Black Self-Love and Affirmation through Music
- Billie Holiday-Strange Fruit (recorded in 1939) 2001 Proper Records Ltd.*
- Duke Ellington-Take the A Train1939
- Nina Simone-I Put a Spell on You 1965
- James Brown-Say It Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud)1969
- Marvin Gaye-What’s Going On 1971
- Kendrick Lamar-To Pimp a Butterfly2015
- Beyonce-Lemonade 2016
Shameya Pennell is a senior at Emory University majoring in Religion and Anthropology.