Answer:
Culture in general, especially in music.
Explanation:
Through out all the American continent the popular music reflects the history of slavery; without slavery there wouldn´t have been Samba & Bossa Nova in Brazil, Candombe in Uruguay, Reggae in Jamaica, Calypso in Trinidad, Cuban music and everything ranging from blues, gospel, rhythm & blues, ragtime, jazz, cool jazz, classic jazz, bebop, cubop, latin jazz, rock, rap, soul, funk and probably even more styles in the U.S. They all were developed with the helping hand of the slaves.
Most obviously is this the case with the world´s most famous North American style: jazz
An attitude or an emotion attached to a word's meaning is called Connotation.
Denotation is the literal meaning of the word, while origin and definition are unrelated.
I guess instead of media go to an experienced person who know democratic information. Or find a legit person through media to talk with.
Lampoon to publicly imitate or make fun of using sarcasm and humor. :)