On September 21st Keith Scott was shot and killed by Charlotte police officer, Brently Vinson. Hours before his death, an unarmed black man in Tulsa was shot by the police. Also, last Wednesday 13 year-old Tyre King was shot and killed by police in Columbus. Keith's wife was at the scene recording the incident, telling the police that he didn't have a gun but the Quran (the Islamic bible). The police officers said Keith posed a threat but it was unclear whether he at any point pointed his gun at the police. This shooting caused a community uproar breaking out in protest. The protest caused cops to bring out riot gear and teargas. Charlotte mayor in defense with the protestors said "the community deserves answers."
The article is entertaining to me. I was entertained because the BLM movement means a lot to me, considering I'm huge on black history and racial diversity. It informs us on police brutality and how segregation is still a thing in America.
Title of Article: Keith Scott shooting: Charlotte police say they warned him to drop handgun
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/21/Keith-scott-schooting-Charlotte-police-drop-gun
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Thursday, September 15, 2016
This Nation.
Have you guys heard of the movie Birth of a Nation? Well, I have and the background to the development of the movie is very interesting. We all know the star of the movie is Nate Parker, he was the leading male in Beyond the Lights. Not only was he the star, he was the writer, producer, and director. Picture that huh? An African American leading character combined with an African American director, producer, and writer... That will never sell, some may say but it took a different toll due to persistence and determination given by Parker.
After the filming of the romance Beyond the Lights, Nate Parker said he wouldn't be acting anymore or not again until he got the chance to play the "American revolutionary" Nat Turner. Education was the one E that stood out the me the most when I read this part of the article. It was educational because he was willing to take a break for a while before starting back up again or even stop all together just to play someone who made a huge difference to history that maybe a lot of us do not know about. It gave me the idea that you can come back stronger even when you take a break. He stopped working for a total of two years giving all his time and money to this movie. Considering, he's been writing the script for seven years. He grew up in Virginia where they didn't teach him the story of Nat Turner but an African American studies class in college did, giving him inspiration. That also stood out to me as educational because my school never put in the time to teach us on African American history; I believe they just didn't know much about it. Also, the name of the film was the title of D.W. Griffith's 1915 KKK propaganda film.
The enlightening portion of the article was when he went to meet with investors, they knocked the idea down. What was said to Parker was "movies with black leads don't play internationally; a period film with big fight scenes would be too expensive; it was too violent; it wouldn't work without a big box-office star leading it' Turner was too controversial - after all, he was responsible for the deaths of dozens of well-off white landowners." This enlightened me on the controversy of the world; it shows how quick someone will deny making a film based off of race and background.
Entertaining all together, from the background of the development to the finishing product. It took 27 days to shoot the film which included a lot of various emotions on set because of the time period of the story line. Parker is a wrestling coach for undeserved kids and he knew how to keep the spirits high on set. He believes that anybody who watches it should be able to see what this country was built on, rebellion.
Title of article: 'Birth of Nation': The Slave-Revolt Movie That Will Have Sundance Talking
By: Rebecca Ford
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/birth-a-nation-slave-revolt-857177
After the filming of the romance Beyond the Lights, Nate Parker said he wouldn't be acting anymore or not again until he got the chance to play the "American revolutionary" Nat Turner. Education was the one E that stood out the me the most when I read this part of the article. It was educational because he was willing to take a break for a while before starting back up again or even stop all together just to play someone who made a huge difference to history that maybe a lot of us do not know about. It gave me the idea that you can come back stronger even when you take a break. He stopped working for a total of two years giving all his time and money to this movie. Considering, he's been writing the script for seven years. He grew up in Virginia where they didn't teach him the story of Nat Turner but an African American studies class in college did, giving him inspiration. That also stood out to me as educational because my school never put in the time to teach us on African American history; I believe they just didn't know much about it. Also, the name of the film was the title of D.W. Griffith's 1915 KKK propaganda film.
The enlightening portion of the article was when he went to meet with investors, they knocked the idea down. What was said to Parker was "movies with black leads don't play internationally; a period film with big fight scenes would be too expensive; it was too violent; it wouldn't work without a big box-office star leading it' Turner was too controversial - after all, he was responsible for the deaths of dozens of well-off white landowners." This enlightened me on the controversy of the world; it shows how quick someone will deny making a film based off of race and background.
Entertaining all together, from the background of the development to the finishing product. It took 27 days to shoot the film which included a lot of various emotions on set because of the time period of the story line. Parker is a wrestling coach for undeserved kids and he knew how to keep the spirits high on set. He believes that anybody who watches it should be able to see what this country was built on, rebellion.
Title of article: 'Birth of Nation': The Slave-Revolt Movie That Will Have Sundance Talking
By: Rebecca Ford
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/birth-a-nation-slave-revolt-857177
Friday, September 2, 2016
The "Oh So Horrid" Protest.
We've all heard of Colin Kaepernick and his "stance" against the National Anthem. But, how well do we understand it? yeah, you hear it but are you really listening, yanno? The article itself is enlightening; it's enlightening us on why Kaepernick is making a protest against the National Anthem. Colin's reasoning is educational but at the same time, there are various emotions about this protest throughout America. Kaepernick says, "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color... To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid, leave and get away with murder." It's really big for someone biracial to stand up for this kind of thing. His words to me are educational because he's exercising his right to the first amendment; freedom of speech, freedom of protest and assembly, freedom of belief and so many more rights in that amendment alone. If the first amendment isn't supposed to be exercised, then take it out of the constitution. I've always wanted to speak upon and take action pertaining to racial injustice, police brutality, and the Black Lives Matter movement but I've been scared to because I'm biracial. Kaepernick's protest not only enlightens us on how these problems affect people but he teaches me that yeah, I'm mixed but my skin is still colored and I have every right to stand up, demanding change. There are mixed emotions towards Kaepernick's protest; such as people wanting him kicked off the team. People believe that he should no longer be allowed to play because he's being "rebellious" to something so important to the United States. Then, others, such as myself, agree with him. I agree that America is an oppressed state considering the fact that the black population is dwindling day by day due to deaths and incarcerations. Because of the negative feedback, I'm angered and due to reasoning, I'm joyous. In my opinion, the people giving negative feedback are the people who refuse to open their eyes to the problem and they refuse to believe there's an actual problem. But joy comes to mind because he's taking action along with the protesting. He mentioned in a protest that he's donating his time and his first million to the suffering communities. Not many help make a change, they just speak on change. This article stood out to me because it's become a big controversy and him standing up for change is something amazing.
Title of Article: Colin Kaepernick explains why he sat during national anthem
Article By: Steve Wyche (NFL Media reporter)
Thursday, September 1, 2016
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