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The evolution of protest music
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Jan 13, 2015
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The evolution of protest music
Songs like "Young Gifted and Black" and "Lift Every Voice and Sing" have served as inspiring protest music in the African American community, but is that changing?
"Young, Gifted, and Black" featuring Jasiri X, Tyhir Frost, Haze the Kid, and L U C, is the first release from 1Hood, a collective of Hip-Hop artists with a mission to improve self-image, dispel stereotypes, and provide a positive forum of self-expression in a field were African American youth are either underrepresented or misrepresented in media."
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Songs like "Young Gifted and Black" and "Lift Every Voice and Sing" have served as inspiring protest music in the African American community, but is that changing?

Let's take a look at the fuel of protest: music. Melodies helped the marchers in Selma, Alabama and today music still plays a role in struggles for social change. For more on this A Martinez speaks with 

- Associate Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of California. He'll also be speaking with 

a hip hop activist and founder of the media literacy organization, 1Hood.