Favorite Song That Conveys Black Culture

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=golCPnUiKv4

They'll look you in the eyes and stone youThen turn and disown you, don't you let them take the fight outta youThey'll walk all over your name 'til they find someone else to blame, don't let them take thefight outta youSecrets hide their lies inside hidden alibis, don't let them take the fight outta youThey put the world on a hook, it's worse every time I lookDon't let them take the fight outta youI would rather take a punch than not give you a shotI'd rather find out who you are than who you're notShould have known better than to mistake business for loveShould have known better than to mistake a fist for a gloveIt will be in your honor 'til you're not needed any longer, don't let them take the fightoutta youDon't believe the headlines, check it for yourself sometimes, don't let them take the fightoutta youThe lies you live become you, the love you lose it numbs you, don't let them take the fightoutta youThey say that you've arrived but that's just a high-class bribe, don't let them take the fightoutta youThere's always someone younger, someone with more hunger, don't let them take the fight outtayouThey'll say you're the one and onlyThen straight up leave you lonely, don't let them take the fight outta youLike a transplant-patient waiting for a donor, don't let them take the fight outta youLike a half empty balloon after a party in the corner, don't let them take the fight outta you

This song is called "Fight Outta You" by Ben Harper. Ben Harper is one of my favorite artists because he has this soothing voice and his music has this "relaxed" feeling. In terms of conveying black culture, this song does a really good job of conveying their struggles through history and it shows their persistence as well. This song can be empowering to anyone if you apply the lyrics to your life situation, but since Ben Harper is an African American it makes me automatically relate it to African Americans in general. The line "They'll walk all over your name 'til they find someone else to blame, don't let them take the fight outta you" gives me the visual of whites blaming African Americans for the evil in the world when they were seen as demonic. It also reminds me of how far African Americans have come. The video also conveys Black culture when Ben Harper is on four T.V. screens in a store window like playing a broadcast of a speech from the 1950s.

-Sarah