Freedom

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I have chosen to address the song "Fight the Power" by the group Public Enemy. From the opening lines, the song is delivered in an aggressive manner that closely mirrors the Black Power movement.  This song serves as a plea to African Americans to stand up and become aware of what is going on around them in order to advance themselves in society.

"People, people we are the same

No we're not the same

Cause we don't know the game

What we need is awareness, we can't get careless"

These lines symbolize the message of the song which is for African Americans to cease from listening to what they've been told and start becoming aware of their own situation in order to make things better.

To me, freedom is the ability to conduct oneself and any matter while meeting no resistance from an outside party in response to acting in a certain way. To a certain degree, I feel African Americans have yet to access this right. 

-Brian