On July 29, 2011 the United States Department of State announced that will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas will direct a concert later this year in Beijing in support of the 100,000 Strong Initiative. Below are two short videos of will.i.am talking about the importance of study abroad and international travel with a focus on inter-city youth experiencing these opportunities.
Now, I'm not a huge Black Eyed Peas fan (my wife and kids are fans so I know a bit about them and their music). However, I am a big fan of their song Where is the Love? from 2003 and if you listen to the song and lyrics (which I believe were created by will.i.am) then you can see that he has always embraced the idea of international/intercultural understanding. Anyways, enjoy the song...
Many students from urban communities are not aware of the benefit of living in a global community. They are also unfamiliar with 100k strong initiative. While I applaud Will.i.am for performing in Beijing to raise awareness of this issue, how will this reach the urban community? Shouldn’t he perform his concert for support of 100 k strong initiative in an urban community?
ReplyDelete@Anonymous ~ Great point on where to perform his concert. I don't think his concert in China will reach the intended audience.
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