Dr. Pollard

This details in this post maybe completely different from the groups and that because i was unable to attend class that Tuesday due to medical reasons however I was able to attend one of Dr.Pollard’s Lecture on another day and with the topic covering Civil Rights hip hop and hope

I learned that one of the first sit-ins was in Wichita, Kansas. There were a bunch of teenagers doing a sit in at a restaurant or bar and they were standing up against discrimination. Then it leads to others to par- take in sit-ins as well. But the point is to show that teenagers have the power to make a change. Dr. Pollard was saying that we are the generation to make a change in the world. The great leaders of today were all kids/ teenagers at one point. Then we become the future leaders of America. We are supposed to set the example and lead the way to do great things. It doesn’t have to start when we become adults it starts now. The people before us such as Martin Luther King and Ella Baker who has paved the way for the African American culture to rise and overcome. They showed that it was possible. Now when you look at the world; you see it every day. In more today we see it in the arts like poetry like Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, and Ed Bullins. These writers often wrote about their experiences in life dealing with racial issues and prejudice. We also see culture in music. It inspires and moves people artist like Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye and Tupac have really moved people in the world through their lyrics and new artist today have been inspired by these people and now they are creating history now. The main point of Dr. Pollard lecture was saying that we as young adults can make a difference and we are the future.