New Niggers

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"New Niggers" is a spoken-word track by Gil Scott-Heron that delivers a sharp, politically charged critique of racism and social oppression.

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New Niggers canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf poem ⓘ
spoken word track ⓘ
addressesIssue institutional racism ⓘ
political oppression ⓘ
racial inequality in the United States ⓘ
social injustice ⓘ
artisticMovement Black Arts Movement ⓘ
spoken word activism ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Gil Scott-Heron ⓘ
genre jazz poetry ⓘ
political poetry ⓘ
spoken word ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn contemporary spoken word artists ⓘ
political hip hop ⓘ
slam poetry ⓘ
hasStyle improvisational delivery ⓘ
jazz-influenced cadence ⓘ
rhythmic speech ⓘ
hasSubject African Americans ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans

marginalized communities ⓘ
intendedAudience activist communities ⓘ
socially conscious listeners ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm monologue ⓘ
performance poetry ⓘ
mainTheme Black liberation ⓘ
civil rights ⓘ
political critique ⓘ
racism ⓘ
social oppression ⓘ
systemic discrimination ⓘ
medium audio recording ⓘ
notableFor explicit critique of racism ⓘ
use of provocative language to challenge oppression ⓘ
performer Gil Scott-Heron ⓘ
tone confrontational ⓘ
critical ⓘ
politically charged ⓘ
workOf Gil Scott-Heron ⓘ
workType political commentary ⓘ

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