Happy Black History Month Pt 1

Now my blog is about soul music so for the month of February every week I am going to give you 3 songs a week, that represents my culture and how we had to overcome a lot of challenges. 

1.) (Say It Loud) I'm Black & I'm Proud -James Brown 

This song by James Brown symbolizes black history for me. James Brown made a song for my culture to feel good about ourselves. During the civil rights movement, African Americans were treated unfairly because of the color of our skin. So as the 1960's were ending and the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, which cause our leadership to collapse. So, James Brown made a anthem for the black community to go out and stand up for what you believe in, be your own leader because you are BLACK & PROUD.

LISTEN TO THIS CLASSIC ANTHEM!!

 

This song by James Brown symbolizes black history for me. James Brown made a song for my culture to feel good about ourselves. During the civil rights movement, African Americans were treated unfairly because of the color of our skin. So as the 1960's were ending and the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, which cause our leadership to collapse. So, James Brown made a anthem for the black community to go out and stand up for what you believe in, be your own leader because you are BLACK & PROUD.

2.) People Get Ready- The Impressions

What can I say Curtis Mayfield is one of the best writers of all time. While he was with the Impressions, he wrote songs of the struggles African Americans. But People Get Ready in my opinion is the best. He writes and sings that a "All you need is faith" in this song is telling his people that as long as we trust and have faith in GOD everything will be okay. 

LISTEN TO THE SOUL & THANK THE LORD

3.) How I Got Over- Mahalia Jackson

How I Got Over is definitely an gospel anthem because we as a community wonder how we got over, but it was nobody but GOD. Mahalia sung this song after Martin Luther King Jr's historic "I Have A Dream" speech. Mahalia was preaching through her voice, that GOD will never leave us through the bad times.   

LISTEN TO THE MAHALIA PREACH WITH HER VOICE

THE VIDEO WHERE SHE SINGS IT AFTER THE "I HAVE A DREAM" SPEECH

GOT THREE MORE NEXT WEEK!!!