Does Slavery still exists?

Last week’s reading on Paul Gilroy’s excerpt, “the Black Atlantic as a counterculture of modernity” was very interesting to me especially being a black young woman, it allowed me to critically analyze the black progression academically, finically, socially and culturally within today’s society.

In Gilroy’s study the Black Atlantic represents the history of the movement of people of African descent and their travels from Africa to the Caribbean, Europe and America. His analysis provides a lens to view the ways that ideas about nationality and identity were formed. Gilroy also touches upon identity especially through music of which people of African descent not only confronted racially repressive social systems but also retained a sense of cultural integrity and forged common cultural memories. In today’s contemporary society this self expression art form of music that was once used as an advocated for the marginalized black people has been turned into a profitable marketing tool used to exploit and confine black people. Destroying and stripping them of their heritage and identity, leaving them with nothing.

In today’s modern society slavery still exists and that there has been little to no progression for most of those who come from African descents. In today’s modern sense I believe the term slavery boils down to economics and power and though it may seem as a race issue I believe it is more of a class issue. It has become a situation where money and power or lack thereof determines your place amongst the global society. This is not only seen in America amongst the poor black community, slums, and inner cities but as well in many countries in Africa as well.