cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5805298

  • rootsbreadandmakka [he/him]
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    2 months ago

    I believe she's talking about her friendship with Lorraine Hansberry here

    To Be Young Gifted and Black was written about Hansberry (To Be Young Gifted and Black was also a Hansberry play). One of my favorite Nina Simone performances is this performance which she dedicated to Hansberry, who died a few years prior. Better than the studio version imo.