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To understand the Gospel roots from a European perspective with no preconception of African or African American culture is the idea of this project. The idea arose when I heard Dr. Horace Clarence Boyer, gospel singer and scholar in African American gospel music, quoting Mahalia Jackson, the "Queen of Gospel", as having said that "white people found her gospel singing interesting" and that "she wanted a black audience" because "she would not need to explain things" to black people when singing gospel (Mahalia Jackson Documentary, 44:30 - 44:49). This prompted me to find out what needed to be explained to white folks and what Europeans were lacking to minimize this cultural gap.

This project claims that African American Gospel has provided a way of peaceful protest against racial oppression and injustice by inspiring political and societal change towards the liberation of African Americans to which women gospel singers contributed sustainably .

"To truly understand American music, you must first attempt to understand the spirituals and gospel music" (Darden, 7). To understand gospels, you need to study the most powerful contemporary folk expressions of the people most oppressed by institutions of slavery and Jim Crow causing damage on America today (Darden, 6). Therefore, this project consults mainly African American voices in the conversation about women in gospel music. Exemplary, both Mahalia Jackson and Aretha Franklin are introduced to acknowledge their contributions to protest for freedom and equality in the civil rights movement.

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Project overview To understand the Gospel roots from a European perspective with no preconception of African or African American culture is the idea of this project. The idea arose when I heard Dr. Horace Clarence Boyer, gospel singer and scholar in African American gospel music, quoting Mahalia

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Subish - Indian Playback Singing and Colorism

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Subish - Indian Playback Singing and Colorism

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Dana - Podcast on Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter (Podcast)

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Dana - Podcast on Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter (Podcast)

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Diana - Indigenous Feminism: Similarities in the Ukrainian and USA Music Industries Between 1990 and 2015

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Diana - Indigenous Feminism: Similarities in the Ukrainian and USA Music Industries Between 1990 and 2015

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Music is a universal language that can convey empowering messages and unite people from different sides of the world, such as the United States and the Ukraine. Uncover the history of indigenous feminism in both countries, from 1990, when the United States experienced the emergence of the third wave of feminism and the Ukraine attained independence in 1991, until 2015. And discover the symbolism of Ruslana's and Beyonce's music videos and how Dakh Daughters' and Destiny's Child's lyrics incorporate themes of indigenous feminism.

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Music is a universal language that can convey empowering messages and unite people from different sides of the world, such as the United States and the Ukraine. Uncover the history of indigenous feminism in both countries, from 1990, when the United States experienced the emergence of the third

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Throughout this course, we've spoken a lot about the heavy influence that women of color have lent to the music industry- though far too often those women go unnoticed. Examples of materials covered in this course include our deep dive into Beyonce, Rosetta Tharpe, and girl groups like Destiny's Child. Without women of color, the music industry would be a much different and much more lackluster place than it is today. Rina Sawayama's music, as well as her pride in her Asian heritage, is what cements her as a great example of these course themes. Her song "Minor Feelings", featured in her album Hold The Girl, details her experience with the microaggressions many Asian-Americans face as they try to navigate social stigmas. In an article by Kat Monnin, Monnin mentions that the name of the song was derived from "Minor Feelings: an Asian American Reckoning," a collection of essays by Cathy Park Hong. In an interview with Apple Music, Sawayama explains that Hong's essays spoke to her, saying ""[Minor Feelings] is the name [Hong] gives to this collective feeling that a lot of Asian Americans have about racial microaggressions, and I really connected with that...(Monnin, 2022)"" which amplified Sawayama's desire to write the song. Sawayama's desire to speak out and represent Asian American woman, as well as the role she plays as a woman of color influencing the music industry is what connects her to the themes that we have so far discussed in this course.

Below are a few images from the storyline found on Spotify when you play this song. Artists who put Storylines on Spotify often use them to explain what their songs mean. Rina Sawayama explains in a little more detail how to her, this song fully represents the feeling of isolation and unimportance Asian people can experience, as well as having to suppress those feelings.

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Who is Rina Sawayama? Rina Sawayama is a Japanese-British music artist, actress, and model whose music concentrates on the Pop-Rock and R&B Genres. Her songs feature themes that are very personal and often represent different stages in her life and issues she has faced or overcome. Topics in her

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Kristine - Here & Gone: An Overview of Women’s Contributions to the Fleeting Genre of 80’s Latin Freestyle Music

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Kristine - Here & Gone: An Overview of Women’s Contributions to the Fleeting Genre of 80’s Latin Freestyle Music

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Isabel - Gender Disparity in Performance and Education (Podcast)

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Isabel - Gender Disparity in Performance and Education (Podcast)

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Isabel, Gender Disparity in Music Performance and Education .mp3

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Emily - Third Wave Feminism in 90s Music

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Emily - Third Wave Feminism in 90s Music