DNCE 1017 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Pow Wow, Ganachakra, Homies
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Developed in south central los angeles, ca. 34,000 people--34 deaths, 31 committed by police officers. Rodney king pulled over for speeding and beat up by cops, permanent brain damage--4 police officers involved in beating. Latasha harland was a teenage girl went to a korean liquor store to get orange juice and the clerk thought she was stealing and shot and killed her and barely was fined or sentenced. Verdict for rodney king and police officers got acquitted. Aimed at white people, korean business, racism against blacks. Police state: targeted petty crime, graffiti, minor violations. 1992: thomas johnson -- tommy the hip-hop clown . Clowning: mix of gangasta boogie, stipper dancing", popping and locking, funk, break and jamaican dance hall dancing. Gained a following of youth in the neighborhood: hip hop clowns. Rules: no drugs, no gangs, do well in school (attendance, grades and behavior) Mostly african american youth--grew to include dancers different racial and ethnic background.
