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troutman · 01-22-2016, 11:36 AM

http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs...ntent=20160122

What is the role of a white person in the struggle of black people fighting injustice? That's the question posed by Ben Haggerty, better known as Macklemore, as he puzzles out his own role as a white artist in love with hip-hop on a new song called "White Privilege II." Macklemore & Ryan Lewis released the song as a free download overnight via a website that also offers links to "supporting black led organizations," and already, conversation and controversy have begun.

On the song's webpage, Woods writes that she "was honestly wary at first because of what it sounds like: 'Macklemore doing a song about Black Lives Matter ....' When you hear that for the first time, it's only natural to give it a side eye." She says it was challenging "knowing that the song was being created with a white audience in mind," and "The process of making this song is a microcosm of how I imagine white people aiding Black liberation struggles. You can't just have a good intention and run with it. You have to listen to the needs of Black people in your community and in organizing spaces."

01-22-2016, 11:36 AM	#13
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs...ntent=20160122 What is the role of a white person in the struggle of black people fighting injustice? That's the question posed by Ben Haggerty, better known as Macklemore, as he puzzles out his own role as a white artist in love with hip-hop on a new song called "White Privilege II." Macklemore & Ryan Lewis released the song as a free download overnight via a website that also offers links to "supporting black led organizations," and already, conversation and controversy have begun. On the song's webpage, Woods writes that she "was honestly wary at first because of what it sounds like: 'Macklemore doing a song about Black Lives Matter ....' When you hear that for the first time, it's only natural to give it a side eye." She says it was challenging "knowing that the song was being created with a white audience in mind," and "The process of making this song is a microcosm of how I imagine white people aiding Black liberation struggles. You can't just have a good intention and run with it. You have to listen to the needs of Black people in your community and in organizing spaces."