Incorporating the Black Power Mixtape

Stokely poses the idea that the U.S. has no conscience. A young man whose news interview appeared in Swedish filmmakers documentary Black Power Mix Tape may think the same thing. The man sees that all of the important people who wanted who wanted to help the blacks in America were being killed. The man specifically mentions RFK, JFK, MLK. The boy hints at his views that the killings may have been a conspiracy, which if true could definitely support stokelys claim. (black power mixtape)

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King v. Carmichael

           In Martin Luther King's book  Where Do We Go From Here he makes a strong point about the power of non-violence as a means of black Americans taking a stand and participating in their government. Martin Luther King considered non-violence to have a place in the progression of society, non-violent acts such as mass marches were a way for Black Americans to be a part of the change that needed to take place in their lives. Adversely, Stokely Carmichael felt that non-violence was a buzzword used to stop black people from defending themselves against  the prevalent violence used against them by the white man. Carmichael expresses that violence is a domineering factor in our society whether it is being used at home or in wars overseas. He says that non-violence seems to have no place in white america until they themselves are faced with violence. Although Carmichael brings up a good point in talking about the use of non-violence as a buzzword, I am more inclined to agree with Martin Luther King in his ideas that non-violence can be utilized to make change in our society. I do not disagree with Carmichael's thoughts on the amount of violence used against black Americans but I do feel he is wrong in his implications that the notion of non-violence can only exist as a means of  further oppressing African-Americans.