Blog #9 Project 1 reflection

After completing project 1, I think I made several realizations, and was able to look at things with a different lens. For my project I watched the movie Straight Outta Compton, a movie I had previously seen, but this time I watched the movie with a different mindset. I looked for familiar issues regarding race, and because of this I was able to gain a better understanding of what black communities were facing when it came to police brutality and discrimination, and continue to deal with today.

After completing this project I learned that issues surrounding police brutality are not to be taken lightly, and it became clearer to me that many of the same issues that the group in the movie dealt with are still around today. I learned this through the violence portrayed in the movie, and how I’ve seen instances of this type of violence in the news these past few years. The knowledge that I acquired is likely important as we will continue to discuss the topic of police brutality later in the year. It is also important knowledge to know and be able to discuss in politics and news, given that it is an issue that is so relevant in today’s culture. Next, I would like to learn more about the black lives matter movement, and how this ties in with the issue of police brutality. I think will be good information to acquire for the class moving forward.