User:Alan Pagan/sandbox


 * 1) Images which affect all Americans, as well as images from prior generations greatly benefit African Americans in their battle against the authority which seeks to continually knock them down.
 * 2) “The Accusatory Space” gives an insight to how the word ‘bitch’ has changed throughout generations from being a simple word used within a conflicting moment, to a defining word regarding Black Women in media.
 * 3) In the mind of the public, the dominant culture and ideologies are what matter most; understanding, informational questioning, and a general acceptance of what is different from this ideological norm can easily label a person as an outsider— someone who is difficult to take control of.
 * 4) In a community of those who share similar origins, it's members face an internal struggle. The struggle consists of continuing to feed into the community and allowing it to grow, or dismantling the community in a way that allows individuals within that group to be recognized for who they are as a person rather than being seen simply as that group.

Black Popular culture is a collection of styles concepts and ideas that express not only the everyday life but historical oppression and struggle that is fought back by one who identifies and accepts being black

Identifies:  an interpretation of oneself in a social situation or a role in society

Acceptance of being black: “means occupying a racially defined status”

Popular Culture and Oppression: Popular culture was a critical aspect in politics during the time of the pre-civil rights to civil rights era for African Americans. “Art…has always been a statement about our condition, and therefore…political.” Culture in this sense then becomes a notion of raising a voice normally not heard in order to make it known within a society which makes it difficult to do so.