Young, Gifted & Black by Nina Simone

We jumped for joy when we scrolled social media today and came across this video of Nina Simone singing to a group of children on the oh-so-famous stoop at Sesame Street! We've also provided the lyrics for you to share with your little ones. 

"To Be Young, Gifted And Black"

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's a million boys and girls
Who are young, gifted and black,
And that's a fact!

You are young, gifted and black
We must begin to tell our young
There's a world waiting for you
Yours is the quest that's just begun

When you feeling really low
Yeah, there's a great truth that you should know
When you're young, gifted and black
Your soul's intact

Young, gifted and black
Oh how I've 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