Ancestral Writer

A. Marcus Garvey

B. St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica.

C. August 17, 1887.

D. He became influenced into writing because he noticed that black people everywhere were being discriminated, so he wrote poems about blacks and their discrimination.

E. The type of works he had were poems. He wrote poems for black peoples everyone to inspire himself and blacks.

Defining Beauty

Well, I believe that the Sammy Sosa controversy was wrong. Just because the black league doesn't make as much money doesn't mean he has to bleach his skin. And the girls do not need to be like movie stars to be beautiful. They are who they are. There is no need to extremely change your body to look like someone unlike you. There is such things as beauty in yourself. But, it's their body,, I cannot change what they have done. I am just saying, anyone who decides to change their body for only certain things are just in a way, selfish. You are who you are. You cannot change that, no matter how much bleach you put in your skin.
Even if you change your skin just to make a few extra dollars, think this:
How will your family/friends act?
Do you find yourself beautiful looking at the old/new you?
Why would you want to change your skin anyway?
It may be something you want to do, but if you absolutely must do it, fine. It's not MY choice. But if you want to keep the real you looking like you, then don't change how you look. You may have better luck down the road in your old look rather than your new one.

Gangster rap and Violence

I don't really agree with anyone. Just because it may be hard to do hip hop and be "cool" doesn't mean you must rap about drugs and violence. Some people manage not to rap about that. They do not have to rap to be "cool". Just rap to rap. It doesn't have to be a game to "make money" or all this other stuff. It just needs to be about something that is positive and motivational. I don't even listen to rap anymore because of this. It is just all about girls, being "cool", drugs and money. So, I don't even put my attention to that. Rapping is supposed to be about life, and being positive. But now, the game has changed, making people rap about derogatory things, and thinking it's "cool". It makes me a little sad to see that that is all they majorly rap about. It doesn't make much sense to rap about it, but, like I said, things have changed, so there is no real use trying to change them.

Robert "Yummy" Sandifer

I feel like Robert just came into a really bad childhood. Robert could have had a good life with little troubles IF his mother hadn't abused him and IF he had people to rely on. He was abused and ignored. Then, he turned bad. He was basically, untouchable at the time because he couldn't go to juvenile delinquent centers because he was too young. So he could only get probation. It seems like if Robert grew up in a better household, he would still be alive today. Also,Robert's mother, Lorina, blamed him for problems that she started. She should feel ashamed for abusing him then lying about it saying "He blamed me". He had all the rights to blame her for what SHE has started.
And his neighborhood wasn't the best. His neighborhood was full of gangs and violence. And, he had to join a gang just so he can be with everyone else on a level. They were KILLING people. So, I feel that if Yummy turned up into a better neighborhood with better parents, he would still be alive, probably doing remotely well.