J’Qwan Williams Professor Brock Adams English 102 3 March 2017 A True 2016 Impact When you hear influential, you think of something or someone who has impacted society. Whether they were positive or negative, it is the contribution that makes them influential. These people shape our history. In modern culture, it is celebrities and entertainers that have the most influence. I believe that when someone is given a platform they should use it to make a difference in the world. I also think Nicki Minaj should be replaced with Beyonce on The 100 Most Influential People of 2016 because she possess authenticity, generosity, charisma and passion. Beyonce, a black woman, has been an inspiration to many. Recently, in the United States, minorities …show more content…
The result would be freedom. Beyonce is a huge endeavor for inclusion and solidarity. Freedom is not just a political statement on her album, LEMONADE—it represents her breaking point after seeing mothers be affected by unnecessary violence against black men and women. I think that’s what’s so clever about the lyrics. They are general enough to relate to the current political uprising related to BlackLivesMatter, but also display strength we possess within ourselves in the line “a winner don't quit on themselves.” Beyonce reminded us that we have the competence to bring about the change we seek, and how important it is to have an artist or entertainer with her iconic status to use their platform to help promote globally the Black Liberation …show more content…
Although she is currently still making music, her lyrics are not influential in any way. In her 2016 song, Do You Mind she says, “Yo, he ain't messin' with no average chick, pop, pop he got Nicki, he know that he hit the jackpot.” she is basically talking about her personal life, throughout the song it only gets more sexual and less important. Her music in 2016 were neither moving nor inclusive like Beyonce’s. Beyonce produced music that would touch the souls of millions in a positive way -- she is the light when people are feeling they are in a time of darkness. Nicki did not provide that with the music she produced in 2016. Even though she has done charities and produced songs that contain positive messages, she has not qualified to be on The 100 Most Influential People for 2016. In 2016, she focused more on her movie, The
Throughout history there have been many influential people. For example individuals influence the world by protesting what is right, discovering something new, or using their resources to help people with their generosity. However while other people are influential to the world, Jackie Robinson is the most influential. Jackie Robinson is influential because of his beliefs in Jesus, his accomplishments on showing people no matter your color you can still do things you desire, and his Pivotal Moments. First Reason, Jackie Robinson is influential because of his beliefs in Jesus.
There are many influential people in the world. Influential people impact others by helping those in need, being a positive role model, and changing the world around them. An individual who fits those qualities is Dr. Sara Josephine Baker. Dr. Josephine Baker is influential because of her accomplishments, her character, and the influences in her life.
There are many people in the world who are very influential. These people impact the world in a positive way by inspiring people to follow their dreams, stand up for what they believe in and overcome obstacles in their life. Jackie Robinson, an individual that shows these traits. Jackie robinson is influential because his work to break the color barrier, his success in the battle for civil rights, and pursuing his talent and love for athletics.
For nearly twenty years, Beyoncé has lived her life in the public eye yet she has always kept her cool, been submissive, and rather quiet when it came to her personal endeavors however after releasing the film “Lemonade”, we are able to see her in a vulnerable light. In Jeremy Helliger’s article: “Dear Beyhive: Stop Whining. Beyoncé Still Hasn’t Earned Her Album Of The Year Grammy” he addresses the idea that although Beyoncé was able to encourage black women to be proud and free, she also she missed the mark by adding raunchy, over the top content to her vulnerability.
There are many people in this world that are influential. These people fight for what they believe in, they go after what they want, and go past obstacles that they face. An individual that shows these traits would be the 40th president of the United States of America, Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan is influential because of his beliefs, he fought for what he thought could be a better America, he also went after what he wanted which was to become 40th president of the United States, he also went past obstacles in his life one obstacle that he faced was winning his 2nd term Ronald Reagan, our 40th president, made our country better.
There are many people that are influential in the world. Those people impact the world in a positive way by them being nice, donating things needed and making a difference. For example, an individual that shows these traits would be Alexandra Scott. Alex is influential because of her accomplishments, admirable qualities, and heroic acts.
Many black entertainers believed that they needed to advocate against racial discrimination and white supremacy for every nation since it wasn’t just a problem for the U.S.. They believed that their efforts could achieve decolonization of other nations and promote independence for all. In response to violent events that were overtaking the U.S., black women activist-entertainers used their platform to expose the injustice of racial discrimination and promoted the civil rights movement. For example, Miriam Makeba used her platform and created music to broadcast content and their own perspective on the global racial issues toward their consumers. Another example would be Cicely Tyson, a high-fashion model who used her position to expand the boundaries of black beauty by using her hair and clothing as valuable props. She challenged what it meant to be a black woman and how race and sexuality played intersecting
discussed. One can sense her urgency for the unity of black people and how her past experiences
Over the past few years, racial tensions in America have heightened. During this period, Black America undergo the daily struggle of witnessing the killing of unarmed black men and women. Victims of these endless killings and police brutality, turned into one of many hashtags, which led to the formations of the Black Lives Matter movement. Solange Knowles, younger sister of Beyoncé, soul singer and songwriter was viewed as the angry black woman. Solange used her platform to speak up. She became the most outspoken black artist for black activism in recent years. She embodies the image of a carefree black girl who is willing to let the world know that she is proud of her blackness.
Beyoncé recently released her music video on Saturday February 6, 2016. Beyoncé 's "Formation" video forms messages in text and visuals that fits today 's social issues. They call attention to the audience mainly for women and Black America. This piece of rhetoric creates meaning in society by giving us events and visuals to help the
Imagine a time where you had an argument with your parents. What would was the outcome of the argument? Did you get what you wanted? Many may wonder: why would you argue with when you now you most likely will not get your way. Maybe we argue because we are mad and want to vent Maybe we argue because we are convinced we are right even if we realize later that we weren't. We ask ourselves why why do we fight battles we now we are destined to lose? The argument of “The Most Dangerous Game” General Zaroff, hunts trapped sailors on his island. He does this because he is bored of hunting animals he knows he will win. He thinks he will also defeat Rainsford, other great hunter. Zaroff is a murderer and is uncivilized because he killed people
The majority of African American women have a college level education and work in white collar jobs, “over 64% of African American women … are white collar workers” (Deshay). while news and other media sources would try to tell you otherwise. This means that the majority works in high level jobs, for example CEOs, doctors and professers. Another key point to this is the fact that African American women are an important section of business owners that created their business on their own, “97% of African American women who owned businesses were sole proprietors” (Holmes). This means that African American women own their own businesses. This shows through the challenges, that African American women work to get to their white-collar jobs and businesses. In addition to this, there have been a lot of female African American celebrities and politicians. For instance, Shirley Chisholm was the first African American lady to be elected into the United States congress. Condoleezza Rice was the United States Secretary of State in 2005 – 2009. Another example is well known celebrity Beyoncé. These women have shown that African American women can and have held power and become role models. This juxtaposes how life was in the 1930s, where these magnificent ladies wouldn’t have had the chance to mold the
Beyonce is an African American female artist making incorporating empowering messages for women around the world. She is creating work that speaks to an audience that might not receive authentic mainstream. Beyonce ultimate goal is to visually and sonically entice wisdom through her music. Recently in a shocking video release, Beyonce debuted a new song “Formation” as well as a politically charged music video. This song was an uproar in the music industry worldwide. Millions of people around the world negatively viewed this song as a controversy. The music video and song caused many people to debate and cause a worldwide conflict.
Beyoncé Knowles, a well-known singer, songwriter uses two of her songs: “Freedom” and “Formation” to tell the story of herself. “Freedom” is the beginning of her story where she is searching for freedom and equality showing that there is still much inequality and injustice for African Americans in America today. The song slowly transitions to a more positive tone when she seems to have made something beneficial out of her difficult situation. “Formation,” however, has a completely different tone. While she does address negative situations from the past at the beginning of the song, she quickly transitions to a more positive tone full of pride in where she came from, who she has become, and what she has overcome. Together, the two songs
While on her previous albums, Beyoncé was trying to empower all women, on Lemonade, Beyoncé speaks directly to black women. “As Jacqui Germain astutely noted on feministing.com, ‘Beyonce using the specific cultural marker of ‘Becky,’ [a social trope for white womanhood] in Lemonade is less a question of who’s excluding whom and why, and more so just us watching Beyonce be the ... multi-layered Black woman’” (Thompson, C., 2016). It was through this album that Beyoncé changed how the public thought of her. She was no longer afraid to not fully share what she wanted to say about current culture, and finally talked straight to black women to raise them up. It was also through this album that Beyoncé changed her image. Before her sixth album, Beyoncé definitely had feminist songs, but with Lemonade, she used rage to share her message, a message telling women that even after getting married, a man may not always be right for