... includes a headnote summarizing the writer’s career and aesthetic development. In their pieces these women negotiate educational institutions and societal restrictions and find their voices despite racism, sexism, and religious chauvinism. They offer strong testimony to the power of words to heal...

...This introductory chapter discusses William Grant Still, an African American composer best known for his work, the Afro-American Symphony. It takes a look at the Harlem Renaissance and Still's aesthetic development within the context of the largely contested personal, professional...

... situations for learners’ aesthetic development, cultural, and intellectual growth. Lanzano C arts education indigenous knowledge Sub Saharan Africa musical arts education Campbell P S Green L Miller T E Shahriari A Small C Swanwick K Whiteman P Zake G S inter sonic meanings of music Addo A O...