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[Title] Will Wearing 'Suits and Ties' Make African-American Boys Safe? Image from the video "Suit and Tie in the 217" (Tiffany Gholson/YouTube) Inspired by Justin Timberlake’s song “Suit and Tie,” the African-American boys of Illinois Central High School created their own video for the song in an effort to debunk racial stereotypes around young black males. This reinforces the idea that they must embrace traditional Western business attire. The video begins with a group of African-American boys walking through the entryway of their high school garbed in suits, ties, pressed dress pants and cardigan sweaters. Their body language as they stroll through the school halls shows confidence, assertiveness and, most importantly, self-control. Subtitles throughout the video offer positive self-reflection statements like, “we are scholars, and we are athletes.” However, does the video model what we would ideally like our young black men to demonstrate and norms they should adhere to? [Date] May 13 2014 [Type] 
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