With their control of the mainstream media and the general lack of education and critical thinking capacity of a dumbed down majority, they are having much success – hence the re-election of an abomination of a government in Australia and the Trump phenomenon in the US. Hard right wing conservative groups: religious, political, social, ethnic and so on, are capitalising on this discontent by using simplistic populist rhetoric to appeal to the fears and discontent of everyday men and women. In 1964, she sings Mississippi Goddam for the first time. The United States has an entrenched history of racial discrimination and violence that is deeply rooted in its society and politics. In the March 24, 1986 issue of Jet, Nina Simone said that her protest songs hurt her career.She further added that, of all the protest songs she released, "Mississippi Goddam" probably hurt her the worst. L’ho letto con passioneWhat we are witnessing is a repetition of history.
Nina Simone - Mississippi Goddam (tradução) (Letra e música para ouvir) - The name of this tune is Mississippi goddam / And I mean every word of it / Alabama's gotten me so upset / Tennessee made me lose my rest / And everybody Alabama's gotten me so upset Tennessee made me lose my rest And everybody knows about Mississippi Goddam. With the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump filling our tv screens and newspapers with racist remarks and comments, and as police violence towards black people keeps on claiming lives, Nina Simone’s outrage in 1964 “Mississippi Goddam” reflects that of many today. Alabama's gotten me so upset Tennessee made me lose my rest I don’t know how we beat this but I know that we must.I made you thought I was kiddin’Words In The Bucket is a team of global citizens with the common goal of raising awareness and information about issues related to human rights protection, social inclusion, development and environment. Mississippi Goddam (Nina Simone) The name of this tune is Mississippi Goddam And I mean every word of it. Lyrics to Mississippi Goddam! […]Ottimo articolo completo e con le giuste considerazioni. “You don’t have to live next to me Just give me my equality” Racial discrimination is a problem of the present. It appears to be a symptom of the increasing gap between rich and poor and the disadvantages and desperation that it breeds, together with a mistrust of our social institutions that, despite all the “wins” and enlightenment that has been achieved, still seems to act discriminately.
Nina Simone, 1963. […] At first I tried to make myself a gun. Nina Simone, artiestennaam van Eunice Kathleen Waymon, (Tryon (North Carolina), 21 februari 1933 - Carry-le-Rouet (), 21 april 2003) was een Amerikaanse singer-songwriter, pianiste en burgerrechtenactiviste.Ze wordt vooral gerekend tot de jazzmuzikanten, maar had zelf een hekel aan deze term.In haar werk zijn ook de invloeden van klassieke muziek, blues, rhythm-and-blues en soul te horen. Nina Simone was born on February 21st! I gathered some materials.’ …” Words In The Bucket (Video) W – “Mississippi Goddam” W – 16th Street Baptist Church bombing W – 4 […]We are "Rethinking World Thinking"[…] The featured image in the banner to this post and the following image are from a work called “Mississippi Gottdam.” Referencing the song Mississippi Goddamn by the inimitable Nina Simone, who wrote the song in 1963 after the 1962 murder of Civil Rights activist, Medgar Evers.
[…] and amuse and channel the outrage of a nation.” You can listen to some evergreens like Mississipi Goddam by Nina Simone, Where Have All the Flowers Gone? It is no coincidence that a man like Donald Trump has managed to arrive where he has, with the support that he has. PAM breaks down the song's story & significance Perhaps with different means and different weapons, but just the same. Even though major steps have been made, there is still a long way to go, and more than ever, there is need for Simone’s outrage from people of all races, and not only black people.Yes, the resurgence of ignorant, malevolent & uninformed views that encourage division and mistrust, even hatred, among people of difference is a major concern.
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