Janet Jackson

"Scream" (featuring Michael Jackson)

Lyric Snippet:

"Oh my God, can't believe what I saw as I turned the TV This evening, I was disgusted by all the injustice, all the injustice! (All the injustice) (A man has been brutally beaten to death by police After being wrongly Identified as a robbery suspect! The man was an 18 year-old black male!) With such delusions don't it make you want to scream? (Make you want to scream?) Your bash abusing victimize within the scheme! You try to cope with every lie they scrutinize! Oh brother please have mercy, cause I just can't take it! Stop pressuring me, just stop pressuring me Stop pressuring me, make me want to scream!"

Discussion Questions:

• What do you think this song is about?

• What are the "injustices" they mention in the song? Why do you think they happen?

• How does someone correct these injustices? Can someone? What can you do?

• Have you ever experienced something that made you want to scream? What happened? Why did you want to scream?