Spring Semester Post Portfolio
Sister Souljah: The Voice of a Movement Through Hip-Hop
Origins of Sister Souljah Sister Souljah was born with the name, Lisa Williamson on January 28th, 1964 in The Bronx, New York. In her early
The Belleville Three: Founding Members of Detroit Techno
Origins of the Belleville Three The Belleville Three consists of the members Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson, and Derrick May. These three men are responsible for
Donna Summer: Queen of Disco
Origins of the Disco Queen: Donna Summer was born on December 31st 1948, in Boston, Massachusetts. She was born with the name, LaDonna Adrian Gaines
Alexis Prescott’s Post Portfolio
Spring Semester Post Portfolio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3nvyuoLJD8 Why I Should Not Take The Final I should not take the final because I have done all of the
Gospel: Andraé Crouch and the Disciples – Take Me Back vs. Karen Clark Sheard – God is Here
Take Me Back This song was released in 1975 with the label, “Light Records” and was written by the prolific gospel artist, Andrae Crouch, whose
Black Artists of the 1960’s: Fontella Bass
Origins of the Great Fontella Bass Fontella Bass was born on July 3rd, 1940 in St. Louis Missouri. At a very early age, Bass was
Black and Blue: The Plight of African-Americans during the Blues Era
Origin of the Genre Blues started in the south deep south with the center of the genre being located in the heart of the mississippi
Buddy Bolden: The Founding Father of Jazz
The Influence of Buddy Bolden & An Overview of Jazz Music There would be no jazz music without the contributions of Buddy Bolden, who is
Golden Gate Quartet – The Kings of Jubilee
General Overview of Jubilees There are several types of Jubilees: University jubilee quartets Minstrel jubilee quartets Community-based jubilee quartets Shape note/sacred harp quartets Barbershop community
Negro Spirituals – The Voices of a Thousand Tongues
“God told Moses, oh Lord! Go Down into Egypt, oh Lord. Tell ol’ Pharoah, oh Lord! Loose my people!” – Little David, Play on Your
Folk – The Beginning of an Era in African-American music
Origins The earliest form of the negro spiritual is the folk spiritual. In fact, one of the earliest forms of African-American music is folk music
Julius Eastman – Artist Page
“What I am trying to achieve is to be what I am to the fullest…Black to the fullest, a musician to the fullest, a homosexual
Why I Should Not Take The Final
I should not take the final because I have done all of the posts up to this point, on time/early, and I have completed my artist page early. In addition to this, I did very well on the midterm assessment and have attended all classes. Thus, it would be redundant for me to take the final.
