Two of the most talented entertainers of the day are back and we, the public, cannot look away

Kendrick Lamar’s win in the Pulitzer Prize music category is a watershed moment for the perception of hip-hop as an art form.

“I do not expect the media to create positive black male images” – Huey P. Newton, founder of the Black Panther Party

“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” – Benjamin Franklin