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In this recent The Hill<\/i> op-ed, the Straight Outta Compton<\/i> rapper-turned-actor offers a plan for ending racial inequality in America. In 2006, journalist Tavis Smiley released his Covenant With Black America<\/i>. Frustrated with what he\u2019s witnessed in the US from Rodney King to George Floyd, Ice Cube\u2019s \u201cContract with Black America\u201d revisits the territory:<\/p>\n

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\u201cAs a writer, rapper and producer, I have called out police brutality and other injustices for decades. I have been censored, smeared, slammed and had my life threatened for my work \u2014 for speaking the truth. As much as my art has contributed, I know that calls for change will not achieve the paradigm shift necessary to address four centuries of racial injustice. I am angry. And I\u2019m not backing down. I want a better world for my children and their children, and platitudes about \u201cprogress\u201d won\u2019t produce it.  <\/span>. . I submit the Contract with Black America<\/span><\/a> to start the hard conversations to create a future of harmony where everyone can benefit.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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