Category: Social Justice
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Pseudo-Violence Post HipHop Democracy
The recent federal indictment of young rap artist, Takashi69 demonstrates the glorification of the violence subsequently produced by extreme urban poverty. The narrative of Takashi69 counter parallels the traditional life trajectory of rap artists that typically employ the creativity of rap lyrics to express the struggles of urban poverty whereas Takashi69 increasingly employed gang association…
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The Nuclear Voting Hypothesis
Sharlene Green 11.09.2018 2018 midterm election (47% turnout) was marked as the highest midterm election turnout since 1966 (49% turnout) (NPR, 2018). Slightly less than half of a nation voting doesn’t sound impressive unless compared with average midterm turnout which usually tinkers around 35% to 40%. In 2016 the Pew Research Center reported America ranks…
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