Jermaine Lamarr Coe Compared To Be Free

Fredrick Little

Ms. singleton

105 -18

10 - 09- 16

Compare and contrast essay

“Don 't shoot;” Unfortunately, in the African American community, this phrase is associated with any form of interaction with law enforcement. Recently, the unfair treatment of african americans in the united states, has had a spotlight shined on it. The name of the most recent victim is terrance crutcher.Inspired by the shooting of mike brown, in his song “Be free”, j cole discusses the backlashes of slavery and segregation.In comparison, Terrance Crutchers and the experiences that inspire “be free”, both root from the chains of slavery that cole mentions; in contrast, Terraces experience and the experiences j cole 's discusses, differ by both the date and the destination in which they occur.

Time is an essential aspect that should be taken into account whenever the topic of race is discussed. Terrance Crutcher was a forty year old African american man, who was gunned down by police on September 16, 2016. Jermaine Lamarr Cole , J.cole , is a thirty one year old African American man, who often speaks against the oppression of the african american community through music; As a matter of fact, In the song be free, Cole samples part of Dorian johnson 's recount of Mike Brown 's death. The death of Mike Brown may be the example

Due to racism, in the nineteenth century life was hectic for people of color; however, this is far from racisms orign. Professor Aristide Sechandice from Bloomsburg University writes, “For as long as humans have recognized differences between groups of people, there has been racism in the form of cultural prejudice. In the nineteenth century,racism acquired a scientific character, primarily as a result of intellectual developments in Western Europe.” (Sechandice 1). The same professor also