I think that's a great step forward. To me, that's directly related to part of what is necessary for social transformation within the African-American community because there is very little continuity. This happens in America in many ways, but specifically in the Black community, where there's no systematic approach to it. There, attention is being paid by young African-Americans to history, to culture, to family, to this continuity and the relationship between all of these things. I see this ray of hope that comes out of the Hip Hop culture.
Culture provides an independent means of addressing social issues, any kind of issue.
I think that is why art is such a powerful thing, because it is accessible to an individual who can then spread the message through their art out to thousands, to millions of people. That's what I mean in the dedication of my book. The average person doesn't have this opportunity. Because it's not going to happen through the traditional system, which includes school in the United States. Some of the very things that these Hip Hop artists are saying in their work, in their art, should be part of the American curriculum.