American artists

African American literature is the genre of literature that is produced by African Americans. Before African Americans works of art were showcased, it was against the law for blacks to read or write. Many whites and oppressors forbid blacks from reading and writing to keep them uneducated. When one is uneducated they are unable to advance in life. Black people have proved their strength from the test of times. African Americans always kept their hope on God and freedom. White individuals always…

contemporary young African American identity. Therefore the hip hop cultures and movements of the 1980 through the 2000 had a negative impact on contemporary young African American identity this is due to the fact hip hop artists lyrics often uses negative connotation their music may be considered vulgar and violent and because adolescent will follow what they hear. In addition, adolescents are easily influenced by the music children listen to so they emulate the behaviors of the artists they…

to songs that African Americans have made, or watch a show with an African American in it. White people saw African Americans as a threat because they were different. The artists of Motown were primarily African American artists. To get them popular with the white population Gordy controlled their image. He made sure they looked white by the way they dressed, danced, and manners. To accomplish making the artists be the best he created an assembly line to create the artists, like what he learned…

things. During the time, African- Americans are living as subordinate members in society. Basically, hip- hop music represents African Americans’ forms of music including jazz, soul, gospel, and reggae. DJ Kool Herc, was an inventor of the hip- hop music, he started music in his small apartment with young unemployed community members. There was no set of rules they just express their issues with the rhyme and beat of music. Alongside with hip-hop music, artists also produced breakdance and…

When artists have personal opinions about specific issues they can produce powerful, disturbing and intuitive artworks. Artists use many techniques to manipulate viewer’s personal opinions on an issue. Artwork can have a stronger influence on the population over audio cues like speeches as art involves techniques such as colour, the location and many other methods. The article, ‘Influence of Art on American Society’ and the artist Shepard Fairey correspond with this statement through facts and…

always been used by the voiceless, especially those in the African American community, as a tool that will pave the way to their representation in a community that is shunning them out and neglecting their issues and concerns. According to Lakeyta Bonnette, a Political Science professor at Georgia State University, if a person is trying to gain an understanding of the struggles and issues that are encountered by the African American community one should study the various forms of music in their…

worker, Berry Gordy, Jr. The founding of Motown records on January 12th, 1959 would lead to some of the most recognized and successful records and artists in the history of music. Along with the many people involved in the rising success of Motown, the style and unique identity of the music and artists would lead to effecting not only African-American listeners, but people of all races. Being at its peak during the Civil Rights Movement, Motown records indirectly impacted the outcome of the end…

The African American race is a group amongst many that faces difficulty in finding success through their art whether they are musicians, artists, writers, or dramatists. To make a change for themselves, there have been African American individuals who have united to establish movements with their motive being to seek liberation. Of the various movements formed, the Black Arts Movement was very popular. Unlike most articles, Larry Neal’s The Black Arts Movement was an effective piece that…

was an era of radical ideas that lead to the rapid creation and transformation of several new music genres including the blues. African-American were not allowed to record many songs until the rise of race records which were “records manufactured to present separate lines of material targeted at African American consumers” (Wald). There were several African-American women, including Gladys Bentley, Mamie Smith, Ma Rainey, and Bessie Smith, who have contributed to the creation and the rise of the…

diverse world in the 1920’s. African American writers, musicians, poets, and intellectuals, initiated a new movement, claiming their cultural identity while also appreciating their African heritage. Negro-Americans of this time focused on uplifting the black race, by changing the depiction of ghetto realism after fleeing the oppressive Southern caste system. Although the intent of this movement was not political, but was “explosive aesthetic”. Negro-Americans wanted to gain equality and civil…