Tupac Shakur’s poem “The Rose that Grew from the Concrete,” speaks highly of the beauty that fights and grows against the odds in some of the most disparate situations. The concrete represents the oppression that stifles the growth of the dynamic community that calls these places home. A question I ask myself is exactly how much life is lost while fighting the weight of the concrete and why the same such life has the fortune and resilience to succeed. Either way the rose is one among a few who are allowed to shine on the backs of supportive family and community members.
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