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January 22, 2014
Black History and Hip Hop Culture
Help Shape
Your Future!
by D onovan M. S mith
T he P ortland O bserver
Scholar Khalidel-Hakim brought
his Black History 101 Mobile Mu
seum to Jefferson High School
Thursday to help shine a light on
how black history plays into the
lyrics and images of hip-hop cul
ture.
The museum features artifacts
from the past, ranging from actual
chains once used to enslave people,
hoods worn by Ku Klux Kian mem
bers, to more uplifting images from
black-owned publications like Jet and
Ebony magazines.
One student was heard saying he
got “chills” while taking in some of
the racist images.
El-Hakim says that sentiment is a
familiar reaction for students who
haven’t been exposed to some of the
more raw artifacts from the past.
“There were some uncomfortable
parts of American history they were
confronted with,” he says.
While a black history museum
alone won’t end white supremacy
and racism in the United States of
America, el-Hakim says it’s impor
tant in terms of raising and maintain
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photo by D onovan M. S mith /T he P ortland O bserver
Jefferson High students take in scholar Khalid el-Hakim ’s Black
History 101 Mobile Museum. El-Hakim brought the museum to
Portland Thursday as part o f his nationwide effort to educate
students, educators, and parents alike about the depth of
African-American history and how it plays into the lyrics and
images in hip-hop music.
ing awareness for a more just soci tion they are in,” he says. “I want
ety.
them to be empowered to make those
“I think it’s very important for changes and understand we can’t
African-American students espe wait around for someone else to make
cially to realize that they have to be those changes we have to make those
responsible for changing the condi changes ourselves.”
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service to a same-sex couple, the Oregon Bureau of
Labor and Industries ruled Friday after an investiga
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based on sexual orientation, just as they cannot
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