▁makes ▁statements ▁about ▁historical , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁present - day ▁topics ▁like ▁street ▁culture ▁and ▁in car cer ation , ▁and ▁oft ent imes ▁express es ▁a ▁call ▁for ▁change . ▁H ip - h op ▁artists ▁play ▁a ▁prominent ▁role ▁in ▁activ ism ▁and ▁in ▁fighting ▁social ▁in just ices , ▁and ▁have ▁a ▁cultural ▁role ▁in ▁defining ▁and ▁reflect ing ▁on ▁political ▁and ▁social ▁issues . ▁ ▁African ▁Americans ▁in ▁general ▁differ ▁from ▁whites ▁in ▁their ▁condem n ation ▁of ▁hom osex ual ity . ▁Prom inent ▁leaders ▁in ▁the ▁Black ▁church ▁have ▁demonstrated ▁against ▁gay - right s ▁issues ▁such ▁as ▁gay ▁marriage . ▁This ▁stands ▁in ▁stark ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁down - low ▁phenomen on ▁of ▁cover t ▁male – male ▁sexual ▁acts . ▁Some ▁within ▁the ▁African - American ▁community ▁take ▁a ▁different ▁position , ▁not ably ▁the ▁late ▁Cor etta ▁Scott ▁King ▁and ▁the ▁Re ver end ▁Al ▁Sh ar pton . ▁Sh ar pton , ▁when ▁asked ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁whether ▁he ▁supported ▁gay ▁marriage , ▁replied ▁that ▁he ▁might ▁as ▁well ▁have ▁been ▁asked ▁if ▁he ▁supported ▁black ▁marriage ▁or ▁white ▁marriage . ▁ ▁Mc Donald ' s ▁has ▁a ▁campaign ▁that ▁celebr ates ▁their ▁African - American ▁consum ers . ▁ ▁Many ▁cele brit ies ▁have ▁appropri ated ▁African - American ▁culture . ▁ ▁African - American ▁population ▁cent ers ▁ ▁African - American ▁neighborhood s ▁are ▁types ▁of ▁eth nic ▁enc la ves ▁found ▁in ▁many ▁cities ▁in ▁the