There's no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were.
From Nina Simone
When I was studying... there weren't any black concert pianists. My choices were intuitive, and I had the technique to do it. People have heard my music and heard the classic in it, so I have become known as a black classical pianist.
I think the rich will eventually have to cave in too, because the economic situation around the world is not gonna tolerate the United States being on top forever.
Slavery has never been abolished from America's way of thinking.
I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is what classical music is all about... Now it was dedicated to freedom, and that was far more important.
I try to swim every damn day I can, and I've learned to scuba dive and snorkel.
To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that's not what I play. I play black classical music.
I'm a real rebel with a cause.
Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music.
I don't like rap music at all. I don't think it's music. It's just a beat and rapping.
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