[Intro] Protests and growing national outcry continues over the death of George Floyd. Last night, people protesting in Minneapolis escalated, as demonstrators were lashed by tear gas and rubber bullets. The main message here, the main message here, the main message here is that they want to see those officers involved, they want to see those officers arrested. Officers arrested. (I can't breathe, I can't breathe) [Verse 1] Trade my 4x4 for a G63, ain't no more free Lil Steve. I gave 'em chance and chance and chance again, I even done told them please. I find it crazy the police'll shoot you and know that you dead, But still tell you to freeze! F****d up, I seen what I seen. I guess that mean hold him down if he say he can't breathe. It's too many mothers that's grieving! They killing us for no reason! Been going on for too long to get even! Throw us in cages like dogs and hyenas! I went to court and they sent me to prison. My mama was crushed when they said I can't leave. First I was drunk, then I sobered up quick, When I heard all that time that they gave to Taleeb. He got a life sentence plus. We just some products of our environment. How the f**k they gon' blame us? You can't fight fire with fire. I know, but at least we can turn up the flames some! Every colored person ain't dumb and all whites not racist. I be judging by the mind and heart, I ain't really into faces. F****d up, the way that we livin' is not getting better, You gotta know how to survive. Crazy, I had to tell all of my loved ones to carry a gun when they going outside. Stare in the mirror whenever you drive. Overprotective, go crazy for mine. You gotta pay attention to the signs, Seem like the blind following the blind, Thinking 'bout everything that's going on, I boost security up at my home. I'm with my kind if they right or they wrong. I call him now, he'll pick up the phone. And it's five in the morning, he waking up on it! Tell 'em wherever I'm at, then they comin'. I see blue lights, I get scared and start runnin'! That s**t be crazy, they 'posed to protect us! Throw us in handcuffs and arrest us, While they go home at night, that s**t messed up! Knowing we needed help, they neglect us. Wondering who gon' make them respect us? I can see in your eye that you fed up, F**k around, got my shot, I won't let up! They know that we a problem together! They know that we can storm any weather. [Chorus] It's bigger than black and white. It's a problem with the whole way of life. It can't change overnight, But we gotta start somewhere. Might as well gon' 'head start here. We done had a hell of a year. I'ma make it count while I'm here. God is the only man I fear. [Verse 2] F**k it, I'm goin' on the front line. He gon' bust your a*s if you come past that gun line. You know when the storm go away, then the sun shine. You gotta put your head in the game when it's crunch time. I want all my sons to grow up to be monsters. I want all my daughters to show out in public. Seems like we losing our country, But we gotta stand up for something, so this what it comes to. Every video I see on my conscience. I got power, now I gotta say somethin'. Corrupted police been the problem where I'm from, But I'd be lying if I said it was all of them. I ain't do this for the trend, I don't follow them. Altercations with the law, had a lot of them. People speaking for the people, I'm proud of them. Stick together, we can get it up out of them. I can't lie like I don't rap about killing and dope, But I'm telling my youngins to vote! I did what I did 'cause I didn't have no choice or no hope. I was forced to just jump in and go. This bulls**t is all that we know, but it's time for a change. Got time to be serious, no time for no games. We ain't takin' no more, let us go from them chains. God bless they souls, every one of them names. [Chorus] It's bigger than black and white. It's a problem with the whole way of life. It can't change overnight, But we gotta start somewhere. Might as well gon' 'head start here. We done had a hell of a year. I'ma make it count while I'm here. God is the only man I fear. [Verse 3] They trainin' officers to kill us, Then shootin' protestors with these rubber bullets. They regular people, I know that they feel it. These scars too deep to heal us. What happened to COVID? Nobody remember. It ain't makin' sense, I'm just here to vent. It happen to one of your people, it's different. We get it, the system is wicked, just learn how to pick it. Knowledge is power, I swear I'm a witness, I know that I'm gifted. I won't go too deep 'cause I'm scared they'll get me. Ain't scared to admit it, some s**t I can't mention. It's people who can, well, here's the chance. I won't take the stand, but I'll take a stand for what I believe! Must not be breathing the air that I breathe. You know that the way that I bleed, you can bleed. I never been a fan of police, But my neighborhood know I try to keep peace. So it's only right that I get in the streets. March for a reason, not just on GP. Our people died for us to be free. F**k do you mean? This was a dream. Now we got the power that we need to have! They don't want us with it and that's why they mad, yeah! [Chorus] It's bigger than black and white. It's a problem with the whole way of life. It can't change overnight, But we gotta start somewhere. Might as well gon' 'head start here. We done had a hell of a year. I'ma make it count while I'm her.e God is the only man I fear. It's bigger than black and white. It's a problem with the whole way of life. It can't change overnight. But we gotta start somewhere. Might as well gon' 'head start here. We done had a hell of a year. I'ma make it count while I'm here. God is the only man I fear. |