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I: Watch The Black Power Mixtape in the week 11 folder.
II: Answer the following questions about the documentary:
1. In the beginning of the documentary, Talib Kweli states that the FBI was monitoring him because he had listened to Stokely Carmichael’s 40-year-old speeches on Black Power. Why did the FBI view Kweli’s attention to Carmichael’s Black Power Ideology a threat in the 21st century?
2. Both “Eras of Convergence” and The Black Power Mixtape highlight Dr. King’s more radical stance in opposition to the Vietnam War and American capitalism. However, the American educational system has focused solely on Dr. King’s integrationist stance and his civil disobedience campaigns. Why do you think this this has been the education system’s exclusive focus?
3. Reflect on Erykah Badu’s comments on the “perfect” America Songs she learned as a child. How do these songs function to suppress the ability of children to think critically about racism and inequality in American society?
4. One of the white people interviewed emphasized that he is not anti-American, but that he is firmly against racist institutions. What is the crucial difference between being anti-American and being anti-racist?
5. One of The Black Power Mixtape’s strengths is that its Swedish filmmakers shine a spotlight on structural racism in American society. For example, the film highlights the American government’s role in flooding Black communities with heroine at the height of the Black Power Movement. Now that you are aware of this historical fact, how has this changed your view of the government?
6. Just as the title announces, The Black Power Mixtape mixes interviews and footage from the late 1960s and 1970s with 21st century commentary from Sonia Sanchez, Angela Davis, Talib Kweli, Erykah Badu, Questlove, and John Forté. What makes this combination of the historical past and the present reality so effective?
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