Race and Music

Cultural Appropriation in the Music Industry

Presenter: Naomi Brianna Martin

Co-Presenter(s):
n/a

Presenter Status: Undergraduate student

Academic Year: 20-21

Semester: Fall

Faculty Mentor: Razzan Zahra

Department: English

Funding Source/Sponsor: SYRCE Symposium

Screenshot URL: https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1oECUecaNGZRtWEdlhQ9mcZjeyq5VX6Gx

Abstract:
My goal for this project is to help educate people on racial disparities within the music industry. Mainly focusing on rap and hip-hop I researched the origins of the musical genre and its relations to the black community. I then went on to define what racism is to get a clearer understanding of the issue. Next came defining cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation. I intended this project to read like an online lecture as my goal is to become a teacher upon graduation. However, due to software issues, this did not happen. I hope that this project is able to help create more of an understanding of the relationship between race and music.