The issue of race and ethnicity has always plagued the political agenda in the United States. However, the issue became most important during the period from the mid-1950s through the 1960s known as the Civil Rights Era. During these years racial tensions in large cities across the U.S. increased wh...
This paper will explore the corporate greed that has plagued hip-hop ever since it became a billion dollar a year industry. ... When gangster rap started to emerge in LA through NWA and other groups, baggy pants, along with Raider's jerseys and hats, became a symbol of hip-hop mentality and lifestyle. For NWA, who created this trend, the colors and design meant a symbol of strength and pride. ...
Although Asians and Asian Americans have been present on American television screens for decades, [1] few television series have featured Asian or Asian Americans in starring roles. Kung Fu (Warner Bros, ABC, 1972-1975), starring David Carradine as Kwai-Chang Caine, featured a white American actor as a bi-racial Shaolin priest in the Old West. Originally conceived as a vehicle for martial arts adept Bruce Lee, the series went to an actor with little physical ability, but with a knack for embodying a Hippie pacifism along with a reluctant, but devastating aggression On the lam from the la...
