B13 Peer Review

The Willie Lynch Letter: The Making Of A Slave! This speech was delivered by Willie Lynch on the bank of the James River in the colony of Virginia in 1712. Lynch was a British slave owner in the West Indies. He was invited to the colony of Virginia in 1712 to teach his methods to slave owners there. The term "lynching" is derived from his last name. December 25, 1712 Gentlemen: I greet you here on the bank of the James River in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and twelve. First, I shall thank you, the gentlemen of the Colony of Virginia, for bringing me here. I am here to help you solve some of your problems with slaves. Your invitation reached me on my modest plantation in the West Indies, where I have experimented with some of the newest and still the oldest methods for control of slaves. Ancient Rome's would envy us if my program is implemented. As our boat sailed south on the James River, named for our illustrious King, whose version of the

This is outrageous! I don't get it!  How is it that a white man raps about the struggles of being black and we support it.  Meanwhile, we deify these black rappers that speak derogatory about our women and glorify killing other black men or the "Haters." I'm out done here!!!!!!!! I was a Talent Manager in Hollywood and I was hard pressed to find a conscientious rapper. As a Artist Development Manager the black youth refused to "Get real with themselves" they wanted to idolize the Jay-Z's, the Tupac's, and the Tyler the Creators of the world. I wanted to create that zeitgeist that would bring back the power of hip hop in its hayday. I didn't want to promote the images and messages, I had come to learn was perpetuated by government officials. I have come to learn that all of the evidence of government influence on hip hop has been erased from you-tube, but I saw it and remember. This white man has over 1 mil views.... But we will