Tupac's Impact On African American Culture
The advanced evolution of technology began in the late 20th century with the cell phone, marking the turn of the expectations of technology (Sailus). Since then, the new generation developed with technology designed to be individualistic (Bump 2014). This exponential growth is aligned with the fast pace life Americans live today. Media has been no different. In order to maintain the fast pace of society, media has become commercialized and diluted, lacking substance and morality. This is important because this change in pace has impacted society in its entirety. Consequently, it appears as though people no longer care to take time to digest knowledge associated with true hip hop, devolving the genre on a mainstream scale. This has left current
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While I understand that some may agree with Tupac, based on the positive and impacting efforts of the younger generation in the Black Lives Matter movement, it is important to also understand that it takes more than physical efforts to change a society rooted in the systematic slavery of African American peoples. True responsibility of initiating an impacting maximum change in this country falls on the shoulders of the upper middle class African Americans, ages 35-54, because this sector of the population will be the utmost capable of positively impacting the movement. They will be able to contribute economically, while also teaching the younger generation and providing guidance they need.The “Median Real Household Incomes By Age Bracket” chart examines the different levels of income based on the age bracket in America. Citizens 35-54 earn the top salaries, averaging $72,000 combined in 2016 (Short 2016). The affluent members of our culture can pool their resources and allocate funds to dominant members of society who hold power. If these people supported political figureheads who are passionate about the advancement of Blacks, we would be able to control the political party and influence real change in the community. Even more so, artists like Jay Z and Beyoncé whose combined net worth equals $1 billion, have the following to influence …show more content…
Furthermore, Tupac’s claim accounts mainly for physical capacity instead of mental, which encourages the blind to lead the blind. Even though strength and passion are more prevalent in teenagers, that passion can easily make decision making illogical. Adolescence is actually characterized as a developmental stage where it is normal to make suboptimal decisions, demanding they be equipped with another party, with more experience, to lead while the young people fight at the forefront (Casey, Jones, Hare
While I understand that some may agree with Tupac, based on the positive and impacting efforts of the younger generation in the Black Lives Matter movement, it is important to also understand that it takes more than physical efforts to change a society rooted in the systematic slavery of African American peoples. True responsibility of initiating an impacting maximum change in this country falls on the shoulders of the upper middle class African Americans, ages 35-54, because this sector of the population will be the utmost capable of positively impacting the movement. They will be able to contribute economically, while also teaching the younger generation and providing guidance they need.The “Median Real Household Incomes By Age Bracket” chart examines the different levels of income based on the age bracket in America. Citizens 35-54 earn the top salaries, averaging $72,000 combined in 2016 (Short 2016). The affluent members of our culture can pool their resources and allocate funds to dominant members of society who hold power. If these people supported political figureheads who are passionate about the advancement of Blacks, we would be able to control the political party and influence real change in the community. Even more so, artists like Jay Z and Beyoncé whose combined net worth equals $1 billion, have the following to influence …show more content…
Furthermore, Tupac’s claim accounts mainly for physical capacity instead of mental, which encourages the blind to lead the blind. Even though strength and passion are more prevalent in teenagers, that passion can easily make decision making illogical. Adolescence is actually characterized as a developmental stage where it is normal to make suboptimal decisions, demanding they be equipped with another party, with more experience, to lead while the young people fight at the forefront (Casey, Jones, Hare