3 of the Most Successful Black women
Black history month is when the community celebrates black people’s accomplishments, and culture. We pay tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship. The first celebration of Black History Month took place at Kent State one year later, from January 2, 1970 to February 28, 1970. Some criticism is that contrary to the original inspiration for Black History Month, which was a desire to redress the manner in which American schools failed to represent black historical figures as anything other than slaves or colonial subjects, Black History Month reduces complex historical figures to overly simplified objects of hero worship.
“Diana Ross is a big inspiration to all of us. We all grew up watching everything about her — her mike placement, her grace, her style and her class.” — Beyoncé Giselle Knowles
Beyonce Giselle Knowles was born in Houston Texas and was born September 4th 1981. Before she was a solo artist she was in a group called Destiny’s Child. After splitting from the group she dropped her debut album, Dangerously in Love. Beyonce married Jay-Z and had three children with him. She’s also starred in movies such as Cadillac Records and Dreamgirls.
“In complete darkness we are all the same, it is only our knowledge and wisdom that separates us, don’t let your eyes deceive you” -Janet Jackson
Born May 16th 1966, Janet Jackson is a famous musician and actor. Janet was born in Gary, Indiana and grew up there for the most part. Janet Jackson is the youngest out of all her brothers. She is known for creating song such as “Nasty”, “Together Again”, and “All for Yours”. Janet Jackson has managed to have five of her singles on the Billboard 100 at once.
“People think, because we’re young, we aren’t complex, but that’s not true. We deal with life and love and broken hearts in the same way a woman a few years older might.” — Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born February 20th, 1988 in St Michael’s, Barbados. Her mother Monica is a retired accountant and her father what is a warehouse supervisor. famous star Rihanna grew up listening to reggae music. She emphasizes in interviews and her music how much she loves herself and her culture. Rihanna became very popular after her songs Pon de Replay, SOS, and unfaithful were released.
