Pretty Voice Privilege: Unpacking and Understanding Vocal Tone Bias

Written in collaboration with Tim Dillinger, "Pretty Voice Village: Unpacking and Understanding Vocal Tone Bias" delves into the importance of "ugly voices" as a foundation for popular music and the origins of the preference for "pretty voices."

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0:00 - Call to Action
0:14 - Introduction
1:35 - Screaming or Singing?
2:20 - Dorothy Love Coates, Mother of Hard Gospel
5:08 - Dorothy Norwood
5:36 - James Cleveland
6:07 - Dorothy Norwood, Continued
7:59 - Cissy Houston & The Drinkard Singers
13:44 - Whitney Houston, The Pretty Voice
14:51 - Cissy Houston, Ugly Voice
15:24 - Origins of The "Pretty Voice"
16:58 - Taking The Gospel Out of The Sound
18:18 - The Disappearance of The Ugly Voice
19:39 - Conclusion

Episode Credits
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Director: Milik Kashad
Executive Producer: Milik Kashad
Script & Research: Tim Dillinger
Script Editor: Milik Kashad
Editor: Milik Kashad
Motion Graphics: Milik Kashad
Voiceover: Milik Kashad

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