<P> `` Say It Loud -- I 'm Black and I 'm Proud '' is a funk song performed by James Brown and written with his bandleader Alfred `` Pee Wee '' Ellis in 1968 . It was released as a two - part single which held the number - one spot on the R&B singles chart for six weeks , and peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 . Both parts of the single were later included on James Brown 's 1968 album A Soulful Christmas and on his 1969 album sharing the title of the song . The song became an unofficial anthem of the Black Power movement . </P>
<P> `` Say It Loud -- I 'm Black and I 'm Proud '' is a funk song performed by James Brown and written with his bandleader Alfred `` Pee Wee '' Ellis in 1968 . It was released as a two - part single which held the number - one spot on the R&B singles chart for six weeks , and peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 . Both parts of the single were later included on James Brown 's 1968 album A Soulful Christmas and on his 1969 album sharing the title of the song . The song became an unofficial anthem of the Black Power movement . </P>
who wrote the famous song say it loud i 'm black and im proud
who wrote the famous song say it loud i 'm black and im proud
Alfred `` Pee Wee '' Ellis
Alfred `` Pee Wee '' Ellis