Blog Post 6

Hip hop seems to signify much more that a dance. It represents injustices that have happened to students. Students should be introduced to all kinds of art, dance, and band so they can have something they can use to express themselves. Hip Hop is a great source for students to express how they are feeling and be able to express that. Giving students the power to become activist and develop a voice. We as educators should encourage our students to stand up and become activists. If Hip Hop can help our students have a voice we should implement I believe it should me taught. I also agree when the article mentioned that “take action against the oppressive elements of reality.” (pg. 56). The Article concludes with expressing that Hip Hop could help give students the power to ” to hold a mirror to society; to name problems, to identify relations among problems, and to re-imagine them into new strategies utilizing transformational resistance.” (pg.62). We need to give our students more power and more of a voice.