Ike Turner: 1937-2007
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- “What's Race Got to Do with It?” Remembering Ike Turner (1931–2007) Written by George Lipsitz
Diana Ross: 1944-
Michael Jackson: 1958-2009
He is known as the king of pop for a reason. Michael Jackson’s Thriller is the first time that black music was actually promoted to not only black people, but people of all color and all nationality, and that was a huge leap in black music.
- The King of Pop: How Michael Jackson Revolutionized the Music Industry by Aly Wilburn In 2009, we lost a man who set records, challenged racial boundaries, and revolutionized the music industry. This man was the King of Pop: Michael Jackson.
- “He's Sending His People Messages out of His Pain”: Michael Jackson and the Black Community by Andrew Broertjes This paper seeks to examine one particular aspect of the legacy of entertainer Michael Jackson: his relationship to the black community. This paper will argue that sections of the black community, and leaders like Al Sharpton and Louis Farrakhan, used Jackson as a screen onto which various fears and anxieties could be projected.
Tracy Chapman 1964 -
- Tracy Chapman's Black and White World by Anthony DeCurtis This article discusses Tracy's success at the height of her career and the political messages in her music.
- The quiet revolutionary by Amy Fleming Since bursting on to the world stage in 1988, singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman has been a champion for the downtrodden. She tells Amy Fleming about her fears for young people, her fight against sexism - and her respect for Madonna.