May 11, 2020 · 132 years ago we were covering Post-Reconstruction when a former enslaved veteran started the AFRO with $200 from his land-owning wife. In 2022 we endorsed Maryland’s first Black Governor, Wes...

Nov 4, 2020 · With a five-octave plus vocal range, Betty defined her success path, used her platform to advocate for artist’s rights and worked tirelessly to ensure respect for Black culture.

Betty Wright, a soul and R&B singer best known for her 1970’s hit “Clean Up Woman” passed away May 10 from cancer, she was only 66 years old.

Mar 18, 2024 · Reflecting on Wright’s eponymous work, Betty Wright Live, made it ever clear. The iconic, sienna-colored album cover—of Wright donning her once-signature afro, ginormous earrings, pink...

In 1988 maakte ze furore als de eerste Afro-Amerikaanse vrouw die een gouden album kreeg bij haar eigen label, toen haar album Mother Wit (1987) de certificatie kreeg. Het album was bekend door de terugkerende hits After the Pain en No Pain, No Gain, dat voor de eerste keer in een decennium de top 20 haalde van de r&b-hitlijst.

Hormis pour son talent de chanteuse et pour ses travaux chez Ms. B, Betty Wright est célèbre dans le monde de la soul et de la musique noire afro-américaine en générale pour avoir aidé de jeunes artistes à percer.

In 1988, she became the first Black female artist to have a gold album (Mother Wit) on her own label—something unheard of at the time. She refused to let an industry that wasn’t built for her dictate her path. Instead, she carved out her own lane and …

Considerada como uno de los máximos exponentes del panorama musical del soul en Miami durante la década de los años 1970 y principio de los años 1980. Nació el 21 de diciembre de 1953 en Miami (Florida). Comenzó su carrera como cantante en el grupo góspel formado por los miembros de su familia, The Echoes of Joy.

Bessie Regina Norris (Miami, 21 de dezembro de 1953 - Ibid. 10 de maio de 2020), mais conhecida por seu nome artístico Betty Wright, foi uma cantora e compositora norte-americana de soul e R&B, que ganhou fama na década de 1970, com sucessos como "Clean Up Woman", "Tonight Is the Night" e "No Pain No Gain".

Betty Wright was an American soul singer who helped originate what became known as the Miami Sound – a blend of soul and funk with Caribbean influences – in the 70s. Her smash hit Clean Up Woman sold over six million copies worldwide and was, just months after Betty’s death in 2020, inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.