How did the face of black America change in the media and the arts in the late 1970’s and 1980’s? Offer some examples and explain the overall contribution, either positive or negative, of your examples. You can include musicians, TV shows, and more. Use quality sources
How did the face of black America change in the media and the arts in the late 1970’s and 1980’s? Offer some examples and explain the overall contribution, either positive or negative, of your examples. You can include musicians, TV shows, and more. Use quality sources
Introduction
The portrayal of black America in the 1970s and 1980s was highly diverse. Some artists focused on civil rights, others on inner city problems, whereas still others turned their attention to music or sports. However, there was one common link between them all: the emergence of hip-hop culture at this time period.
Black America in the Late 1970’s
The black community had a positive image in the late 70’s. Blacks were seen as hardworking, family-oriented people who cared about their community and country. They also had pride in being American citizens and wanted to achieve equality with whites.
The black community had a negative image in the late 70’s. Though they knew they could get ahead if they worked hard enough, many blacks were still struggling with poverty and unemployment rates that were higher than those of whites due to discrimination against them at work or school (Kozol). Their daily lives also included violence against them by police officers who beat up innocent civilians without cause (Kozol).
The black community had a positive image again around 1980 when writers such as Toni Cade Bambara published novels about people who lived in slums like where my grandmother grew up near Harlem, NY City Streets where drugs were traded openly amongst everyone from drug addicts selling their stash for food money
Black America in the 1980s
The 1980s saw the rise of Hip Hop. This new music was a way of expressing the black experience, especially for those who felt disenfranchised. It was also used as a tool for spreading ideas about self-empowerment and equality within society.
Hip Hop became popular in different ways: some musicians created their own style, while others chose to rap along with others’ songs. Rap music is characterized by its fast-paced rhythm and use of simple rhymes that rhyme with each other over time (for example, “I’m gonna go get me some money/I’m gonna spend it on myself”).
Conclusion
The portrayal of black America changed over time. The media and arts played a role in this change. It was both positive and negative, but overall it resulted in a more positive picture of black America.
The depiction of black America changed over time.
The portrayal of black America changed over time. The media and the arts played a role in this change. In the late 1970s and 1980’s, there was an increase in positive images of African Americans that were more widely distributed than ever before.
The portrayal of African American characters on television shows such as Good Times and Sanford & Son was also changing during this period due to increased awareness about racial issues within society at large (including their own families).
Conclusion
In the late 1970s, black Americans were portrayed as violent and they were also shown being victims of racism. In contrast, the 1980s saw more positive portrayals of black people and their experiences. There was an increase in the number of television programs featuring African Americans as main characters (especially comedies), which was reflected in their increased visibility on TV when compared with previous decades (such as The Cosby Show). More importantly though, these shows expanded upon stereotypes by portraying them in less negative ways such as being funny or intelligent instead of just being thugs!