Black music and songs have generally reflected the social, political, and economic realities of African American communities. Identify a song from the 1960s, one from the 1970s, one from the 1980s, and one from today (between1990s-2020) and describe how their lyrics and music reflect the African American community (culture, lifestyle, history, struggles and successes). You must include a portion of the lyrics of the 4 songs selected in order to explain your argument that the songs selected are representative of that time period and the African American community. In addition, also include in your essay:
What is unique about each song or how does each song depict the time period in which they were written/produced?
Why did you choose each song?
How was each song received by the community for which it was written? And, why? Was it controversial or very popular? Why?