Nina Simone

listening less to overplayed pop songs from my generation. Don’t get me wrong, I do love good pop, modern rock, and indie rock songs. My musical taste ranges from Aretha Franklin to The Rolling Stones to Bob Dylan to Fleetwood Mac to The Animals and Nina Simone. Some of the things I love about classic rock are that their songs are timeless, their lyrics are unforgettable, their band members have unique styles and they do not rely solely on a computer to compose their music, loosing input on…

Introduction: The United States has observed an era of progressive activism for women. But, feminism is by its nature a complex notion and one can’t fully appreciate its effectiveness forgetting the aspect of ethnic discriminations in the country (Collin, p.p 47). Race matters exist in diverse places and at unusual times under extensively unreliable circumstances. It is different from white feminism as they have managed to attain their own freedom in a different way. This was because Black…

Du Bois and Marcus Garvey lot of celebrities has also have engaged themselves in civil right movement Legendary performer Nina Simone sang a mix of jazz, blues and folk music in the 1950s and '60s, later enjoying a career resurgence in the '80s. A staunch Civil Rights activist, she was known for tunes like "Mississippi Goddam". By the mid-1960s, Simone became known as the voice of the Civil Rights Movement. She wrote and sung a song named "Mississippi Goddam" at New York City’s Carnegie…

This concert report will be on Esperanza Spalding Live at Austin City Limits. The venue mimics that of a outdoor auditorium by having a huge mural of downtown Austin behind stage, and if just seeing it for the first time from a video, one would think it was outdoors. The venue was pretty large, the size of a large auditorium, and the acoustics were good and there was little to no echoing.Though most of Spalding’s songs fall under the genre of jazz, she would rather not be called a jazz artist…

The world is always evolving in every aspect, whether it be technology or people, there is no denying it. However, the film industry moves at a much slower pace that it seems frozen in time. Everyone is much more open minded now than in the past. For instance, Tattoos were considered rebellious but now considered as body art. Society has learned to adapt with the times and gained the ability to accept everyone for who they are. Whereas, the film industry continues to judge people according to…

communities than powder cocaine; this showcased the reason for more colored individuals being in prison that white individuals. Regarding the 13th did not fail in its attempt to persuade me that this country is full of lies and slow reformation just as Nina Simone put it in her song “Mississippi Goddamn”. Before watching this documentary, I was exceptionally uninformed about this country’s mistakes and unfairness in regards to principles…

Racism: The Topic of Decades For decades, racism has been an issue that has sparked numerous conversations. The constitution of the United States of America states that “[…] all men are created equal […]” (U.S., 1786) but equality of all men seems to be untrue in many cases. A large amount of U.S. citizens believe that racism no longer exists. Although racism over the years has reduced greatly, it still exists. Many activists in the past have fought for the social equality of all people, but to…

Introduction The United States civil rights movement and the Australian Aboriginal activist movement have played a significant role in making a difference in the lives of other racial or ethnic groups by fighting to put an end to discrimination and gain the equal rights deserved by marginalised communities. Moreover, both efforts challenged racial segregation and discriminatory practices by denying these groups citizenship, basic rights, freedom of movement, access to education, and ownership of…

When the blues was first produced, it was grown out of a tradition of sorrow songs from the slavery period; songs that spoke about the African American soul during conflicting times. Several writers have identified the blues as a multifaceted concept that can be defined through the lens of the traditional, black conservative politics; the white liberal ideology; and through the secularization of the traditional religious ideology. The blues created an era when African American could air their…

Jazz music is a staple of the Civil Rights movement, signifying the long struggle and the long-awaited freedom of African-American people in the United States. Jazz musicians, such as Nina Simone and Billie Holiday, worked tirelessly to get their messages across in order to further the Civil Rights movement. While all art forms seem to come with a sense of irony, it appears that jazz is the most prone, due to the ever-lingering racism of the United States, the self-proclaimed superiority of…