Date
5-2022
Document Type
Capstone Project (Open Access)
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Department
Music & Performing Arts
Major
Music
First Advisor
Lanier Sammons
Abstract
Black female artists are often bombarded with numerous obstacles in the music industry and are tossed aside without delay. Music is a safe space for women of color to express themselves and reflect on the challenges which inevitably occur throughout their lives.
Recommended Citation
Constant, Symphonie, "Four Women: Empowerment and Identity in the Songs of Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, India Arie, and Jorja Smith" (2022). Capstone Projects and Master's Theses. 1292.
https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/caps_thes_all/1292
