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Omar MooreLike Malcolm X, Nina Simone was a passionate activist and dedicated to the Black liberation struggle. She posed in this photo very intentionally as an homage to Malcolm. 🖤🙏🏿 #BlackFriday #BlackMastodon #Mastodon
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Jim Neal@popcornreel and a native of North Carolina
Phx611@popcornreel I love her singing of Mississippi Goddam...and numerous other tracks.
Aeshaetter@SteveA @popcornreel I just watched the video of that for the first time just recently. Powerful song.
MyMiloCat+MydogNoodles@popcornreel Such heroes . . .
Paranoid FactoidWonderful Netflix documentary on Nina Simone worth watching too.
https://www.essence.com/news/netflix-nina-simone-documentary-why-watch/
@ParanoidFactoid Thank you — yes it is a fine documentary. I have talked about the documentary this week or last week here on Mastodon and yesterday recommended Nina Simone’s autobiography “I Put A Spell On You”. A must-read.
@popcornreel Haven't read. Thanks for the recommendation!
teledyn 𓂀The left eye is the Eye of Horus
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TeamRose@popcornreel 25 yrs ago…my hubby surprised me w/ticket for our family to see Nina Simone @ Hill in A2.
It was 1 of her last live performances.
Our son was five…my memory of how the music moved him to dance in the isles!
Nina pointed & laughter, urging him on.
Soon my daughter (7) joined him.
Soon they were joined by others.
It was 1 of her last live performances.
Our son was five…my memory of how the music moved him to dance in the isles!
Nina pointed & laughter, urging him on.
Soon my daughter (7) joined him.
Soon they were joined by others.
@popcornreel a special memory from 25 yrs ago…
My hubby surprised our family w/tickets to see Nina at “Hill Auditorium”.
Sam was 5-6 & Kate 7-8.
Sam, no longer content to “dance” in his seat, jumped into the isle.
Nina pointed, laughing, encouraging him to dance.
Kate joined her brother,
It remains a joyous, treasured memory.
My hubby surprised our family w/tickets to see Nina at “Hill Auditorium”.
Sam was 5-6 & Kate 7-8.
Sam, no longer content to “dance” in his seat, jumped into the isle.
Nina pointed, laughing, encouraging him to dance.
Kate joined her brother,
It remains a joyous, treasured memory.
Sue@popcornreel
Both remarkable people
Both remarkable people
Droopus
Chaz Brenchley@popcornreel - that's magnificent.
🦋 Mel 
@popcornreel 😱 wow! Hoy andamos escuchando a la adoradiiisimaa Nina Simone 🤗🤗🤗
the_ray_archie
ScottinSoCal 🇺🇦 🕊 🏳🌈
Nina Simone: Mississippi Goddam
PuschyMTB 🚴♂️🚩 RADikal!At the age of 15, I had read the autobiography of Brother Malcolm He was THE influencer to me to become a anti racist activist. Thx a lot for him. RIP!
By the way, this pic shows DJ Lord of Public Enemy. And I'm a Hip Hop DJ.
Peeze to y'all! 🖖🏾 😎
johnnyr@popcornreel I grew up listening to punk rock as a boy and when I got to 16 I started exploring old music. I came across Nina Simone and one of the songs written by her “Four Women” which blew me away. In all my years of listening to punk I never heard such controlled anger!
John Lusk@popcornreel
Did not know about the pose.
Did not know about the pose.