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their actions is Nina Simone. She made an impact on the Civil Right Movement that not many other artist or celebrity would have done. When you think of the Civil Rights Movement the first three that come to mind of course are, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcom X, and Rosa Parks. So, when someone hears the name Nina Simone the two most common responses might be “Who’s that?” or “Oh the singer?”. But what is forgotten is how she, at such a high level, put her reputation at a risk. Nina Simone was a very

A repetition of an upbeat piano piece, cheerful drum beats, and laughter from the audience, the beginning of this song might lead you to believe this is a classic show tune. Nina Simone, the songwriter and performer, certainly wants you to think this song is innocuous. She goes as far as to describe this song as a ‘show tune’ in the beginning of the lyrics. I believe, at Carnegie Hall back in 1964, she focused on this aspect of the song to let the white audience’s guard down just long enough to surprise

Hansberry’s assertive character, Beneatha, connects to the messages from classic Motown songs of the time period such as: inequality, identity, and respect. These songs sing of some characteristics and problems Beneatha holds. Through the soulful sound of Nina Simone’s song, “Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free”, a cry for equality is heard that is similar to the one from Beneatha in A Raisin in the Sun. Hansberry's play is set in the 1950s and incorporates the social issues prevalent with in the time

assume that she was referring to the 16th Street Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama (History.com) and to the death of Medgar Evers, who was a major civil rights activist from Mississippi according to Alan Light’s What Happened Miss Simone (97). Nina goes on to speak about her frustrations with America and wanting equality for black people. The curse word in the title made many radio stations ban the song. Light elaborates on how there is a straightforwardness in Nina’s lyrics, and how it led to

singing with her music because the bar owner insisted she do so. She had to think of a stage name to keep her mother from finding out, so she took the stage name Nina Simone. “Nina," came from the Spanish word "niña," that came from a nickname her boyfriend called her when they were dating, and "Simone" was inspired by

I wonder how many of us regret losing our innocence. Do we remember the exact moment it happened? To me, innocence is the lack of awareness of people being untrustworthy and bad. The moment you realize that the world is not what you thought when you wore your rose colored glasses is very sad. We may wish we could go back and erase what we know or attempt to get back what was lost, but unfortunately that just cannot happen. God is an incorporeal being and the source of all moral obligations. Losing

Christian Dominguez-Pineda Mr. Young Zoology 11 December, 2017 Animals in entertainment Animals in entertainment environments has been a controversial topic for years. The thought of taking an animal out of their environment and into a zoo captive is very upsetting to some people; others see animal captivity as a need to study and see the animals up-close in an environment, to entertain our minds of the animals in our planet. The animals that are brought into zoos or other entertainment places for

platform as a singer to fight the cause. She was known for songs such as “Mississippi Goddam," "Young, Gifted and Black" and "Feeling Good”. She didn’t feed on fame, she used it to expand the work that others were doing. Before she would be known as Nina Simone, on February 21, 1933, in Tryon, North Carolina, Eunice Kathleen Waymon was born. As a young girl, playing piano in church she felt,“I was a black girl and I knew about it.” She realised the effect of racism when the Curtis Institute of Music

The Case of Nina Simone She loved Bach, Chopin, Brahms, Beethoven, and Schubert. She trained nearly 8 hours a day to become a classical pianist. She would go on to become the ‘High Priestess of Soul’. Eunice Kathleen Waymon, or as the world famously knows her, Nina Simone, never wanted to be a jazz musician. She believed that her role in society was to be the first African American classical pianist in America. Durkheim’s theory of forced division of labor can be used to explain why this never became

She began to play piano at her father’s church for some time. Nina dreamed of becoming a pioneer African American pianist but her hopes and dreams were crushed when her acceptance to an institution was denied. Unsurprisingly, Nina Simone’s ethnicity influenced the rejection of her application. This did not stop her as she began to play at local bars and soon enough, at the age of 24, she caught