3v THUG introduction lesson

3v THUG introduction lesson

BLM - Tupac Shakur - T.H.U.G. L.I.F.E. - The Rose That Grew From Concrete 

For this assignment you will:

- discuss these subjects

- watch the film The Hate U Give

- write a short reflection

What is racism?

What is institutionalised racism?

What do you know about the BLM movement?

Tupac Shakur

- Famous American rapper, actor and poet

- son of Black Panther activists

- murdered by an unknown perpetrator

- in the book and the movie you will find several references to Tupac

- Angie Thomas was inspired by his texts and way of life

- The title is the first reference: THUG (The Hate U Give)

"thug"

In the U.S., the word thug has a history of being used by racist white people who specifically apply it to African American men to portray them as violent criminals. When used in this way, it is often thought to function as a substitute for a racist slur.

T.H.U.G. L.I.F.E.

Tupac: The Hate U Give Little Infants Fucks Everybody

- Children are a product of the environment where they grew up. If this environment invloves, drugs, crime and racism the cycle continues.

What does Tupac refer to with 'the rose that grew from conrete'?