Legendary performer Nina Simone sang a mix of jazz, blue and folk music in the 19650’s and 60’s; later enjoying a career resurgence in the ‘80s. A staunch activist in the Civil Rights Movement, she was known for tunes like ‘Mississippi Goddam”, “Young, Gifted and Black” and ‘Four Women”. While...

We have all heard the phrase ‘Young, Gifted and Black’ thanks to the epic song of the same name by Nina Simone. And I’d like to reiterate those words here because clearly they’re not being said often enough in daily dialogue, conversations, even monologues. The monologues we say to ourselves...