Interracial Relationships

As we look at society today the dating scene between couples has changed throughout popular culture drastically. Women are now dominating the work place and educational institutions and are looking for love in all of those places. Consequently, while they look for love in those institutions they are unable to co-mingle with those of their own racial status or ethnicity causing them to be more intrigued by other races. this is where interracial dating and marriages start. More people have become accepting of it and realize that race in the end doesn't matter if you don't let it. If the men of the same race where as up to par as the women maybe interracial dating would be in limited numbers. the interesting part about it is no one realizes that interracial dating is the link that will bring Whites and Blacks, and Latinos together. A new generation of "in-betweens" will arise causing cultures to fuse together. In this video it shows why interracial dating is so widely excepted throughout popular culture.

Afro Colombian Mural

The history of Columbia and the importance of the their freedom here in America as Afro-Colombians has been vital to the Spanish community here in DC. It is located in the alley at the 1300 block of U Street NW, almost at the corner with 14th Street NW. this mural was painted by Joel Bergner. He has done work all over DC in Latin American community centers and other places. This art work was dedicated to the Afro descendants displaced by Colombia's internal violence in the past years. This was to give Colombians a sense of home since they relocated here in America.

Hip-Hops Reign on Pop Culture

Hip-Hop has become a new expression; it’s no longer the same as before where words are of unity and the struggle. Hip Hop is now full of diamonds, grills, sneakers, cars, homes, “the come up”, Swag, alcohol, etc. We now see artists like Jay-z who once rapped about moving out the hood to being a successful businessman rapping about his new homes and his business tactics. He displays his transformation as a person through his music with a sense of maturity using metaphors and personality to attract listeners. Many rappers in 20th century have a new style to their music. Songs about going from poor to rich, the uplifting of their own self-esteem, and the empowerment of true friendships are all examples of some of the themes that artists use to express their vision and tell their stories. All of these songs have some type of relative meaning to many and even if they don’t most songs in the industry now have a nifty hook or tune for people to dance to. Many of the mainstream dances now are no longer pop-lock and break dancing moves. They are dances that anyone can do collectively like the “Souljah Boy”, “The Stanky leg”, or “The Dougie.” These dances bring laughter and smiles to crowds of people who attempt to learn and do when they are at parties and clubs. The strive for success keeps people motivated to make money and not let anything get in the way. Although this mindset may eventually be a very selfish one and desperate measures may need to be taken to accomplish this success, this new form of rap has created a radical transformation of the more realistic Hip-hop to a more futuristic one. Although it is not as big as it was back in the day today we have moved more towards expression through spoken word and comedy. With each evolutionary step taken from DJ Kool Herc with his creativity, to the inspiration of emcees like LL Cool J, and the incredible moves of B-boys and their pop-locking skills, these elements all have been a part of black people’s lives, family, and community. Uplifting and inspiring many to hope for the better and strive for success.

One of the many links between Blacks,Latinos,and Native American

It’s amazing how culturally diverse and mixed the culture of each island invaded by Spain was. Most people don’t know the history of the explorations of the Spaniards. Each Island was mixed with African, Spanish and Native American/ Indigenous people creating a richer and culturally diverse place. The amalgamation of these cultures has created a great expansion on Spanish food all over, especially in America. Now more stores and restaurants offer Spanish cuisine or Spanish dishes on their menus. Businesses like Goya have had great expansion on consumers because now others use their products to season and cook food. Even at festivals in local cities and towns the Hispanic community displays their culture with games, Music, and lots of food. Giving non-Hispanics a taste of their everyday life and this allows them to embrace another culture and see how congruent they are to Hispanics. The amazing thing about Spanish culture is how it has made its mark on popular culture without losing any of its originality.

Although most would say the exploration of the Spaniards was very fallacious and misconstrued, their ability to use what they knew and add their own influences to other places across the globe helped with the expansion of the Spanish culture and lead to mixture of other cultures creating more delectable food. All of the foods made in the Caribbean are filled now with flavor by the use of herbs and seasonings to create more savory dishes. Blacks, Latinos, and Native Americans are correlated in more ways than one. The influence that Spain and their conquest of removing slaves from Africa and scattering them among the indigenous had on islands allowed the cultures to fuse together to create its own. This is why the food that we eat is similar in taste, we all were derived from Africans or Indians. Blacks, Latinos, and Native Americans are definitely obtain homogeneous customs and together have greatly influenced popular culture.

Should Marijuana be legalized

feel like they want to keep marijuana un-legalized because its a way to keep blacks confined. People don't sell crack cocaine like they use to anymore. more people, more teenagers are smoking marijuana. they argue they can't put tax on it, i think otherwise. I feel that if it's legalized, less people will attempt to go out there way to rebel against it. People respond to rules. you say no, they say "Im going to do it anyway!" If you say yes, it's not as much of a necessity. & hey, even if i'm wrong, the money that it will bring in will not only help the economy, it will also help Americans with stress issues. "You know what smokers say, a blunt a day keeps the doctors away". Just something interesting that i read. Weed is definitely apart of black popular culture.

Afro latino News

The issue of Racism towards Afro-Latinos has prolonged for years. This video just shows a small part of how racism effects those that are of African descent. you see the poverty that the Africans encounter in Ecuador and how even politically they are abused. The video is a news headline on a song that was played on the radio with racial slurs. Check it out, its pretty interesting, especially to see people that look like us but speak Spanish, deal with the same type of oppression and racism we once endured years ago. It's a shame it hasn't stopped. Many other Spanish speaking countries encounter the same thing. Places like Brazil,Peru,Puerto Rico, and many more all have become racially divided. This i believe is internalized racism left on those that were conquered by the Spaniards. People still continue to denounce each other when they need to work together to be better citizens and build better communities.

Blacks in Popular Culture (Women)

For many years the portrayal of blacks in society has been very ignominious and inaccurate. Most depictions of blacks are that of stereotypical views and misrepresentation of our culture. Myths of blacks being on welfare; unable to obtain real occupations, and having very aggressive and vivacious attitudes are all undeniably false accusations of how blacks are as a whole. Most of these stereotypes come from their misrepresentation in the media. The media is a place where people all over get to experience a taste of popular culture. Pop culture depicts each ethnicity in a way in which it as a whole is suppose to represent a group of individuals. The big argument is how they depict a race of people and only recognize a small portion of that in the media. They put emphases on the negative connotations about blacks in popular culture. The most critical issue is how black women are objectified to the most degrading types of media attention in American popular culture. For example Black women in the music industry like Beyonce, Rihanna, and Nikki Minaj, etc, black women on television in these sitcoms, and actresses like Halle Berry awarded for roles that are dehumanizing. In these world wide/national broad cast of public media these women, these black women are subjected to the demoralization and detained from being identified as insightful individuals with reputable morals and standards.