Erykah Badu has taken the teachings from her childhood and let them guide her path in life. She is totally opposite from most other celebrities, she never let her fame or fortune change who she is or what she believed in. In the article she states that she never wanted to be a celebrity but she was more interested in doing what she loves. I think she is a positive role model for young African Americans because she has a strong dedication to learning about her ancestors and African American culture. In today’s society most people among younger generations take for granted the privilege of learning about their history and where they came from. As a whole our culture is fixated on fame and fortune and we are also culturally obsessed with celebrities and their lifestyles we are always interested in what they are wearing and who their dating. We rarely take any interest in the positive information such as starting a non-profit organization or teaching fine art classes in the neighborhoods where they grew up. These are all things Erykah Badu has accomplished while staying true to her career as an entertainer.
Erykah Badu is truly the definition of a free spirit and isn’t afraid of being herself at all times and she has expressed that freedom throughout her entire career. Most celebrities are always portrayed to be one way in the public eye and they are totally opposite behind closed doors this gives their fans and the people who admire them the most a false perception of who they really are. It sends the messages that it’s not okay to be who you are and that you have to follow the path of everyone else.
Erykah Badu has did a great job of breaking down this barrier although she was different from everyone in the music industry at the time of her arrival she was still welcomed with open arms and went on to sell three million copies on her debut album Badizum and she has also earned the title as the queen of Neo-soul. Reading this article on Erykah Badu helped me gained a stronger interest in her and also a greater respect for her in my opinion she is the definition of a true artist from her music to her passion for art itself. She has always found new ways to innovate herself throughout her career through her albums, and her appearance and she accomplished all this while staying true to herself and what she believe and also while inspiring others through the positive messages in her music and her free spirit.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
In Class: Freewrite
I think this image is a regular picture that could be taken any where. It reminds me of when i was growing up walking up and down the streets playing outside and seeing guys that probably use to be somebody or could have been something struggling to make it, but will never show because they're thankful no matter.
I feel like striving to become someone better and not being the people in the image when i look at the picture. It makes me want to keep grinding so that people won't look back years later of a photo of me an say he could been something.
The story I get from this image is no matter what comes their way or what struggles may lie ahead their going to make it because to have success there has to be some struggle. It makes you stronger and wiser to know that you can overcome anything, but the best part is when you do it with a smile on your face. That lets others know that nothing can get to you no matter how hard someone tries to bring you down. It's a typical growing up in the "hood" story, some people can't cut it, but it's all good in the hood and only the strong can survive it there's no room for weakness.
The color of black an white in the pitcure makes me feel somewhat sad, why? i really dont know, but maybe its because i have a sense of what they're going through because i actucally know people like the ones in the photo. It reminds me of the times before me when blacks didn't have it as good as some of do now.
When i look at this photo the first thing i notice is the two guys one with a bike and a bag, then the brick walls and apartment floor windows behind them then the text. It looks to be dated back in the 1960s when times where all bad, when signs said colored and whites only.
I think the image is trying to get me to feel that everything is okay even though there's some struggle because of the setting in the photo, such as where it was taken and the text lets you know it was in a tuff neighborhood because it says the lower west side meaning the "hood."
I feel like striving to become someone better and not being the people in the image when i look at the picture. It makes me want to keep grinding so that people won't look back years later of a photo of me an say he could been something.
The story I get from this image is no matter what comes their way or what struggles may lie ahead their going to make it because to have success there has to be some struggle. It makes you stronger and wiser to know that you can overcome anything, but the best part is when you do it with a smile on your face. That lets others know that nothing can get to you no matter how hard someone tries to bring you down. It's a typical growing up in the "hood" story, some people can't cut it, but it's all good in the hood and only the strong can survive it there's no room for weakness.
The color of black an white in the pitcure makes me feel somewhat sad, why? i really dont know, but maybe its because i have a sense of what they're going through because i actucally know people like the ones in the photo. It reminds me of the times before me when blacks didn't have it as good as some of do now.
When i look at this photo the first thing i notice is the two guys one with a bike and a bag, then the brick walls and apartment floor windows behind them then the text. It looks to be dated back in the 1960s when times where all bad, when signs said colored and whites only.
I think the image is trying to get me to feel that everything is okay even though there's some struggle because of the setting in the photo, such as where it was taken and the text lets you know it was in a tuff neighborhood because it says the lower west side meaning the "hood."
In Class: Freewrite
People:
Bill Russell
Tim Grg
CJ Watson
Ed O'bannon
Linda Green
Some issues:
rules of the NCAA
the struggles of reaching your goals
real estate
Stress of coaching
Some Careers:
owning a business
fashion
music producing
magazine publishing
Bill Russell
Tim Grg
CJ Watson
Ed O'bannon
Linda Green
Some issues:
rules of the NCAA
the struggles of reaching your goals
real estate
Stress of coaching
Some Careers:
owning a business
fashion
music producing
magazine publishing
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