Feminism And Hip-Hop

Through adversity came Hip-Hop. Hip-Hop music quickly became popular in the 1970s among black and white teens. Kool Here, a Jamaican American DJ is credited as the founder of Hip-Hop. There are many styles that hip hop was derived from such as jazz, reggae, rock, etc. During the 1970’s scratching, moving the record back and forth under a needle to produce a rhythmic sound, became popular among many djs. Rapping was another important element to the development of hip-hop. Rapping is simply speaking rhythmically over a beat; original hip-hop was spoken acappella. By the 1980’s, Gangsta Rap, a subgenre of hip hop that used violence and sexist language, became popular. NWA, Ice Cube, Ice Tea are some of the artists who paved the way for today’s
Similarity to the Gay Rights Movement, the Feminist Movement saw racism as a completely separate issue. There was such a divide in feminism that it became black vs. white ideology. Black women disagreed, so they created the National Black Feminist Organization that addresses both racism and sexism experienced by black women. However, although the second wave of feminism was very exclusive, it did accomplish a lot of legislation to help women. Contemporary presidents such as Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, George Bush, and Barack Obama’s terms have hurt and helped black people around the world. Laws in the United States are created to police american’s behavior, but our foreign policy is also policing other countries citizens. For example, President’s Trump’s Muslim Ban bans entrance into the United States from traditionally muslim countries. Syria, a war torn country, is also on the list of Trump’s Muslim
Clinton’s presidencies were very successful in accomplishing domestic policy. When Clinton took office in 1993, the poverty rate was 7.2%, when he left office it decreased to 4.0%.In addition to decreasing the poverty rate, he also created 10 million jobs. The three-strikes legislation was very harmful to the black community. The law required that those who had been convicted of two prior violent felonies receive harsher punishments. Almost making it impossible for those criminals not to receive anything other than the death penalty. This greatly increased the amount of minorities entering the penal system. President Bush did little to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. ??????
Like Reagan, Bush also nominated token black conservatives to positions of power. Rod Paige, a superintendent from Texas was selected to be the first African-American Secretary of Education. With Paige’s assistance, Bush created and implemented the controversial No Child Left Behind Law. President Obama was the first black man to be elected to the most powerful position in the United States. Obama also decreased the high levels of employment after the 2008 recession. During his presidency, he created jobs and increased Pell Grant funding for students with financial need. To reduce the amount prison time one would face for crack and powder cocaine from 1:18 to 1:10, President Obama signed