Inspired by: The Black Power Mix-tape

WE STILL HAVE AVOICE

November 2014 By: Yinde Newby

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Born In
"He is an organizer who had his hand Jail.
in every major demonstration and

event that occurs between 1960-

THE BLACK POWER MIX-TAPE
1967-1975
1965."

When white America killed Dr.King

last night, she declared war on us. In
the late 60s a lot was happening,
The most significant thing was
Dr.Kings death. Everything was
falling apart, There was still people in
war and Black people still didnt have
power. King was killed because he
turned his passive aggression into
him being active and actually starting
to try and get results faster than
before. Soon as they noticed that it
was a threat for Black people to
actually be able to overcome
oppression and actually rise to the
top they assassinated him. Ever since
we were created we placed fear in
the white mans heart simply
because of all we could do and all the
many talents we bestow inside of us.
But soon as they thought Black
leaders and innovators were gone,
there came Stokely Carmichael.
Carmichael was a young community
organizer on the rise for greatness.
He majored in Philosophy at Howard
University, but majority of his
summers were spent working for
SNCC; which is better known as the
Student Nonviolent Coordinating
Committee. The SNCC was used to
get African Americans in the South to
 segregation placed in their way. In
the early 60s he started off with
many non-violent approaches such
as; sit ins, protests, etc.

WE STILL HAVE A VOICE

"We have to stop being ashamed of being black!"
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But when the Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964 he started to
consider new methods and ways to approach the society. In 1966
at a rally Stokely used the term Black Power in Mississippi
which caught everyones attention. but different people thought
different things. Many white people who heard the term
automatically assumed that it meant Stokely was anti-white
people and was only for uplifting black people. Black people on
the other hand took it as a relief, as a wake up call, and it also
inflicted self determination. The term resinated well for people
who have been taken advantage of for a long time. The reason
why Stokely wanted to do so much was simply because Blacks
still werent treated as equal and all the great leaders before him
was deceased. Stokely once said In order for nonviolence to
work, your opponent has to have a conscience, and the US has
no conscience. The phrase Black Power held a lot of
responsibility and strength and Stokely demonstrated that in his
actions, even though the Government was tracking him down
and he had to calm down the protest he never really stop
believing that Black people deserve more than what they were
given.

The Black Power Mix-tape has opened up my eyes too so

much oppression, and racism. I never even heard of Stokely
Carmichael until I seen this documentary it just shows me what
type of world we live in, where school teachers and parents leave
this great heroic man out of everyday conversations. Our
ancestors, and parents, and teachers are quick to give us a run
down on Malcolm X, Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr, but
forgot to instill the phrase Black Power in our minds and
educate us on its impact. This has opened my eyes to so many
things, I now have plans to change the world and reinforce our
Society on those whove came before us. I have been neglected
the opportunity to hear about one of the many leaders who has
shaped this country into what it is today at just my age for
almost 18 years. I am so glad that I was blessed with the
opportunity to expand my knowledge on our African American
leaders and actually get to learn about Stokely. I just hope one
day I leave in impact on the world as he left for me. Stokely was
an amazing man"who was enormously successful in redefining
the contours of African-American identity but also race relations
in the United States and globally.
-Yinde Newby