Young Gifted and Black

Yes, I know I'm not black. But the title is all about the great Nina Simone who sung that song as part of her stand with the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s and there's a video of her on YouTube where she sings it at a gig and it must be one of the most moving performances ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDNAz2HrI_o&mode=related&search=

It's brilliant, and Nina Simone is beautiful in an African dress and hairdo, with her signature deadpan expression breaking up slightly under the emotion of the song. Ah, the times when artists stood for something.
Check it out.