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angela brown - aesthetic art & black conscious movement lyrics

the black arts movement occurred from 1965 – 1975. the black arts movement was known as the aesthetic arts movement of black expression. the black arts movement was started by leroi jones after the death of his friend malcolm x, a nationalist, during the cilvil rights movement. it was then leroi jones, also known as amari baraka, opened the repository school of the arts. the repository schooling the arts offered courses in visual and performing arts. artist would learn to express their cultural and social activism on race, culture and s-xuality in music, literature, dance and theater. artist like nikki giovanni, sonia sanchez and audre lord we’re amongst poets involved in the black arts movement. because of the contributions of the artist in the black art movement, had an influence on rap, spoken word and hip hop singers to write lyrics their music or poems addressing issues in society today

there are two words that come to mind when i think of the black arts movement: the aesthetic movement and black consciousness. the black arts movement is considered the aesthetic arts movement. the black arts movement was one of the most controversial arts movement in american history. the black arts movement was both a social and political movement that focused which was used to express black cultural ident-ty through an artistic expression. the movement gave a moral expression stating black is beautiful. the art form conveyed an emotional response known for its sentimental value as contextual and intimate art

the black conscious movement was a gr-ss roots movement that started in the 60’s and 70’s during the civil rights era. during the civil rights era black people protested for equality and justice. the movement represented social and political consciousness. black consciousness means to be aware of ones ident-ty as a black person. black consciousness helped to organize and educate primarily the youth to understand inequality, social unrest, injustice in society to promote change

i am grateful for the black arts movement because it has helped me with my writing poetry. poets like nikki giovanni and maya angelou are an inspiration to read on cultural diversity and to define cultural ident-ty. often i reflect on poems like cotton candy on a rainy day or i rise to remind me that i am a poet because i have something to say about my life and my faith and to express my emotions. it is the reason i am a poet

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