Abstract Hip-Hop has long been demonized for its militant language and outlawed narrative as a part of American society. ... " It is a nuanced soul of black folks, undoubtedly an essence of African-American culture and authenticity. ... But long before then African traditions established the use of spoken word. ... Imani Perry asserts that the spoken word of African-American music has its origins in Africa and survived the middle passage to the Western Hemisphere (Perry, 2004). ... Its primary language is African American Vernacular English 2. ...

• Word Count: 1971
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

An African American movement was on its way. ... The African Americans were being recognized in the American society. ... They gave expression and meaning to the African American experience. ... It also attracted society towards African American literature. ... Morison explains that the main viewpoint is "cultural distinction" and the difference in language and the way it is portrayed. ...

• Word Count: 2368
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In the stories "Raymond's Run" and "Gorilla My Love," Toni Cade Bambara, writes about unusual heroines - both called Hazel. However the character in "Raymond's Run," is known as and is referred to as Squeaky, mainly because of her voice, and because of the way that she is presented. To the reader, i...

• Word Count: 2209
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

The term Harlem Renaissance refers to an artistic, cultural, and social growing of writing about race and the African American's place in American life during the early 1920s and 1930s. ... The literature appealed to the African American middle class and to the white book-buying public. ... Hughes writes about African-American people all over the world. ... Both stories are also written using the same language. ... The language in this poem paints a morbid picture of a racist south. ...

• Word Count: 1518
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

To trace gospel music you would have to go back to the African roots of song. ... John Lovell lists the purposes of the spiritual in this way: To give the community a true, valid, and useful song To keep the community invigorated To inspire the uninspired individual To enable the group to face its problems To comment on the slave situation To stir each member to personal solutions and to a sense of belonging in the midst of a confusing and terrifying world To provide a code language for emergency use (John Lovell, Black Song: The Forge and the Flame) Thomas Andrew D...

• Word Count: 1353
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School