Nina Simone: To Be Young, Gifted and Black

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11 жыл бұрын

#younggiftedblack #ninasimone
"To Be Young, Gifted & Black" performed by ‪@NinaSimoneMusic‬ (includes interview)
Recording session: Live at ‪@MorehouseCollege‬ in Atlanta, June 1969

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@mammajeanine 4 жыл бұрын

Now I'm old, gifted, and Black, but I still love this song.

@phillipswatson3452 4 жыл бұрын

😎SWEETIE IT'S NOT ABOUT THE AGE 🌷I'M 65 YRS. OLD FOREVER YOUNG IN SPIRIT💃🎶🏃 💞AMEN🌷

@user-zh9rc3bj8g 3 ай бұрын

Me too girl😅😅😅😅

@CarlaSophieMar 2 жыл бұрын

Nina Simone was years ahead of her time! Her soul is timeless 🖤

@GjaP_242 Жыл бұрын

“I’ll tell you what freedom is to me: no fear. I mean really, no fear!” Nina Simone

@helenaroberts1212 11 ай бұрын

IKR!!! The fact that she’s soooooo underrated enrages tf out of every single fiber of my being😡She’s a true legend✊🏾❤️

@QuietBoyMusik Ай бұрын

Facts

@StevieMcC 16 күн бұрын

In what way was she ahead of her time exactly? If anything she was entirely OF her time, given she was singing about those very times. Or is it just something to say?

@thatomello5855 8 жыл бұрын

No artist alive in this day and age will ever match her

@ozzymeck870 7 жыл бұрын

Thato Mello Lauryn Hill solo albums are at par with hers

@blackambrosia24kcorporatio91 5 жыл бұрын

Never

@africandefender2967 5 жыл бұрын

No and many more of her time and before her these money cravers can not match her that time was special we where together.

@christopherhues 4 жыл бұрын

Mr. Ye

@samuelmuiruri4704 4 жыл бұрын

i heard a version by aretha franklin and me think this is better, not often i think that, anyway

@KamalShariff 7 жыл бұрын

"You shouldn't leave now." Love it!

@shantanu.t Жыл бұрын

❤🤭

@terryoko 4 жыл бұрын

I gave a standing ovation in my lounge room.

@francescamcgeorge1319 8 жыл бұрын

Man I'm so PROUD to be young gifted & Black

@blackwallflower 8 жыл бұрын

same sista

@LDLeDay 7 жыл бұрын

I'm with you

@Meccabullock 7 жыл бұрын

Me too

@Lorenshyne 7 жыл бұрын

im white gifted and old

@edzoe1457 6 жыл бұрын

can't agree more

@tshedisolehari5312 2 жыл бұрын

I will never ever forget that I am black, proud and beautiful. Thanks Nina for this inspiring song

@cupidsiza 5 жыл бұрын

I'm raising my daughter with the same moto..."She's Young, Gifted and Black. ...let's be conscious about this. Being Pro Black doesn't make you Anti White✊

@MrFolky77 5 жыл бұрын

YES!!! May God hear you! If only more people had your inteligence!...

@mjzaharazahara 4 жыл бұрын

Until Barack hijacked Trayvon to get him some legacy crumbs for his failed presidency, I would have agreed with you. Since he pulled that racist, pandering bullshit in 2013, we've seen this gigantic fissure within Black-America which must be healed by Black America. If you know why Kamala and Cory's races this cycle both failed and were revoltingly racist at their cores, then you'll understand this. If not, read this by me: www.watchdogwag.com/2019/12/07/everything-about-kamala-harris-was-vulgar/

@mariammusic5082 4 жыл бұрын

S M what means Anti White? A? I just do not understand! Yeah she was black but this is not meant that other people who is not black is Anti.. what?🤣🤣🤣

@mariammusic5082 4 жыл бұрын

God bless you

@mariammusic5082 4 жыл бұрын

S M ??🙏🏽

@mikemichaels271 4 жыл бұрын

I sing this to my grandchildren and now they sing it to me... And i cry because im happy that they're young gifted and black...

@vuyostiya8859 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you this is what I'm going to sing to my own daughter

@sigismundjumbo8065 11 ай бұрын

Early 1970 I heard this song and became aware of my identity as a young black African and Nigerian. It formed the bedrock of my being aware of who I was and the need of harnessing my talents positively. With utmost nostalgia I remember how I was affected. Tnx Nina Simone. Am gratefully yours.❤🎉😊

@CrazyNoey 4 ай бұрын

This how i feel now

@joanhodges2621 2 ай бұрын

@@CrazyNoey.

@lilrenstar1 3 жыл бұрын

At any age, we that are black are still feeling young, gifted and proud to be BLACK! My mom is 80 and she’ll tell you all day: “I am young, gifted and Black” Amen 🙏🏽 To be young, gifted and black in 2021 is where it’s AT!!!! Hold on!!! 😘

@Djoanng 9 жыл бұрын

AWESOME! she never lost her black identity

@reginabond4722 8 жыл бұрын

+Doris Onwuyali You got that right to be young gifted black oh what a joy :)

@ladyvoice7747 4 жыл бұрын

I love her for that. Our culture is awesome. It hurts me We don’t embrace it. We’re so powerful talented the world watches what black people do then follow us. I love being black despite what we face on a daily basis 🇯🇲

@kiwidreams3 4 жыл бұрын

Doris Gibson even when being black bought her such pain.

@nadominhoca 3 жыл бұрын

Except when she left Liberia and moved to Switzerland to play in concerts to white folks, right?!

@michaelmaps2004 2 жыл бұрын

@@nadominhoca well if they wanted to hear her music I don't see the problem

@beverlys4830 5 жыл бұрын

I had a teacher who played this song everyday during Black History Month when I was in grammar school. I didn't understand or appreciate this song until I was much older. What a strong message.

@xxxxxvvbctb5515 2 жыл бұрын

We sang this at my elementary school graduation. I'm 60 now! What a gift we were given.

@ibbygueye4754 Жыл бұрын

Woah amazing!

@beverlywellons4892 7 ай бұрын

We sung it at our high graduation in 1970. I still love it!

@georgegoodrich4723 4 ай бұрын

Tryon Elementary?

@Alex-bd4ov 4 ай бұрын

How was your life?

@grisouila 3 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@BrianCeder 8 жыл бұрын

I'm young gifted and black ! Thank you Nina

@timmyjr3285 5 жыл бұрын

Brian The same here brother!

@barbarahenderson4736 5 жыл бұрын

When you're real you always stand out no mask gonna ever fall off, cause you're a fake, be you, do you most of all love you , then you can love o the hers with real love.

@MANthe93 4 жыл бұрын

No you're not.

@marjorieferguson2064 4 жыл бұрын

I am not that younger any more but I am still gifted and black and proud of it

@masseyshalonda5 4 жыл бұрын

I’m 15 and I love this song so much it’s really taught me that I’m young gifted and black and I know I am

@sandraadegoke6836 8 жыл бұрын

This song should an ANTHEM for black people.It is very relevant;and especially in this day and age.

@afrosoul1369 4 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@GypsyGirl317 4 жыл бұрын

I agree, and right now, in June 2020, I have shared it again on my fb profile. It's the most powerful video I've ever seen and listened to. 💜

@djStrimmer 4 жыл бұрын

Sandra Adegoke yes Sandra 🙏 it should be, it is.

@tg636 3 жыл бұрын

It was...

@ChefShondi 3 жыл бұрын

@@GypsyGirl317 shared it today for day 2 of Black History month

@rayburton4867 4 жыл бұрын

Say it loud: to be young gifted and proud to be black!

@dreamer849 4 жыл бұрын

It is because of her and this song that I love and identify as Black and not AA, I’m Young, Gifted, Black. Black is Beautiful, Black is Intelligent, Black is Powerful, Black is The Culture, Black is Strong, I Am Black...

@shontezsimmons9872 10 ай бұрын

KZfaq is the closest thing we have to a TIME MACHINE

@lenisemobleycna 8 жыл бұрын

We sang this in the 7th/8th grade everyone had to learn it.Thank youMr.Alston!!!

@dingolaystar3873 4 жыл бұрын

We did, too, at our Eighth-grade graduation. 😊 Thanks, Mr. Upshaw, Mrs. White, and Mrs. Sims.

@lou4tea 3 жыл бұрын

sounds great singing it at school Elton John sings a great version of this it's a reggae song originally by Bob Marley xxxxxxxxxxxxx

@ceciletiff2753 4 жыл бұрын

I'm about to write the MCAT to get into medical school and this song has been my motivation when I begin to second guess my abilities. Thank you Nina for reminding me and my brothas and sistahs we can do it all!

@tazmitchell6005 4 жыл бұрын

I am young gifted and black. This is an anthem to the roots of a black soul and to mankind. So glad i randomly came across Nina Simone so ironic bc I look at today and every black soul needs to be encouraged and reminded. Life is a gift.

@legorahma 4 жыл бұрын

amen brother

@anjee.3261 3 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed!

@imgoodru2840 3 жыл бұрын

Amen Amen...

@4real73 2 жыл бұрын

I used to play this bout everyday when my children were little. Second woman I know to be proudly natural & happily so🌅⌛🔥🌫🌬☄, after my beautiful & brave big sis!

@j.c7719 2 жыл бұрын

An incredible song and so empowering for black people!

@AutumnBRreeze 8 жыл бұрын

This performance and song sends chills through my body, she was unapologetically black

@christhacker7957 5 жыл бұрын

Yes shes a good singer, and it's great to be young African american and talented or american Nicaraguan and talented or a english american and talented and american mexican and talented and for all to be unapologetic about what nationality they are, basically, it's great to have a good talent no matter who you are and that's the way it should be and great but not the whole country sees it that way, they see it in an unforgiving devided manner with no forgiveness of anyone who has done them wrong because of whatever reason. Wish we were more like england or Australia. in that aspect..

@antoniacapellaborges6566 5 жыл бұрын

Chris Thacker Oh boy stop that Kumbaya bullshit✋🏾that song wasn’t meant for y’all just let it be 😑

@shirleyvinson3894 5 жыл бұрын

Ain't nothing wrong with that!!!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@jamesgriffin1994 4 жыл бұрын

@@christhacker7957 When you as a people have lived through 400 years of slavery, jim Crow, segregation, and just being treated inhumanely, that song touches the very root of your being. It reinforced the idea that God gave us something that White America has tried (unsuccessfully) to take away. But Nina Simone, Curtis Mayfield, James Brown, Gil Scot-Heron, the Last Poets, Langston Hughes, Lorraine Hansberry, and many, many, others, encouraged us by letting us know who we are, and mostly, how gifted we are, and to embrace our Blackness and not to be ashamed of it.

@lorebay2593 4 жыл бұрын

EatThrive Live yes indeed! Love her for it

@raspec07 4 жыл бұрын

2020. I play this to my 6 year old son, the confidence i see in his eyes lets me know this song is PRICELESS

@shaunwakefield9793 5 жыл бұрын

One of my greatest regreated things is not to have seen her perform live.

@aaugus91 9 жыл бұрын

I mean this was truly a spiritual gathering for the people who desperately needed then and most CERTAINLY, needed now!!!!! Awesome!!!!!

@NativeKey 7 жыл бұрын

we need to have the kids sing songs like this in school, instead of the "we shall overcome", etc. that they had us singing every Black History Month.

@TeKeyaKrystal 6 жыл бұрын

😂 true

@hakeemabdellah1192 5 жыл бұрын

So true. Our youth would benefit greatly with these words in mind.

@LmQUAM 4 жыл бұрын

Yes im old ENOUGH to have sung that at my graduation. Our CHILDREN Need to know about miss Simone

@rossalindhorne6332 4 жыл бұрын

Good news, my son is learning it in school now!

@gloriabullock9802 4 жыл бұрын

I definitely agree with that!

@scottnapier943 3 жыл бұрын

Nina Simone is, was and always will be a Force Of Nature. What a gift her voice and music is to this World. ❤🎹🎶❤✌

@thabadcat1 4 жыл бұрын

She is just phenomenal, charismatic...and I listen to her all the time. Much respect & love

@guidinglight74 4 жыл бұрын

Just discovered Nina's music and this song especially is so needed in our world today. Powerful and beautifully expressed.

@hiruu 10 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest voices in recording history, and a true soul!

@carrolllinda2519 3 жыл бұрын

It saddens me that Nina Simone was called ugly. She was far from that. What a queen!

@wendyurbano362 2 ай бұрын

Omg she was beautiful

@r.c4025 7 жыл бұрын

The pride on the faces of those people is priceless. They look so proud.

@hayesmoses7754 7 жыл бұрын

rosie perez Yes indeed, yes indeed!

@arnoldlane68 7 жыл бұрын

Omg I reached the end of the video and understood what you said. I'm tottaly crying.

@Languageoftheheart 7 жыл бұрын

yes I agree... that's is what draws me in... Lord only if black pride was just as strong in this era

@iammayabae8196 2 жыл бұрын

That moved me to pieces

@thatlovelydancerIlao 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ms Brown...my beautiful fourth grade teacher from Burney Elementary School..she made it her duty to educate us on as much black history as post and taught us this song. Love her..miss her and hope she is doing well❤️

@danielphipps415 4 жыл бұрын

I just got done listening to Nina Simone singing Mississippi Goddam. It's funny, that the protests of 2020, got a retired white guy to see this song for the first time. But I am blessed to have heard it.

@Sentientmatter8 4 жыл бұрын

Her fierce self love is inspiring beyond comprehension.

@praywithourfeet 4 жыл бұрын

Her brilliance, creativity, revolutionary spirit... lives on eternally! ❤️

@GjaP_242 Жыл бұрын

“Everything that happened to me as a child involved music. It was part of everyday life, as automatic as breathing.” “I demand perfection in what I do, and I practice very hard before I give a concert-sometimes three to six hours a day.” 1:56 Nina Simone

@Nothinggirl Жыл бұрын

No one told me this at all growing up. I heard the opposite. Thank you Nina.

@equueen 7 жыл бұрын

the high priestess of soul...much love

@divadoll606 4 жыл бұрын

She was so very special that it's spiritual for me. She was direct and raw.

@karend9657 5 жыл бұрын

I've been watching this video randomly for the past 3 years (I'm at least 40 of these views). The thing that really puts the icing on her performance is the photographer panning the audience of all of the "young, gifted, and black" folks applauding her!!! It's a BEAUTIFUL thing!!! Thank God for Miss Nina Simone!❤❤❤

@chloebrown955 5 жыл бұрын

Karen D yes, so beautiful!

@novabigstar1509 6 жыл бұрын

I'm old, white and not very gifted.. but applaud this song!! Love yourself.

@Savvynlady 6 жыл бұрын

When I was in Elementary school, we sung this song. now, my youngest granddaughter loves it.

@euwanahasmith4851 7 жыл бұрын

I'm at work, needing much inspiration. Listening to Nina take me to church, in tears yet smiling. HOLD ON!!! HOLD ON!! You cannot make up this. Thank you Nina. I'm so proud of be of Kings and Queens.

@pm222444 9 жыл бұрын

This brought me to tears. This message is still relevant today!!! Thank you, Nina! Thank you!

@Fumi007 7 жыл бұрын

I went to the new African-American museum in DC and they have a handwritten letter of hers in the music section. It felt so awesome to see something that she actually touched with her own hands. I love her.

@almahernandez8359 5 жыл бұрын

What did the letter said?

@afrosoul1369 4 жыл бұрын

DaPopoloinParadise That was my plans for the summer before Covid 19

@danielphipps415 4 жыл бұрын

my wife and I went to this museum in August 2019. Great experience as well.

@daniel749 11 жыл бұрын

2:26 - You shouldn't leave now! Gotta love Nina!

@samuelmwangi77 7 жыл бұрын

All I can tell you is this song has changed my life!!

@striderbenston9516 6 жыл бұрын

Nina sang, "Mississippi God Damn !! " in Montgomery at the conclusion of the March On Montgomery, at Saint Jude's. My first concert ever. Best ever. What a wake up ! Wow !

@b224usaco.8 3 жыл бұрын

how things have changes ... sad!

@miki5732 8 жыл бұрын

How I love Nina !!!! There has been no one like this beautiful soul since her passing . She wouldn't let anyone label her . God give her peace as she rest in your arm !! 💕🙏🏾

@gwendolynallen6133 10 жыл бұрын

Took a moment to listen To be Young Gifted and Black and my soul is satisfied..Nina Simone thank you for reminding me about the work we have to do.Sankofa!

@mrs.albertcamus7930 6 жыл бұрын

But my joy of today is that we can all be proud to say TO BE YOUNG GIFTED AND BLACK is where it's at. A Generational gift Nina ❤ 👑

@m.gibson6393 8 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! I can only imagine the incredible sense of pride and truth that was felt in the room that night!

@cliffordmarkell40 Жыл бұрын

Nina Simone's first protest song Martin Luther King had nothing on Nina go girl I miss you I'm 18 years old you're gone and Cambodia and Vietnam I listen to your music everyday you are a wonderful person I wish you could come back and Live Another Life

@nessaduh8033 6 жыл бұрын

She's a Queen. Real Black girl magic right there.

@angiezgiet9748 3 жыл бұрын

I love her voice, her spirit, her soul. Unapologetically proud and she was a positive force! Love her

@errolnicholson9448 9 жыл бұрын

Nina Simone is my bonafide teacher and I love her classics so much...R.I.P xxx

@mandisabitterhout365 3 жыл бұрын

The energy in the room of being proud to be young gifted and black touched my soul

@tommyv60 6 жыл бұрын

"You never know when inspiration will hit you". Nina Simone said these very words and they still hold as true today as the day she spoke them. Her music, her words, her spirit will forever capture the struggle, always pushing forward, always overcoming. Rest in Heavenly Peace, Queen Nina Simone!

@afrosoul1369 4 жыл бұрын

You will never be forgotten Queen 👸🏾

@b224usaco.8 3 жыл бұрын

when you have class, you have class! not many around any more! - she is missed by many who followed her career and outstanding music!

@mauricemerritt1581 7 жыл бұрын

every young rap and r&b artist,every artist that's interacted with a young,gifted and black talent,say Thank you and Amen!!!

@1947dhammond 4 жыл бұрын

Nina Simone had such a strong drive from her heart to pass to the children of the future. She was the singing to the children of the future. Don't waste time in your lives!!!

@rff1231 10 жыл бұрын

SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!! MO! MO! MO! Such a beautiful woman who shines so bright! She made my day! Thank you Mama.

@mscint3 6 жыл бұрын

Your soul is intact!

@sandrabrown1151 8 жыл бұрын

Rediscovering Nina Simone to share with my colleagues and students:) Thanks

@georgiambambi9974 4 жыл бұрын

Nothing else but music from the deapest of soul...

@memorymalunga670 4 жыл бұрын

She was really a young woman on a mission. It's beautiful to see creative talent being used in such a powerful way.

@jameskthompson9469 8 жыл бұрын

Happy 83rd Miss Simone...we love you always...

@samanthagutierrez6904 7 жыл бұрын

James K Thompson I agree we love you😘😍😗😚😢❤❤❤❤❤this makes me cry so sweet😭😢😢😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭😢❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@Youbarkimeow 4 жыл бұрын

✊🎹❤ So much respect for Nina a true legend.

@sarayske8797 4 жыл бұрын

this song makes me proud to be black

@grifitti8477 9 жыл бұрын

whew !!! amazing woman. And she was a VERY accomplished classic pianist. I would love to have heard her just mess around on the piano.

@basielu 6 жыл бұрын

lol her song "jelly roll" is kinda that

@darrellpwilson 7 жыл бұрын

Nina always has me in tears

@Uluwehi_Knecht 7 жыл бұрын

Chills and tears. This is tremendous.

@monacannon6644 4 жыл бұрын

I Love this song and I will always remember how hearing it for the first time impacted and changed my life. I made sure I raised my children this way. To be proud of who they were.

@carolhirsh4773 4 жыл бұрын

So powerful to hear Juneteenth 2020

@Louriebites22 4 жыл бұрын

I wanna say something. Young ladies make your young black kids pay attention to this Singer, Ms Nena Simon. Education about our history to the max. OMG am here crying to see the level of brain wash we have gotten from this society. Amen father u open my eyes tonight. Jesus was in fact a black man. We are brain wash. Am gonna gonna convert to African clothing.

@patriciaeleazer3007 5 ай бұрын

❤

@normaj.3305 8 жыл бұрын

This is a great moment in Black History, I'm sure every one of those students felt good about himself (herself) that day. My favorite Nina Simone song, so happy that it was shared on You Tube.

@gokyori 5 жыл бұрын

When you talk about someone who "lights up the room when she walks in", there you have it, folks. No greater command of the light, as witnessed.

@larrymosquera1341 7 жыл бұрын

forever to be young, gifted and black. ✊

@katherandefy 3 жыл бұрын

That parting pan of the audience with the beauty and the pride shining. Sometimes there’s such a beacon that focuses straight to the heart. All love to Nina.

@vickyknoedler1019 3 жыл бұрын

The song the lyrics the face it is every body’s existence !

@mokrenner Жыл бұрын

what an ingenious song - brilliant music - again - again - and again - Nina Simon - once more !!!

@yvonnemahoneyking-artwork6558 3 жыл бұрын

I love this... I remember my Mother and Brothers played this song so much in the 70's when I was a little girl and this song filled my Spirit with Joy and Happiness. Thank you Nina! Thank you for putting this live performance and interview together, giving the background on the writing of this beautiful song.

@TheAshumms 9 жыл бұрын

Watching this is literally inspirational

@wendyurbano362 2 ай бұрын

Thank you God for Nina Simone!

@martinlee5604 3 жыл бұрын

Only now (51 years later!) have I learned that this song (a top ten hit for Bob & Marcia) was written by Nina Simone.

@lovevluv 3 жыл бұрын

Honoring you today, on MLKjr's day. You and Billie. RIP Queens and Kings. Much love, Madame Nina. Much love.

@opalivy739 4 жыл бұрын

I remember singing this song so much when I was in kindergarten or about 4 years old, with my peers and siblings. Also James Brown "I'm black and I'm proud". This was about 1968 - 1970. We song so many black spiritual songs, anthems, and african hymns. During the civil rights era. When it was beautiful and unapologetically acceptable to be "young, gifted, and black"

@lisablack124 4 жыл бұрын

This woman was a beautiful jewel. The music she created is overwhelming.

@rossto862 4 жыл бұрын

Speaks so beautifully. So refined. What the hell has happened to Americans? They all spoke like this back then.

@CCColon-lv6xh 7 жыл бұрын

This makes me so proud to be black! Raw, black, strong, and beautiful! Nina's awareness and pride of black identity transcended around the world. Whether you're a Black American, Black Latino, Black Eurpoean, etc., you FEEL it! I know I do.

@mariammusic5082 4 жыл бұрын

C.C. Colón black is black .. just used people always judge skin color but we are all children of God!

@beekeeper7870 Жыл бұрын

@@mariammusic5082 LOL the world doesn't think that way.

@TheBethGriffin 10 жыл бұрын

the best performance/musical artist

@NAJErEa91 4 жыл бұрын

TO BE YOUNG GIFTD AND BLACK AYYYYEEE (I FELT THAT AYYYYE IN MY SOUL) IS WHERE IT'S AT!!!! ITS ALWAYS BEEN AND ALWAYS WILL BE WHERE ITS AT!!!! I TOO AM YOUNG GIFTED AND BLACK!!! SALUTE QUEEN NINA SIMONE!