Talib Kweli
Posted Mar 26 2006
“The Proud” Worksheet
Written by Daniel D. Zarazua
Vocabulary:
Define and use in a sentence, showing what it means.
1. Prevail-
2. Propaganda-
3. Perceive-
4. Terminate-
5. Precedent-
6. Patriot-
7. Oppression-
Questions:
1. What is the Vice President’s name?
Intro
2. Who is Timothy McVeigh?
Verse One
3. What is the significance of this line “I remember Oklahoma when they put out the blaze/and put Islamic terrorist bombing on the front page/it’s like saying only gays get AIDS.”
4. Why is the problem not over?
5. What is the significance of the “first inning?”
6. What is the battle for ’s soul?
7. How does Talib feel about the administration?
8. What is he talking about when he says that the election is fixed?
9. What is this line about “parents fought and got wet for that, Hosed down, bit by dos, and got Blacks into house arrest for that?”
10. What about “It’s all good except for that – we still poor?”
11. Do you think that he’s for or against young people voting and being part of the political process?
Verse Two
12. What happened on
13. What’s Proposition 21?
14. Do you agree with the line that knowledge is more dangerous than guns? Why or why not?
15. What is he talking about when he says “41 shots to the body is what he can expect?”
16. Who is Kurt Loder?
17. How does he feel about the police? Do you think it’s justified? Do you agree? Why or why not?
Final Interlude
18. What is the Pentagon?
19. What does he mean by “’s false sense of security?”
20. What does he say about the police in this section?
Verse Three
21. What is Ground Zero?
22. What is the “greatest sacrifice?”
23. Why do you think this is “a hard conversation to have?”
