Gloria Estefan's Life And Accomplishments

She came to live with the Fromes after her father died. Women at this time stay at home and take care of the house.

Her father left for the U.S.A. when she was two-years-old. She was so young and in love with her father, a constant fear was him never coming back and

Oprah Gail Winfrey born January 29, 1954 is well-known for one the best talk shows called “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and is renowned for her supporting to charities and creating her own “Angels Network” aimed at inspiring people around the world to make differences in others lives for those who are less privileged. The reasons that I have selected Oprah Winfrey are because she is the best in her field, has over come personal obstacles, contributed greatly to society and has inspired others to achieve.

In the 1960’s the author was growing up with her mother and five other siblings, moving from place to place in search of a home where the

On May 6 of that same year, Selena Quintanilla released a new album titled “Entre a Mi Mundo”. It ascended to the #1 spot on the U.S Billboard Regional Mexican albums chart! People started calling her the Queen of Tejano Music and many said that she was the Mexican Madonna because of her glamorous outfits. When Selena Quintanilla was finally nominated for a Grammy in 1994, she wore a gorgeous white beaded dress which in the end was donated to the Selena Museum.

Whitney Houston is considered as one of the greatest singers of our generation. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, she holds the record of being the most rewarded female artist of all time. I chose her as my topic, because she represents resiliency and tenacity, despite her troubled experiences with drugs and her personal life. Whitney Houston comes from a family with an amazing, musical pedigree; her mother, Cissy Houston, was a successful back-up singer for Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley. Dionne Warwick is her first cousin and Aretha Franklin is her godmother. In 1983, Houston was signed to Arista Records and music executive, Clive Davis, became her mentor and helped launch her successful career. Whitney Houston was

Aretha Louise Franklin also known as the Queen of Soul was born on March 25, 1942 in Memphis Tennessee. She is known for being a solo singer, and also a very talented pianist. Soul, R&B, Jazz, and Gospel are genres that she sings. Throughout her career she signed with Colombia Records and has released many popular singles that would now be considered classical. Aretha became the first female artist to be introduced into the Rock and Roll Hall of fame. Up until this day Aretha is still alive living at age seventy two and has won many Grammy awards and considered one of the most honored artist.

Selena’s talent was distributed to a larger audience and was no longer confined to the walls of the family business when Primo Ledesma, a disc jockey, who hosted a weekly Spanish-language radio show, drifted into Papa Gayo’s for a listen. Lesdema recorded Selena singing, telling her father, Abraham, that “she was going places” (Patoski 42). There were numerous responses and intrigues about the new voice that was played when Ledesma broadcasted the tape on his show the following day. The incident with Ledesma was the beginning of the fame Selena would come to know. After Papa Gayo’s was shut down due to foreclosure, the Quintanilla family went bankrupt as well. This hapless circumstance came to be the initiation of Selena’s musical career: Selena recounts, “Basically, my musical career started when my family went bankrupt, and had to resort to music for money” (Patoski 43-45). The Quintanilla children hit the road, performing throughout southern Texas as Selena y Los Dinos with their father Abraham as their manager. Their venues consisted of weddings, cantinas and honky-tonks, and even when the audience was less than ten people, the group never passed up an opportunity to perform; the family’s means of survival lied in those performances (“Selena”).

“I say 20 words in English. I say money, money, money, and I say hot dog! I say yes, no and I say money, money, money and I say turkey sandwich and I say grape juice,” said Carmen Miranda in one of her first interviews upon moving to the United States. It was clear that she did not speak english very well, but America immediately fell in love with her free spirit and vibrant attire. Carmen Miranda, later known as “The Brazilian Bombshell” made a huge impact in spreading the Brazilian culture to the United States. As her stardom grew, she was spreading the wonderful sounds of samba music and the portuguese language to English speaking Americans. Although she was spreading these Brazilian customs, her native people felt as though she was a traitor. They felt as though she was making a mockery of their culture and that is not how they wanted to be recognized. She even received lots of hate when she went back to Brazil. They failed to realize that Miranda, the amazingly, talented performer helped bring awareness to their country. Without her crossing over to the states, the United States would not have paid as much attention to Brazil and appreciated their culture and customs without the Brazilian Bombshell.

While on tour with Gillespie's band in 1946, Fitzgerald met and fell in love with the bassist Ray Brown, whom she married in 1947. (She had been previously married to Benjamin Kornegay, a shipyard worker, but their two-year marriage was annulled in 1943.) Fitzgerald and Brown were divorced in 1952, but they continued to perform together in Brown's own jazz combo.

Gloria Marie Steinem born on 25th Marc,1934 in Toledo ,Ohio ,USA. She is an American feminist, journalist and social and political activist. In the late 1960s and 1970sshe became media spokesperson for the Women’s Liberation Movement. She works as a writer and journalist for Ms. and New York magazines. She earned national fame as a feminist leader after publishing an article “After Black Power, Women’s Liberation” in New York magazine,1969.

Maya Angelou’s childhood was a little hectic, but with time she put her best foot forward in spite of struggles. Angelou had a beautiful voice that wasn’t heard until she started writing poems. Angelou was also awarded multiple awards, because of her excellent poetry. Maya Angelou worked hard to present us with her extravagant, most vibrant poems that has impacted a lot of lives. Maya Angelou is an awe-inspiring figure in American Literature who is determined to spread equality to all.

Someone who is revolutionary is never forgotten and Selena Quintanilla’s legacy thrives as though as she’s still alive.We all know who Selena was, a young, talented Mexican-American woman who was transformative and let’s not forget about Jennifer Lopez portraying her in the movie “ Selena”. She was a cutting edge singer that broke the standard ways of Tejano. Today pop culture performers resemble her style and some even say she was a huge inspiration for them."I think she is a legend and I admire her. She was so talented. Even though she didn't know who I was… I was still so excited that I got the opportunity!"( Beyonce). Her career began as a child and from there she blossomed into a woman that would change the music scene forever. An amazing human being was taken from this world way too soon, but she was an unforgettable talent that had accepted who she was, and represented

She lost another love by the name of Oluf, could not find much work, and lost hard-earned money through a bad business investment. After all this peril she took Russell and Doris and moved to Baltimore. Another move equaled more stress, less money, and more struggling to get by. With what seemed to be the world against her, she made it. She remarried, bought a house, and became the success she demanded of herself. Every step of the way Russell was exposed to all the ups and downs. His mother’s life during those times shaped and influenced his own.

Born into a family of religion in the thick of the civil rights movement was Aretha Louise Franklin, in Memphis, Tennessee on March 25, 1942 (The Queen Of Soul, 11). She was named after two of her father 's sisters, Aretha and Louise (From These Roots, 3). Her father, Reverend Clarence LaVaughn Franklin was known as one the most legendary African American preachers in the country. He was good friends with Martin Luther King Jr. (Wikipedia). Her mother, Barbara Franklin, was a nurse 's aide, renowned gospel singer, pianist (from these roots, 3).