Oprah's Secret Absurd

Queen Latifah is an African American female MC turned TV and movie actress. Her raps and or songs served different social purposes and her focus has remained unbreakable. Latifah’s values could and can be heard in her music. Latifah was skilled at her craft and was able to reach out and connect with her intended audience. It is a known fact that Queen Latifah’s music is deeply connected to the women’s empowerment movement.

Oprah Winfrey is a very successful woman. She started her life in a small home that had absolutely no electricity or running water. She came from nothing which made her work so much harder and gave her motivation to be the woman she is today. Oprah never really thought about what she wanted to do with her life until she entered a beauty pageant at the age of 17. She was asked what she aspired to be when she grew up and knew that she wanted to be different than all the other girls she was competing against. They wanted to be nurses and teachers, she wanted to be a TV journalist and it just so happens that journalism is the career path she followed as an adult. Oprah fits Maslow’s criteria of self-actualization because she is a selfless person who over the course of life has gained wisdom and insight through all the experiences she has faced both good and bad , allowing her to reach an ideal level of self-wellness.

Women’s music came from radical, grassroots origins in the 1970s thanks to contributions by brave women, mostly lesbians (Mosbacher, 2002). These women used non-violent, peaceful force to forge their own way into the music industry. It was a peaceful yet political revolution of togetherness and liberation. It brought together women of different backgrounds who produced easy-listening, mellow harmonies played with lyrics filled with tumultuous

For nearly twenty years, Beyoncé has lived her life in the public eye yet she has always kept her cool, been submissive, and rather quiet when it came to her personal endeavors however after releasing the film “Lemonade”, we are able to see her in a vulnerable light. In Jeremy Helliger’s article: “Dear Beyhive: Stop Whining. Beyoncé Still Hasn’t Earned Her Album Of The Year Grammy” he addresses the idea that although Beyoncé was able to encourage black women to be proud and free, she also she missed the mark by adding raunchy, over the top content to her vulnerability.

Over the past few years tragic events seem to be surrounding our society. An array of killings, social protests, police brutality and racism have startled the nation. Lately celebrities have been addressing these issues more and more on TV, in interviews and in the public eye. One incredible artist just used her talent to address all of these issues and more in her new music video "Formation". Beyoncé is an iconic figure in our culture, spreading her talent, feminist views and activism worldwide. This video is one of a kind. It is not centered on her but on Black America. There have been many critics disagreeing with Beyoncé 's video. They felt that she spread negative messages of police throughout her video. Others, however, loved her video. They felt she used her platform to reach out and address issues. Supporters and critics of the video have expressed their opinions in many different ways. In this paper I will analyze this video that has been shared worldwide. The question I ask is: "How does Beyoncé depict the complexity of Black Americans?" In order to answer this question, I will apply Pentadic criticism to analyze this discourse.

On March 18, 2013, Beyonce Knowles-Carter leaked a song called “Bow Down,” where she instructed all of her competitors to bow down before her. In her estimation, there was no competition, she was aware of it, and anybody practicing in her arena was aware of it too. More importantly, her legion of adoring fans knew it as well. The song leak served as a stark contrast to what Beyonce had recently become known for releasing. Instead of the ballads of romance, anthems of girl power, unity and triumph, or the militaristic pronunciation of confidence and ego, this track releases scathing criticism and pompous boast

Beyonce is an African American female artist making incorporating empowering messages for women around the world. She is creating work that speaks to an audience that might not receive authentic mainstream. Beyonce ultimate goal is to visually and sonically entice wisdom through her music. Recently in a shocking video release, Beyonce debuted a new song “Formation” as well as a politically charged music video. This song was an uproar in the music industry worldwide. Millions of people around the world negatively viewed this song as a controversy. The music video and song caused many people to debate and cause a worldwide conflict.

During the dawn of the new century, a young black woman taps on her microphone, surrounded by everything from the romantic twang of a harp to the rustic beat of the timpani drum. Her hair twisted in locks, envelopes her face – the studio lights streaming on her face make her look like a lion, courageous and proud of herself, her ideals and her vision. This isn’t even the beginning.

Zandria Robinson’s article for Rolling Stone was amazing, articulate, and highly controversial. I appreciate Robinson’s attention to the details of the underlying facets of Beyonce’s work, and how they connect to black women all over the world. Robinson explores the idea that Beyonce uncovers the collective struggles of life that many black women hide. In my experience at Spelman, especially true is Robinson’s idea that, “part of Black women’s magic, born out of necessity, has been the ability to dissemble.”

With the supporting many beneficial organizations and psychological treatment programs, a lot of women have enough encouragement to share their stories and to step out of their passive roles in order to fight for the freedom, for the own lives, and unfairness behaviors. To illustrate this point, we should look into the showbiz. It is considered as a zoomed out society where exits many injustices and a lot of pressure. Take, for example, we must still remember the case of Rihanna. She was a victim of her violent boyfriend Chris Brown.

“Where do you go when you go quiet?” Beyoncé asks as the camera cuts to a shot of a black woman wearing a big dress with black bodice, and a “Dream Big” tattoo across her left shoulder. “The past and future, merge to meet us here.” Through spoken word and a beautiful opening sequence, Beyoncé is opening herself to vulnerability, as she lays in a metal bathtub in an open room with still water, she has never felt so naked before. Through the opening chapter to her Visual Album, Lemonade, we can sense that this is going to be an emotionally driven story, and what it means to be an independent black woman in today’s society.

However, the song ends strong with an enhanced version of the original mantra: “Who are we? What we run? The world (who run this motha, yeah) […].” Overall, verse two goes more in depth about how women run the world, while also praising and supporting the work ethic of hard-working

Recently Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was named one of the 100 most influential people of 2015 by Time magazine, garnering a spot amongst the defining figures of the 21st century. The Nigerian born writer’s popular critique of traditionalism in an ever-changing society has not gone unnoticed. Her written work has been published all over the world, been translated into over thirty languages, and has received critical acclaim from the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, and the National Book Critics Circle. Her spotlight in pop icon Beyoncé’s song “Flawless” and widely popularized Ted Talks have skyrocketed her to fame. Adichie’s use of colorful prose, which balances a mix of personal anecdotes and relatable commentary, allows her audience to better

With regards to its hypnotic beat and call-and-response chorus, “Who run the world? Girls, girls!”, this song totally wakes me up and motivates me. This song brings cheerfulness and happiness to me and keeps me in a positive thought. Basically it is telling girls not to underestimate themselves, but rather to harness their inner strength and skills to make their own dreams come true. This song totally boosts my confidence as music benefit through its musical influences (Shayan et al, 2011, p. 2063). Additionally, as ‘Run the World (Girls)’ boost my level of confidence, it upgrades my social-well being and communication skills. Furthermore, female music engagement leads to feeling empowered by music to act toward positive change for oneself and others (Travis et al, 2016).

Everyone knows Oprah Winfrey, and there might be a lot of controversy about how Oprah became who she is today, and what all it took for her to become a billionaire. Oprah, one of America’s top icons went through many obstacles and struggles to become what she is today. Although, Oprah is very famous, and on the T.V. screen it appears like her life is easy, this essay can give you a look behind the scenes to see what she really had to overcome to get where she is today. Do you think that Oprah just luckily became one of America’s Icons, or that she had to work hard for it? There are probably many questions that can be asked