"Give Me That Old Time Religion" (examples & comments)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases __ examples of the religious song "Give Me That Old Time Religion" (also known as "Old Time Religion". That song expresses a preference for old ways of...
View ArticleZendaya's Dreadlocks & India Aries'"I Am Not My Hair" Song
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases the 2006 India Aire song "I Am Not My Hair" and provides the backstory about how that song came to be mentioned in an instagram that was written after the 2015...
View ArticleFamous Black People - Name Origins & Meanings (Part I: A-L)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis is Part I of a three part list on ame origins and meanings for a sample population of famous Black people. Part I provides information for famous Black people whose names...
View ArticleFamous Black People - Name Origins & Meanings (Part II-M-R)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis is Part II of a three part series that provides information about name origins and meanings for a sample population of famous Black people. This list consists of name...
View ArticleFamous Black People - Name Origins & Meanings (Part III: S-Z)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis is Part III of a three part series that provides information about the origins and meanings of distinctive names that some famous Black people have. Most of the people...
View ArticleSeven Videos Of Zambian Kitchen Parties (Bridal Showers)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases seven videos of Zambian kitchen parties (wedding showers, bridal showers). Comments about this Zambian social event are also included in this post.The content...
View ArticleSweet Emma Barret- "I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of My Jellyroll" (video &...
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases a film clip of Sweet Emma Barrett singing "I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of My Jellyroll". The lyrics for that song are also included in this post as is...
View ArticleMickey Mouse Clubhouse's "Hot Dog (Hot Diggity Dog)" Song - Its Lyrics & Its...
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases the American children's television Mickey Mouse Clubhouse song "Hot Dog (Hot Diggity Dog)". Two video examples of that song and the song's lyrics are included...
View ArticleGo Down Manuel Road, Part I (lyrics & stone passing videos)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis is Part I of a two part series on the Jamaican Mento (folk song) "Go Down Manuel Road" (also known as "Emanuel Road" and other titles). Part I provides information about this...
View ArticleGo Down Manuel Road, Part II (mento, ska, dancehall, & other versions)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis is Part II of a two part series on the Jamaican Mento (folk song) "Go Down Manuel Road" (also known as "Emanuel Road" and other titles). Part II showcases five videos of "Go...
View ArticleReference To "Bruck" Movement Included In A Jamaican Children's Singing Game...
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post provides two examples of Jamaican children's singing games that mention "bruck" or "brucking" that are included in the 1922 book Folk-Games of Jamaica collected by...
View Article1922 Jamaican Versions Of The Children's Song "Bingo"
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post provides two versions of the children's song "Bingo" that are included in the 1922 book Folk-Games of Jamaica collected by Martha Warren Beckwith with music notated by...
View ArticleNigerian Gospel Singer Kefee - Branama (including lyrics)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases a video of "Branama" by Nigerian Gospel singer and composer Kefee. English lyrics for that song from the subtitles in that video are also included in this...
View ArticleAfro-Peruvian Classic Song "Toro Mata" , Part I (information, comments, lyrics)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis is Part I of a two part series on the Afro-Peruvian classic song "Toro Mata" ("The Bull Kills"). Part I provides information and comments about the song "Toro Mata" as well...
View ArticleAfro-Peruvian Classic Song "Toro Mata" (videos)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis is Part II of a two part series on the Afro-Peruvian classic song "Toro Mata" ("The Bull Kills". Part II of this series showcases seven videos of vocal, musical, and dance...
View ArticleA Little Black Girl's Response To Being Called Ugly
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases a video that was posted on facebook in which a four year old Black girl shares what her response was to a boy in her kindergarden class calling her ugly. This...
View ArticleGospel & Jazz Examples Of "When The Saints Go Marching In"
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases information about the song "When The Saints Go Marching In" and showcases two examples of Gospel versions and five examples of New Orleans Jazz versions. This...
View ArticleAfrican American & Jamaican Examples Of The Gospel Song "Won't It Be Grand"...
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases five African American examples and two Jamaican examples of the Gospel song "Won't It Be Grand". Lyrics for this song are also included in this post. I've not...
View ArticleCarolina Chocolate Drops and The Chieftains - "Pretty Little Girl With The...
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases two video examples of the American fiddle song (Old Time music) song "Pretty Little Girl With The Blue Dress On." This song is also known as "Pretty Little Gal...
View ArticleRacist SAE Fraternity Chant Is Said To Be An Old Chant That Is Sung By Other...
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post presents selected comments from the discussion thread of a March 11, 2015 Yahoo article from "Good Morning America" ABC News. That article is about the racist song that...
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