THE PSYCHOTHERAPEUCTIC POTENCY OF HIP HOP with Andrew Watkins MSW, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
UNC CHAPEL HILL SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK CLINICAL LECTURE SERIES PRESENTS THE PSYCHOTHERAPEUCTIC POTENCY OF HIP HOP with Andrew Watkins MSW, LCSWA THE CONNECTION BETWEEN MENTAL HEALTH, HIP HOP AND SOCIAL JUSTICE Agenda 1.Intro 2. Check In
with Andrew Watkins MSW, LCSWA
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN MENTAL HEALTH, HIP HOP AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
1.Intro
ANDREW WATKINS MSW LCSWA
■Undergraduate Education: Winston Salem State University (08’ Psychology) ■Graduate Education: North Carolina A&T State University (15’ MSW) ■Current Employment: Clinical Counselor at North Carolina A&T State University
EVERYONE KNOWS AT LEAST ONE RAP SONG! EVEN IF YOU DON'T LIKE RAP THERE ARE LYRICS TRAPPED IN YOUR MIND. I WANT TO HEAR A QUICK VERSE OF A SONG THAT YOU'VE MEMORIZED!!
Brooklyn Burnings 1970's
Malcolm X Assisianated 1965
Assasianated 1968 Holy Week Uprising 1968 Fred Hampton assisinated 1969 Civil Rights Policy rollbacks late 70's & early 80's
"It is of course largely the policies of the Reagan Right, particularly its eroding
legislation aimed at addressing historic inequities experienced by blacks that helped further instigate the advent of hip-hop music and culture, as hip-hop became the most visible site of an oppositional urban youth culture" Mark Anthony Neal
Expressway built (1948-1972) by Robert Moses Goal: To improve travel conditions within the city Massive upheaval in neighborhoods occupied by middle class whites and lower class black and brown residents Lower class families moved to public housing units, while middle class families moved to suburbs Crime, drug use, and community violence increased dramatically The result:
JOBS PER CAPTIA INCOME
PROVISION OF SOCIAL SERVICES
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
30,000
FIRES WERE SET IN SOUTH BRONX