Pirate Jenny- Nina Simone
April 12, 2009
Few women speak/sing/give their rage voice as angrily and with as much power as Nina did. Her courageous voice inspires me when I am so angry that I despair.
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Gorgon Poisons 
I posted a Nina video just recently.
http://tinyurl.com/d66zyy
Last night I was at a presentation by local native elders regarding genocide and the residential schools here in Canada. It is of course very disturbing and I have been feeling anger and despair as well.
I so much love, looooove Nina Simone. Thanks a lot for that, Allecto. 🙂
Her courageous voice inspires me when I am so angry that I despair.
Yeah, it’s good to listen to some music when you feel enraged sometimes…
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Thankyou for remembering Nina to us. She is too often cult-worshipped, and too little really admired.