Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Texas Board of Education Says Hip Hop Is Not a Cultural Movement

By Boyce Watkins, PhD

The Texas State Board of Education apparently doesn't believe that hip hop should be considered a social movement in America. They also decided to remove various areas of civil rights and global politics from their curriculum, to exchange them for conservative historic figures and beliefs.

After deciding that hip hop should not be taught as a social movement, they also agreed to remove institutional racism and it's presence in American society. To make matters more interesting, they chose to eliminate important references to Latino and Hispanic figures.  Read more...

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