Any of several forms of popular music that combine various African music styles with elements of Western popular music, often with electronically amplified instrumentation. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co...
Prior to the American Revolution, enslaved Africans would showcase their visual artistry through crafts such as sweetgrass basket weaving and sang spirituals which would become the country’s first contributions to music. Musicians such as Robert Johnson, McKinley "Muddy Waters" Morganfield and Riley ...
Supreme Court rejected African American citizenship claims. The Dred Scott decision stated that the country’s founders had viewed Blacks as so inferior that they had “no rights which the white man was bound to respect.” This ruling—by declaring unconstitutional the Missouri Compromise (1820), ...
She is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era and was a major influence on fellow blues singers, as well as jazz vocalists. Also ranks #7 on The Best Musical Artists From Tennessee Also ranks #9 on The 115 Best Female Jazz Singers Of All Time Dig Deeper 19 ...
Twitter Google Share on Facebook Africanize (redirected fromAfricanized) Related to Africanized:Africanized bee Af·ri·can·ize (ăf′rĭ-kə-nīz′) v.Af·ri·can·ized,Af·ri·can·iz·ing,Af·ri·can·iz·es v.tr. 1.To make African or cause to have African characteristics, ...
Over 11K filmgoers have voted on the 100+ people on Best African American Film Actors. Current Top 3: Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Samuel L. Jackson ...
Popular in Africa since the early 1980s due to widespread American influence, Hip Hop and Rap have escalated all over Africa and each region has developed a unique style of Hip Hop. Rap elements are found in Kwaito, a new genre based on House music which developed in South Africa in the...
Your style, voice, and approach to R&B is constantly evolving, and your impact cannot be understated — whether it’s fashion, music, or your talent as a performer. Have you put your influence in perspective for yourself? I do feel proud of myself. I feel like I'm part of the chan...
education should conform to the social conditions of black people. Black colleges began to add courses in black history to their curricula; this corresponded with the call by black college students for a culturally relevant curriculum, a theme that reoccurred later with greater political influence. ...
World War II had an indelible impact on African Americans when they saw that race greatly affected their treatment in the military while answering the patriotic call like white Americans. The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s had the greatest influence on African American creative expression as ...