Kin Camell Peace to Nina revised

Ken Camell ll

December 13 2019

Afram 26

Professor Erica Williams

https://youtu.be/PPhIyzCWy6U

              More Than a Poem For Nina Simone

     Anyone willing to put aside self preservation for

the benefit of a whole demographic is a champion of

the people and Nina Simone is the epitome of that .Ms

Simone is a Woman who is undervalued and I love to

give her the proper respect she's deserving of. Ms

Simone is a radical human being plus a musical genius

and that's why I prepared  this poem for her. Ms

Simone utilized her art to shed light on social

inequalities therefore sacrificing her own financial

well-being and for her empathy the least I can do is

honor her with words of appreciation.  

At the age of 3

She began to handle piano keys

In 1955 she was denied

Acceptance into college

When she applied

It was due to

Segregation

America's apartied

But despite all the hatred

To the School of Juliard she made it

On her track Mississippi Goddamn

She let ya know life was risky

For a Black Man.

This is

More than a poem

About Nina Simone

She's a revolutionary

With a microphone

When she sung

She hit America like cyclones

Her beautiful thick lips

Spit soulful linguistics

If you missed it

Go to the store

And cop a disk quick

(Huh) cop a disk quick

Her song sinner man

Fed my soul like dinner fam

Her songs provided

Info on legislation

Such as jim crow

And segregation

Its crazy though

Her songs don't get played

On the radio

But she's important still

She inspired Erykah Badu

And Lauryn Hill

Some say Nina's

Demeanah was meana

The average senorita

But thats because

America didn't treat hah

With respect

So she chose to reflect

The fact

Thats its a blessing

To be Young, Gifted and Black !

                              Works Cited

Garbus, Liz, Amy Hobby, Justin Wilkes, Jayson Jackson, Igor Martinović, Rachel Morrison, Joshua L. Pearson, and Nina Simone. What Happened, Miss Simone?, 2016.

Jone Johnson Lewis .https://www.thoughtco.com/jone-johnson-lewis-3524783 (Links to an external site.)

https://www.thoughtco.com/nina-simone-biography-3528277 (Links to an external site.)

http://www.musicismysanctuary.com/real-nina-simone-1968-interview-beat-magazine

Nina Simone La Marr Jurelle Bruce LAST MODIFIED: 28 JUNE 2016

DOI: 10.1093/OBO/9780190280024-0012 https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780190280024/obo-9780190280024-0012.xml