straight (adjective)
slang for clear and understood.
police brutality (noun)
a civil rights violation that occurs when a police officer acts with more force than is necessary to restrain a civilian.
Black Panthers
a political organization founded by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton in October 1966 committed to fighting racial inequality and especially police brutality carried out against black Americans.
pusher (noun)
informal term for someone who sells illegal drugs.
Malcolm X (proper noun)
A prominent black human rights activist.
extra (adjective)
slang for over-the-top or excessive.
thug (noun)
slang for a violent criminal, or a hooligan.
the projects (noun)
a government-subsidized housing development with relatively low rents.
Newport shorts (proper noun)
Menthol cigarettes.
lit (adjective)
slang for excellent, intoxicated, extreme.
stank eyes (noun)
slang for disapproving expression.
ghetto (adjective)
A derogatory term for individuals who don't have the manners considered respectable in white upper-class society.
Elevator Solange (proper noun)
refers to a moment in pop culture history when video footage came out showing Solange Knowles angrily confronting Jay-Z in an elevator.
Old Spice (proper noun)
A brand of deodorant.
thirsty (adjective)
Slang for sexually available or having a need for approval or attention.
basic (adjective)
slang for someone who is only interested in mainstream or conventional things.
mollie (noun)
slang term for MDMA, a mood-altering drug that promotes pleasure and enhanced perception.
Tupac Shakur (proper noun)
A prominent American rapper at the forefront of West Coast hip hop, who was killed in a drive-by shooting.
The 5-0 (noun)
Slang for the police force.
Emmett Till (proper noun)
a 14-year-old African American who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955, after being accused of offending a white woman in her family's grocery store.
