Young gifted and Black 1183

Caption from poster__     “ To be young, gifted and black,   Oh what a lovely precious dream    To be young, gifted and black,   Open your heart to what I mean    In the whole world you know    There are billion boys and    girls Who are young, gifted    and black, And that's a    fact! Young, gifted and black    We must begin to tell our    young There's a world    waiting for you This is a   quest that's just begun    When you feel really low    Yeah, there's a great truth    you should know When    you're young, gifted and    black Your soul's intact   To Be Young, Gifted And Black. ”     Sang by Nina Simone Young, gifted and black How I long to know the truth There are times when I look back And I am haunted by my youth Oh but my joy of today Is that we can all be proud to say To be young, gifted and black Is where it's at Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known as Nina Simone (February 21, 1933–April 21, 2003), was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activi