Jennifer Hudson - "Young, Gifted, & Black"

Standing on the shoulders of Nina Simone & Aretha Franklin, Jennifer Hudson lends her powerful voice to this masterful interpretation of this classic song, which only becomes more relevant in today’s highly volatile socio-political climate.

So today with tension like a tightrope, I choose Jennifer Hudson’s version of “Young, Gifted, & Black” as my, raise them up, live for the dreams of children, be stronger than their hate, song for an, ignorance can no longer be anything but willful, shred the last bastions of hate hidden in "history”, remember that no one’s truth is truly objective but also no one truth should be the only one spoken, Wednesday.