With “This Is America”, Childish Gambino conveys a powerful message that hit racism and gun violence in America. Plus it addresses the Entertainment industry which keeps distracting the world from the chaos that is occurring nowadays. Many other things are yet to be considered in this video.

The lyrics and accompanying music video, reflecting the core of the Black Lives Matter movement, confront issues of ongoing systemic racism, including prejudice, racial violence, the ghetto, and law enforcement in the United States, as well as the wider issues of mass shootings and gun violence in the United States.

He raps "This is a celly/That's a tool." It could also be a reference to the March 18 police shooting of Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man holding a cell phone. Or it could refer to prison cells — the warehouse where the music video takes place somewhat resembles a prison — which are used as tools of oppression.

Hooded figure on a horse - A hooded figure riding a white horse gallops across the screen so quickly you might miss it, but it is likely a reference to the Horsemen of the Apocalypse in the Bible. In other words, it refers to the end of the world.