Informative Speech : Kea's Life

Reba Nell McEntire is a legendary country singer. She grew up in the small town of McAlester, Oklahoma, and is now a star in Nashville, Tennessee. She is still going strong at the age of sixty. Reba was born on March 28, 1955. Her profession is being a country singer and an actor. She is married and has one child.

lots of people new of her. She started touring more places, she even went to

As stated before, she was only 11 when she got a huge acting role. But it all started in her hometown. “Britney Spears was born on 2 December 1981 in McComb, Mississippi to Lynne Irene and James Parnell Spears. She was brought up in Kentwood, Louisiana. She was interested in performing arts from a very young age” (TheFamousPeople). Britney knew what she wanted from the beginning and she worked very hard to reach it. “In 1992, she again auditioned for ‘Mickey Mouse Club’ and was selected this time along with other child artists such as, Justin Timberlake, Ryan Gosling, Christina Aguilera, etc” (TheFamousPeople). Britney and her mom moved all the way to New York to further what they hoped would be a successful acting career. It all paid off in the end because ‘Mickey Mouse Club’ launched a huge celebrity career for all those child artist including Britney. She was not even a teenager yet but she was already becoming one of the most loved artists of all

Not only was she doing all of this at the young age of 17, but Alicia also managed to graduate out of her high school a year early, and as the schools prized valedictorian. In late 1999, Alicia followed the renowned Clive Davis to his new company J Records, where she continued to show signs of success. Now, at the age of 20 in the year 2001, releasing her Debut CD “Songs in A Minor,” Alicia Keys is still rising. Her CD has already gone triple platinum, (the first number 1 album for her new label). She has also won the 2001 Best New Artist MTV video music award. Her music is incredible, with well-written and very wise lyrics. Her sound is very unique and different from many of the artists out there right now.

Baker attended Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina. She studied sociology and graduated in 1927 as a valedictorian. Then she moved to New York City looking for employment. She started out as a waitress,

When Essie finished high school, like so many black Mississippians, She left the state and headed for California to realize her dream. She was part of an exodus of blacks leaving the South during the early and mid 19 century to escape the “Jim Crow Laws”.

Carrie Marie Underwood was born on March 10, 1983 to Stephen Underwood and Carole Underwood in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She grew up on a small farm with her two sisters, Stephanie U. Shelton and Shanna Underwood Means. Her father was a Sawmill worker in Oklahoma and her mother was an elementary school teacher. Infact Underwood’s parents almost named her Stacy and she grew up with a pet duck. Underwood always grew up listening to mostly country music, pop, and went to church with her family every Sunday.

The move to Chicago, Illinois, is where she flourished in her musical works. She made some progress as her songs for piano where being published.

Beyoncé Knowles is an American Singer, Dancer and Actress. She began her career in the R&B Girl group Destiny’s Child as the lead vocalist spanning over 11 years. They released songs such as ‘Say my Name’, ‘Independent woman part 1’ and ‘Lose my Breath’ in 2004 when they returned from their 2-year hiatus; to name just a few of the top 10 hits. Beyoncé went on to become a solo artist and released her debut ‘Dangerously in Love’ in 2003 which stayed at number one for five consecutive weeks. Since then Beyoncé has released five more albums, appeared in the eight movies one of which gave her an Oscar nomination; Dream girls. While being known for her vast accomplishments, Beyoncé has used her craft to highlight the achievements and struggles of the African- American Community.

When Aretha was two years old her father took her, and the rest of his family, North (Moritz 132). Five years after they moved, they settled in Detroit, Michigan

The hit song on the album was “On & On” which striked no. 1 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart and played apart in earning her grammy ( https://youtu.be/-CPCs7vVz6s ). In Rolling Stone magazine’s “100 Best Albums of the Nineties” they said “ Her music was up-to-the-minute jazzy hip-hop R&B, but her voice sounded ancient, with a splash of Northern hipness and a twist of Southern comfort. It was Erykah Badu, from Brooklyn via Dallas, her head wrap tall and tight, singing of knowledge and philosophy and fulfilling unrequited love in the next lifetime. She was the sister-in-music of D'Angelo and Lauryn Hill, the Earth Mother of Nineties boho soul”. She was the definition of a soul singer and everyone loved the vibes and tone you received playing her music. She was also known for her style headwraps and big afros. The success from the album was so big it created a new movement called neo-soul, Erykah Badu was seen as the leading artist of this genre of music.

Katherine Dunham was born June 22, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois (“Katherine Dunham Biography” 1). After her mother’s unexpected death four years after her birth, Dunham would be sent to live with her aunt who would give Dunham her first exposure to music and dance (“Katherine Dunham” Contemporary Black 2). Although she had loved

Then after about a year, she decided to move to Washington, D.C. She came to D.C. to attend the Miners Teaching College and to be closer to her aunt.

The release of Kesha’s song, “Praying” signals the liberation of Kesha’s musical purgatory after 4 years. Over the past few years, Kesha Rose was bound to an exclusive contract with Dr. Luke which hasn’t allowed her to release or produce any new music. She claimed in a lawsuit that this contract enabled Dr. Luke to control every aspect of her life. Kesha has accused him of both verbal and sexual abuse during this contract. As of March 2017, Dr. Luke’s role as CEO of his record company has been expired and Sony, the company that owned Dr. Luke’s record label didn’t renew it, and has released Kesha from her contract.

However, out of this situation I believe in being an advocate for mental health. In the midst of the drama, the fact that Kehlani is only 20 years old got lost. Life for the young singer is just beginning, mistakes can be made and lessons can be learned. I must admit this generation is by far very judgmental, as if one could look in the mirror and say they have lived a perfect life. How many of us know what goes on with our friends behind closed doors? Some of the closets people to you cry at night dealing with internal issues and you have no idea. The Center For Disease Control reported that 1.3 million adults aged 18 or older attempted suicide within the past