{"id":176422471,"date":"2013-07-19T01:48:07","date_gmt":"2013-07-19T06:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/?p=176422471"},"modified":"2013-07-19T01:48:07","modified_gmt":"2013-07-19T06:48:07","slug":"video-20-influential-black-protest-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/2013\/07\/19\/video-20-influential-black-protest-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: 20 Influential Black Protest Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: xx-large;\">20 Influential Black Protest\u00a0Songs<\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/black-fist.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-176422472\" alt=\"black-fist\" src=\"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/black-fist.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/black-fist.jpg 600w, https:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/black-fist-300x267.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\n<strong><i>by Brittany Duck<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The history of Black struggle is intricately tied to the history of Black music. From slave songs to Civil Rights hymns, hip-hop to jazz, blues to punk, Black musical expression is an arena of political engagement. This is Progressive Pupil\u2019s list of 20 influential Black protest songs. Be sure to let us know what your favorites are in the comments!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><b>1.\u00a0<em>Get Up Stand Up\u00a0<\/em>by\u00a0Bob Marley<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q7iXcKKpdx0?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" height=\"368\" width=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Get up, stand up: stand up for your rights!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Get up, stand up: don\u2019t give up the fight!<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">The simplicity of the hook embodies the entire revolutionary spirit of Bob Marley. This live performance in Germany of his iconic call to arms also highlights Marley\u2019s master showmanship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><b>2.\u00a0<em>We Shall Overcome\u00a0<\/em>by\u00a0Mahalia Jackson<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TmR1YvfIGng?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" height=\"368\" width=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Simultaneously heart-wrenching and inspiring, the incomparable\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mahalia_Jackson\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mahalia Jackson<\/span><\/a>\u00a0sings this Civil Rights Era standard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><b>3.\u00a0<em>Say It Loud, I\u2019m Black and I\u2019m Proud\u00a0<\/em>by\u00a0James Brown<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CisfU6vkLvo\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Knw_rUP64wM?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" height=\"368\" width=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Lest we forget, Brown reminds us to be proud of our heritage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><b>4.\u00a0<em>A Change is Gonna Come<\/em>\u00a0by The Fugees<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ErD-uawYMWE\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ErD-uawYMWE?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" height=\"368\" width=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">With a few changes to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nOYuhLNwh3A\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sam Cooke<\/span><\/a>\u2019s original, this Fugees update still manages to honor the spirit of the original song.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><b>5.\u00a0<em>Lift Every Voice and Sing<\/em>\u00a0by Ray Charles<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QU8921j20e8?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" height=\"368\" width=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Only Ray Charles could make you wanna dance to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lift_Every_Voice_and_Sing\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Negro National Anthem<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>6.\u00a0<\/strong><b><em>N\u2019Kosi Sikeleli Africa (The South African National Anthem)<\/em>\u00a0by Miriam Makeba and Paul Simon<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BYQKV05GWw8?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" height=\"368\" width=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Paul Simon joins legendary South African songstress\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Miriam_Makeba\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Miriam Makeba<\/span><\/a>\u00a0on stage to sing this tribute to the continent. God Bless Africa!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><b>7.\u00a0<em>Zimbabwe<\/em>\u00a0by Bob Marley<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AqQo1a_Mt24?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" height=\"368\" width=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u201cWe gon\u2019 fight!\u201d Marley\u2019s ode to the revolutionary struggle of the Zimbabwean people reflected a broader desire for true African independence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><b>8.\u00a0<em>Zombie<\/em>\u00a0by Fela Kuti<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rCISUKgPKRU?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" height=\"368\" width=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Beware the (political) zombies! They\u2019re coming to eat your soul. Tell \u2018em Fela.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><b>9.\u00a0<em>Mississippi Goddamn<\/em>\u00a0by Nina Simone<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LJ25-U3jNWM?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" height=\"368\" width=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">You can see the frustration furrowing Ms. Simone\u2019s brow in this live version of her Civil Rights Era tune. Goddamn, indeed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><b>10.\u00a0<em>I\u2019m an African\u00a0<\/em>by\u00a0Dead Prez<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cg5-GBB4P5Y?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" height=\"368\" width=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u201cBlacker than black\u201d Dead Prez reminds us our roots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><b>11.<em>\u00a0Think<\/em>\u00a0by Aretha Franklin<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EKUTITOqktk?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" height=\"368\" width=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Aretha Franklin made movie history in this scene from the first<em>\u00a0Blues Brothers\u00a0<\/em>and sends a reminder to everyone to think about how they treat others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><b>12.\u00a0<em>Strange Fruit<\/em>\u00a0by Billie Holiday<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kEi2la72MhY?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" height=\"368\" width=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Holiday\u2019s haunting rendition of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2012\/09\/05\/158933012\/the-strange-story-of-the-man-behind-strange-fruit\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Abel Meeropol<\/span><\/a>\u2019s song, memorializes the dark legacies of racial violence in the US, reminding us of the NAACP flag announcing \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/myloc.gov\/Exhibitions\/naacp\/newnegromovement\/ExhibitObjects\/TheNAACPFlag.aspx\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A man was lynched yesterday<\/span><\/a>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><b>13.\u00a0<em>Fuk Da Police<\/em>\u00a0by NWA<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/51t1OsPSdBc?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" height=\"368\" width=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Coming\u00a0<i>Straight outta Compton\u00a0<\/i>NWA pulls no punches in this response to police brutality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><b>14.\u00a0<em>Banned in DC<\/em>\u00a0by Bad Brains<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gnWKhq8l_5c?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" height=\"368\" width=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Pioneers in punk music,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/badbrains.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bad Brains<\/span><\/a>\u00a0are still going strong. This 1982 anthem shows why they\u2019re legends in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.afropunk.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">AfroPunk<\/span><\/a>\u00a0movement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><b>15.\u00a0<em>Don\u2019t Believe the Hype<\/em>\u00a0by Public Enemy<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1INb5FM_1lE?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" height=\"368\" width=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Public Enemy No. 1 setting \u2018em straight in the MTV Studios. Flav knows what time it is!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><b>16.\u00a0<em>N*ggas in Poorest\u00a0<\/em>by<em>\u00a0<\/em>Yasiin Bey<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ozuL3NAmtgA?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" height=\"368\" width=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Bey\u2013formerly Mos Def\u2013reworked Jay-Z and Kanye West\u2019s\u00a0<em>N*ggas in Paris\u00a0<\/em>to comment on the real struggles of the 99%\u00a0becoming an internet sensation and instant classic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><b>17.\u00a0<em>Living for the City<\/em>\u00a0by Stevie Wonder<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/99gNYaz6YaM?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" height=\"368\" width=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Performed live in 1974, Stevie sings a tale about\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Migration_(African_American)\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Black migration\u00a0<\/span><\/a>to U.S. cities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><b>18.\u00a0<em>Inner City Blues<\/em>\u00a0by Marvin Gaye<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JT-d7XTi3os?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" height=\"368\" width=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">The third single off of his landmark album \u201cWhat\u2019s Going On,\u201d Marvin tells of urban hardship. A close runner up is the title track,\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y-5c5o85SGo\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What\u2019s Going On<\/span><\/a>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><b>19.\u00a0<em>Ain\u2019t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me \u2018Round<\/em>\u00a0by Sweet Honey in The Rock<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=c5Z1trynEHs\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c5Z1trynEHs?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" height=\"368\" width=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">The harmonies and intonations in\u00a0<em>Ain\u2019t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me \u2018Round<\/em>\u00a0are a reminder of the lasting influence of<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Call_and_response\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0call and response<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/historymatters.gmu.edu\/d\/5758\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">work songs<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in the Black protest tradition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><b>20.\u00a0<em>Busted<\/em>\u00a0by Ray Charles<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xZBQmPmigFA?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" height=\"368\" width=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Ray laments the lose-lose cycle of capitalist exploitation. Even though it seems like we\u2019re all busted, it\u2019s hard not to find some optimism in the upbeat tempo of Ray\u2019s rendition.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&gt;via:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/progressivepupil.wordpress.com\/2013\/06\/06\/20-influential-black-protest-songs\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/progressivepupil.wordpress.com\/2013\/06\/06\/20-influential-black-protest-songs\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 20 Influential Black Protest\u00a0Songs by Brittany Duck The history of Black struggle is intricately tied to the history of Black music. From slave songs to Civil Rights hymns, hip-hop to jazz, blues to punk, Black musical expression is an arena of political engagement. This is Progressive Pupil\u2019s list of 20 influential Black protest songs. 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