12019-12-09T14:11:05-08:00Kelsey Desirf062ef1310ea4bd64d273244f3a197dc38a406cc358103plain2019-12-09T14:40:59-08:00Kelsey Desirf062ef1310ea4bd64d273244f3a197dc38a406ccLike the chorus of “We Shall Overcome” it communicates optimism for Black futurity and repetition is employed for assurance. However, in Noriko Manabe’s article, “We Gon’ be Alright? The Ambiguities of Kendrick Lamar’s Protest Anthem,” he questions whether or not Williams and Lamar are confident that Black people will be alright. He argues that the rising intonation on the word "alright" can be interpreted as expressing doubt. He admits that the fact that African Americans tend to employ a high intonation in their speech (not explicitly reserved for expressing doubt) is a weakness in this reading (Manabe 13).
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12019-11-21T14:43:50-08:00Kelsey Desirf062ef1310ea4bd64d273244f3a197dc38a406ccKendrick Lamar - Alright1To Pimp A Butterfly album out now iTunes: http://smarturl.it/ToPimpAButterfly Target: http://smarturl.it/ToPimpAButterflyTG Google Play: ...plain2019-11-21T14:43:50-08:00YouTube2015-06-30T21:00:01.000ZZ-48u_uWMHYKendrickLamarVEVOKelsey Desirf062ef1310ea4bd64d273244f3a197dc38a406cc
