200-Word RESPONSE:

Read: “Pearl Primus and the Performance of African Diasporic Identities” (Chapter 4) in City of Islands: Caribbean Immigrants in New York.

View:

TEDx Talk by Tammy L. Brown, “Art is a Weapon for Social Change” (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o6kbRBFLdI

Do you agree or disagree with the concept that “Art is a Weapon for Social Change”? If you agree or if not, EXPLAIN why? Use at least TWO current-day examples of literary, visual and/ or performance artists to prove your point. You also must use at least TWO direct quotes from the source materials (e.g. book chapter, Ted Talk, lyrics from songs, images from music videos, etc).