Andre says: "We took her pain and put it on a platform to be the communicator for all that generation of women who grew up in the Eighties in a single parent decade, with crack being the main drug - which took whole households out." Her music has had a massive influence. Kelly Rowland from Destiny's Child says: "I think of Mary J Blige as the Aretha Franklin of our generation because she's got so much soul." Producer and former Fugees, Wyclef Jean discusses
In chapter 11 of the book Sisters in the Struggle edited by Bettye Collier-Thomas and V.P. Franklin, the contributing author Cynthia Fleming uses the life experience of Ruby Doris Smith Robinson to detail women’s role in the Black Panther movement. Ruby Doris Smith-Robinson is introduced to the reader as a strong black woman whose role within the black power movement became public example to the involvement that most women played in the struggle for equal rights. Fleming essay of this prominent SNCC leader demonstrates the increasing militant role that is bestowed upon women of the era. Fleming uses Robinson’s story to deconstruct claims by male Black Power advocates that women in the movement were just doing a “man’s job”.
After six years as anchor, O'Reilly left Inside Edition to earn his master's degree in public policy at Harvard University. Upon leaving Harvard, the startup Fox News Channel hired O'Reilly to do The O'Reilly Factor. In 2001, The Factor became the country's most watched cable news program. He has expanded his media presence to include a national radio show called The Radio Factor and a weekly syndicated newspaper column. O’Reilly is the author of ten books, which vary from nonfiction to historical fiction to thrillers, and include Killing Kennedy, Lincoln’s Last Days, Those Who Trespass, Pinheads and Patriots, and Culture Warrior.
Summary Response Essay In the May 2004 Newsweek article “Apology to Graduates,” author Anna Quindlen states, “It is no longer enough to make it; you must make it BIG. Television has turned everything into a contest, from courtship to adoption.” Quindlen is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. She has also won many other awards for her many articles and columns on topics ranging from motherhood to politics. She has been a successful columnist for The New York Post, New York Times and Newsweek magazines. She has also written four best-selling novels, one of which was made into a movie.
Prior to the fight for voting rights that came to dominate the nineteenth century women’s movement, both male and female activists began a campaign for women to have equal opportunities of varying proportions, as outlined in the 1848 “Declaration of Sentiments” (InfoPlease). As this declaration reveals, 19th century women suffered many injustices and inequalities; especially African American women, who were still battling prejudice and abuse from others in spite of their newfound freedom. African American women, many of whom endured unchecked sexual exploitation and abuse at the hands of their male owners several years prior, had the most to gain, but also stood the furthest away from equal rights as they were marginalized on two counts: that of their femaleness and that of their blackness. Challenges for black women in this era were not limited to the prejudice and discrimination that met them even after they achieved freedom from slavery. In the mid-nineteenth century, prior to the Women’s movement, women could not vote, and they did not have the same opportunities for education or employment as men, to name a few inequalities.
What success did the individual have in promoting reform? Wendell Phillips- He traveled a lot and met many other abolitionists, and made many contacts. For women’s rights he was part of an organization to try to get women the right to vote and made many petitions and sent them everywhere without much success. When African Americans got the right to vote, he moved to Native American equal rights, which ended up being unsuccessful because of the Battle of Little
Cosby has won numerous Emmy awards and written several books, including Fatherhood (1986). He was inducted (1992) into the Television Hall of Fame, and six years later he was awarded a presidential medal. Bill Cosby, the genial father figure who contributes to a wide range of black charitable causes, found himself wrapped up in controversy.
Julie plays an interracial person and was the leading star on the showboat. It all came to an end for her when the others realized she had a black mother and white father. It was considered if you had one drop of black blood in you, you were considered black. Julie had to leave due to this discovery. Their story is important in today’s society because, it shows how true and gives real everyday life examples of racial issues.
Winfrey won many nominations, and awards. Such as, Most Popular Daytime Show Host, Best Supporting Actress, Golden Globe, Oscars, Emmy (more than 40 times), Best Daytime Talk Show Host (won many times), Number One Talk Show Host for twenty-one seasons, Television performed of the year, Favorite Television Performer of the Year (people choice awards), 100 most influential people in the world, Academy award and many others. She is a big Philanthropist, she speaks to churches, schools, and at many other places. When she graduated from East High, she received a scholarship to Tennessee State. In high school Oprah had many accomplishments, she broadcasted, and also was the leader of the school's student council.
I. PROBLEM American Idol holds the distinction of popularizing the singing competition genre across the world. It has spawned 345 Billboard Chart toppers in its first ten years, and has created an unprecedented impact on the Music and Television industry. Its mechanics have served as the blueprint for many successful shows. Nigel Lythgoe, the executive producer of American Idol, has been a successful figure in the Film and TV industry for decades.