Nicki Minaj dispels myths and preconceptions about women in hip-hop in many of her songs and performances. She has fought for female artists to be respected for their talent and creativity and spoken out against sexism, misogyny, and objectification in the music industry. In the music business, Nicki Minaj has been a leading advocate for diversity and representation, frequently using her platform to strengthen the voices of women of color. Her success as a Black woman artist has presented difficulties. She challenged preconceived ideas about who can succeed in the music business and motivated other women to do the same.
Melba Pattillo Beals helped blacks have the same quality education as whites. Jackie Robinson helped future African- Americans play in a variety of sports. Feng Ru, with tough work, he became the Father of Chinese
In the discussion questions response for "Tina Theory: Notes On Fierceness" by Madison Moore I chose 2 and 4 to write about. Reading Madison Moore paints a loud essay by using Tina Turner to help him explain his "concepts of fierceness" (176) In Moore essay he would mention others black entertainers like: Grace Jones, Freddie Mercury, Prince and Michael Jackson; however, Tina Turner would be his prime example to define fierceness. Thought out Moore essay you'll read Tina Turner name in almost in every paragraph; at the same time you'll understand quickly why Tina is important to Moore.
America in the colonial era as well in the 1800’s, the country has been filled with a lot events and cultural bias. In the South, slavery has been a popular way of life for Americans for the production of cotton, corn, tobacco, and much more. Whites were owning Black men and women in order to work on the plantation as well as keeping up the Slave master’s home as well. However, as years pass by slaves started to become educated and starting to understand the terms of liberty and freedom, that America was based on these key characteristics since the foundation of the first colony of the New Land. Two of the major well known individuals, who had their message heard was Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth.
Jordan African World Survey 12:30 Dr.Watts Findings After completing episode 5 of the P.B.S. “The African Americans Many Rivers to Cross” I was able to learn new interesting facts about the Civil War. I was surprised at the different events, people and organizations that I became aware of that I hadn’t been taught about during high school. Before completing episode 5 of “The African Americans Many Rivers to Cross” my knowledge of the Civil War seemed repeatedly and limited. I had always heard of the same stories about Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Park being the Civil Rights movement leaders but, never about Ella Baker. I remember hearing about different organizations
Motown was a transformative sound that arrived just at the height of the civil rights movement. Such success coming from a black business and black artists forced the rest of America to reexamine their racial prejudices that they still clung to. It seemed that it’s founder, Berry Gordy, knew from the start that Motown was something special when he hung a sign that read “Hitsville USA” above the recording studio’s headquarters. The success was almost instant for most Motown artists with song after song becoming number one hits on major music charts. However, the success was not easy, as it took strenuous amounts of work to mold the artist’s looks and sounds into something that would popularize them among the white population.
Did you know that the black panther member Assata Shakur was rapper/ poet Tupac Shakur’s godmother? Queens, New Yorker JoAnne Deborah Byron aka Assata Shakur, was an activist and a nationalist. At age 17, Shakur dropped out of high school and attended city college of New York and Manhattan Community College. As a student activist Assata participated in many protests and strikes. It was a little later in life when Assata Shakur changed her name meaning “she who struggles” and “the thankful”.
During the late 1800’s and early 1900’s women’s suffrage was a huge epidemic in the United States along with the rest of the world. Not only was the United States in the fight for women’s rights, so were places like London, Australia, and even the Bahamas. Women’s suffrage was fighting the right for women to be able to vote within their territory. Women’s suffrage has been going on for centuries and is still a problem within the community that has switched over to gender equality. But was the Civil Rights Movement blinding the issues in the Bahamas?
The History of Pioneer Black Musicians Music Influence on that of Michael Jackson Michael Jackson was a great singer in his time and one of Americas’ prolific singers to ever grace the music scene. From the time he graced the music scene, he would go on to become a great singer that inspired other great singers during his period and in the future generation. Music has got a unique element that is so unifying and touching depending on the type of music one could be listening. In the history of the United States, black musicians from way back in the early days of singers such as James Brown, Prince, and Smokey Robinson have had an influence on the music culture. There are many genres today that can be traced from black musicians who popularized
Rosa Parks’s influence on the fight for equality was arguably the most impactful of all the leaders in the Civil Rights Movement. Rosa Parks first embarked on her Civil Rights journey by becoming involved with the NAACP. The author of the History website page on Rosa Parks claims, “in December 1943 Rosa also joined the Montgomery chapter of the NAACP, and she became chapter secretary” (Rosa Parks). Rosa started out as a follower, but became dedicated to the organization so she ran for a board position. About ten years later, the famous Rosa Parks story took place in Montgomery.
The topic of Social Justice will be examined as well as black consciousness, religion and police brutality. In this paper, we will look at these specific topics in level of importance as well as examine the lyrics from Strange fruit and Mississippi goddamn by Nina Simone as well as Alright and the Blacker the Berry from Kendrick Lamar. These two artists have truly embodied the meaning of black resistance from the Civil Rights Movement and the Black Lives Matter Movement. Also, their music has great symbolism and helped move the culture forward in the fight to end Social Injustice. The definition of black resistance is going against the establishment that is been provided for us and creating new rules.
The history of people of African descent within the United States is long with many highs and lows. In the early times of American history, thousands of Africans were bought to work on plantations in southeastern America. While the slaves were taken from their homes in Africa, their culture, especially their music, remained within them and was passed on from generation to generation. These people eventually created a specific type of music that helped many carry on with their work efficiently, helped them relieve the monotony of their job either while out in the cotton fields or working on the railroads, and allowed them to communicate with other slaves and express their emotions. This great form of music eventually would lead to the creation
More blacks had a reason to listen to radio, have ambitions to become entertainers, moreover providing opportunities for many young African-Americans to showcase their
“The Harlem Renaissance” was the name given to the cultural, social, and artistic explosion that took place in Harlem between the 1920s and 1930s, around the end of World War I. This movement took place in Harlem, New York a predominantly African American community. The Harlem Renaissance was associated with the origin of African American culture drawing writers, artists, musicians, photographers, poets, and scholars to Harlem.
This beauty queen, modeling star, and Hollywood hero will forever be one of the greatest people in history and the most important person in our U.S.
