Artist	Song
Bobby Womack	Across 110th Street
from The Best of Bobby Womack - The Soul Years (2008)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra	Are You Hep to the Jive? (Yas, Yas)
from Are You Hep to the Jive? (1994)
Roberta Flack	Bridge Over Troubled Water
from Rhino Hi-Five: Roberta Flack, Vol. 2 - EP (2006)
Earth, Wind & Fire	Mighty Mighty
from Open Our Eyes (1991)
Nina Simone	Trouble in Mind
from Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (1989)
Billy Paul	Am I Black Enough for You?
from 360 Degrees of Billy Paul (2002)
Marvin Gaye	What's Happening Brother
from What's Going On (Deluxe Edition) (2001)
James Brown	If I Ruled the World
from The Singles, Vol. 5: 1967-1969 (2008)
Paris	Break the Grip of Shame
from The Devil Made Me Do It (2008)
Kim Weston	Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kim Weston (2003)
Professor Longhair	Every Day I Have the Blues
from House Party New Orleans Style (2003)
Sly & the Family Stone	Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey
from Anthology (1989)
Ice Cube	Check Yo Self
from The Predator (2003)
Curtis Mayfield	Mighty Mighty (Spade and Whitey)
from Curtis/Live! (2004)
Isaac Hayes	Soulsville
from Shaft (2006)
Bill Withers	Harlem
from Super Hits: Bill Withers (2001)
The Roots	The Seed (2.0) (feat. Cody Chestnutt)
from Phrenology (Explicit Version) (2011)
Bob Marley & Erykah Badu	No More Trouble
from Chant Down Babylon (1999)
The Temptations	Message from a Black Man
from Psychedelic Soul (2003)
Meshell Ndegeocello	Dead Nigga Blvd., Pt. 1
from Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape (2010)
Richie Havens	The Klan
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Richie Havens (2000)
Marvin Gaye	You're the Man, Pts. 1 & 2
from Gold: Marvin Gaye (2005)
Muddy Waters & Buddy Guy	Feel Like Going Home
from Folk Singer (1999)
Jill Scott	The Fact Is (I Need You)
from Beautifully Human - Words and Sounds, Vol. 2 (2004)
India.Arie	Brown Skin
from Acoustic Soul (2001)

Comment:

Black pride is a state of mind, but it comes from deep down in the soul. In 1968, Kim Weston gave an R&B-gospel flavor to the uplifting message of the African-American National Anthem, “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,”and donated the single’s proceeds to the United Negro College Fund. Roberta Flack took a different approach to Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” toning down its gospel touches but focusing on the feeling of giving spiritual salvation to those with heavy hearts. And the Godfather of Soul — who got us started on this whole journey — conjured up a place where “every man would be as free as a bird” on “If I Ruled the World.” But it’s no pipe dream — pay attention as James sings “my world is such a beautiful place” — for as long as the song lasts, that world is his, yours, and everyone’s.

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