Blog #6

One of my favorite songs of this era is ‘Hella Black’ by Tobe Nwigwe featuring The New Respects. I will use the content of his lyrics along with a sample of the short speech he made in his live performance of the song during his Ivory tour in Atlanta. This song preaches of black representation in America, that of which will be the main focus of my analytical research paper.

In respect of the thesis, I will seek to argue how being black has been an unnecessary offense to the larger community. To show that black people are more than just who they are when they are born. Fully embracing the black self unashamed and unapologetically, regardless of how they are perceived to the rest of mankind. This essay will also aim to emphasize the relevance of black representation in the present and for future generations to come.

I take this stance because as a human being first, no race ought to be fighting this long and this hard to be accepted or to be struggling to find one’s place in their societal home. Black representation is quite vital because it portrays the community in all its diversity and dynamic roles in a world that has demonized and dehumanized it. In saying so, what I hope to accomplish in this research paper is to highlight the brilliance of what it truly means to be black and the importance of black presence in the American society. Hence, the main inspiration behind this paper is due to the fact that on a personal level, I have never had to encounter the issues associated with racism this much until I migrated to this country. Just being black has never been this difficult for me before because I grew up on an island where 95% of us are black. So my question to America is, why? Why does the color of my skin offend you? I fail to fathom how the color of my skin can mean that I am not worthy of exercising basic human rights, achieving desired goals, and being afforded other rites of passage.

I generated the thesis statement in hoping to use my research to unearth the reasoning behind the offense the black presence evokes as well as to show that being black is no threat or hindrance to another race because we are all here to serve our purpose in this grand design called life. Thus, by deciphering the lyrics of Tobe Nwigwe’s song ‘Hella Black’ and going in search of articles in regards to black representation, I will use these tools to embark on information that will help me to fully develop this research.

 

Comment ( 1 )

  1. Jennifer Alcantara
    I really like what you plan to emphasize throughout your essay and agree with when you stated that no race should be fighting this long to finally be accepted into society.

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