Discussion Week 8 - Humanities 112

Harlem Renaissance

Of the various authors, artists, and musicians who participated in the Harlem Renaissance, identify the person whose autograph you would most want, and explain the reasons why.

Billie Holliday

(Born Elinore Harris also referred to as Eleanora Fagan) (Nickname – Lady Day)

Billie is the person I would love to have an autograph from because she acted as a lead in breaking through the color barrier. She is the artist whose music I love to listen to and sing along with and I find her just impressive because she was considered one of the best jazz singers in her era and was very prominent with her own style. Beauty and charisma is what she personified with the sound of a sweet hummingbird that called feet to dance with joy and laughter.

Because her style has a mesmerizing lilt and slow honey crawl it is very admirable and classy. Also, I feel that having even just a fragment of her talent is just pure awesome. Further I like her style because I am a music lover and she is one of my favorites and I wish I could have talked to her to find out what was wrong and why she started using drugs and try to help her kick it because she was too beautiful to throw herself away.

Provide one (1) example that illustrates the reason why you selected the person that you did.

The reason why I selected her is because I have been exposed to various types of music and jazz is cognizant cool. It is so smooth that it takes a realist to understand that it is clever and non-repetitive and an orchestrated imaginative incredible delicious remarkable creative rendition that makes the heart soar and feet tap to its beat. Further she was very influential in the jazz arena and everybody who was someone knew her and gravitated to her beauty and talent and followed in the jazz business. I just look at her in wonder and look, sigh and lean back and let the caressing melody flow over me because it is just pure pleasure to hear her and I am glad that she is being remembered for the classy lady who led a troubled life but is still a phenomenon in my heart and eye.

Thank you.

Felicia

http://www.biography.com/people/billie-holiday-9341902

co-student reply

Langston Hughes is an awesome writer and being a writer myself he is a facilitator to the English language because he is a Black expressionist. Interpreting his poems are a pleasure because buried beneath is a soul that cries for justice for the common little man and he is a spoke in the wheel that helped the Harlem Renaissance.

His poem speaks to me in deep thoughts that tell me to keep going despite the cost...to march on for the right is the Lord and he is my God and the hand that holds mine...so keep chasing your dream Andrea and I will continue to fight for mine because I am nothing without it.

Thank you for bringing this one forth.

Felicia