This Genre was used during the 1800's to communicate escape routes to enslaved people
Spirituals/Work Songs
This song is known as the "Black National Anthem"
Lift Every Voice and Sing
This singer is known as the king of pop for revolutionizing the way people consume music.
Michael Jackson
This Icon Helped over 750 enslaved people escape bondage using Spirituals.
Harriet Tubman
This song is considered the "Song of the Civil Rights Movement"
A Change is Gone Come- Sam Cooke
This Genre although created by Black people was whitewashed and is now widely known as a white Genre
Rock and Roll
This song was used as an Anthem for the women of the Civil Rights Movement
Respect- Aretha Franklin
This singer is considered one of the greatest sopranos of all time and is the singer of the song "How will I Know"
Whitney Houston
This is the Highest selling album of all time.
Thriller- Michael Jackson
This Standard setting singer was the first Black woman to headline Coachella.
Beyoncé
Aretha Franklin is known and the Queen of this Genre
Queen of Soul
This tour is the Highest grossing Country tour of all time
Cowboy Carter Tour
These two musicians despite being blind were able to play multiple instruments and reached mainstream success
Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder
This music style uses saxophones, trumpets, and lots of improvisation.
Jazz Music
These four letters stand for colleges and universities that were originally established to serve Black students before the Civil Rights Act
What is HBCU; Historically Black Colleges and Universities?
This Genre Reconnects diasporic Black musicand is a global dance and pop influence.
AfroBeats Music
This gospel legend is known as the "Queen of Gospel" and sang songs like Take My Hand, Precious Lord.
Mahalia Jackson
This singer is the Original writer and Performer of the song "Tutti Frutti"
Little Richard
This woman was the first Black artist to win a Grammy in 1959.
Ella Fitzgerald
This is considered the "Heartbeat" of HBCU Culture and these groups have appeared at The Grammy's and The SuperBowl
HBCU Bands
This Genre bridged Gospel and Blues with Secular lyrics and created something that is a popular genre even now
Rhythm and Blues (R&B)
This female blues singer was known as the “Empress of the Blues” and sang powerful songs in the 1920s.
Bessie Smith
Hip-hop started in this big city in the 1970s and became a worldwide style.
Bronx, New York
This music label in Detroit made stars like The Supremes and Stevie Wonder.
Motown Records
This is the HBCU that Ms.TeJah Attended and Graduated from, Its also the first HBCU to play college football.
Johnson C. Smith University