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I had her in front of me this whole time

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My theme music…

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Birthday dinner… faded 1of 1

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My son Mason first Prom... Kid looked amazing!! 🤩🤩

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4 months today 😁😁 #Mamba https://www.instagram.com/p/B_YWVZ4lziOlKIHCC1iDUN4xc8UM_zc6wm3JDg0/?igshid=nk5f8l4yfwnm

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The media’s disapproval of hip hop black masculinity

Iverson, as one of the NBA’s hip hop icons, best illustrates the volatile relationship between white society, which glorifies the black man and hip hop culture, and offers African Americans an alternative identity. Although, as gifted as past NBA stars, Iverson represents a new black aesthetic that redefined how the game of basketball is played. Iverson represents a black masculinity that is usually not accepted within middle class space. Although Iverson is a successful multimillionaire who has economically surpassed the capitalistic desires of middle class society, his persona and cultural identity are denounced and criticized by the same middle class society. Therefore, Iverson best represents how many young African American men live with a cultural site of struggle. This struggle was evident during the incident with his wife in 2002. The media frenzy over the incident and the intense police investigation that took place were unprecedented for a scene that involved no physical abuse or injury. The negative criticism, innuendos, and assumptions about Iverson indicate deeply held stereotypical perceptions and antagonistic sentiments that dominant culture has towards hip hop black masculinity.

An analysis of media reports about the 2002 incident will reveal that the media accounts were instructed in a way that catered to the dominant culture’s fears about black masculinity. The reporters reduced Iverson to the familiar images that have been historically constructed about black men: that they are aggressive, angry, prone to violence, and sexually aggressive. The hostility that the dominant culture has toward Iverson can be understood through the larger cultural clash between white society’s middle class values and black masculinity from a hip hop perspective. The media coverage suggests that the dominant culture disapproves of Iverson and others who embrace a hip hop black masculinity because a hip hop black masculinity does not conform to the narrowly defined identities that the dominant culture imposes on black men.

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heartbroken. humble king. community legend. father. entrepreneur. philanthropist. inspiring. we are going to continue the marathon for you. this hurts. rest in power Nipsey Hussle.

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All the Cameos in “FEELS LIKE SUMMER” Music Video by Childish Gambino.

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Cole World

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Talk to the knuckles 👊🏿.

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Talk to the knuckles 👊🏿.

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Muhammad Ali requested that his star not to be put on the sidewalk, because he didn’t want people to walk on the name of the most high Prophet Muhammad. They honored his request.

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