1. Hip Hop - Protrayal and Betrayal
David Adams, a Professor of Philosophy at California State Polytechnic University, defines a hate crime as "instances of ordinary crimes done hatefully or prejudicially...when the offender has targeted a victim "because of" or "by reason of" race, religion, sexual identity, or gender" (par 11). ... For example, in the article "Racial Disparities in Hate Crime Reporting", Heather Zaykowski, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts-Boston explains that "research indicates that minorities, particularly Black Americans, hold more negative attitud...
However, these revelations have not neutralized the prevalence of prejudicial attitudes which generate discriminatory acts both on a national and in the international arena. Behaviour may be controlled by laws, national and international, but attitudes can only change through education and the elimination of ignorance. I believe strongly that Black History Month should be the reaffirmation of struggle and determination to change attitudes and heighten the understanding of the African experience. ...