To be young, gifted and black Oh what a lovely precious dream To be young, gifted and black Open up your heart to what I mean 'Cause you know in this whole wide world There's a million, A MILLION boys and girls Who are young, gifted and black And that's a fact To be young, gifted and black We must begin to tell our young It was written in memory of Simone's late friend Lorraine Hansberry, author of the play A Raisin in the Sun, who had died in 1965 aged 34. You are young, gifted and black We must begin to tell our young There's a world waiting for you To be young, gifted and black In the whole world you know There was a billion boys and girls Who are young, gifted and black And that's a fact! To be young, gifted and black, Oh what a lovely precious dream To be young, gifted and black, Open your heart to what I mean In the whole world you know There are billion boys and girls Who are young, gifted and black, And that's a fact! Donny Hathaway Lyrics. Audio by Nina Simone performing To Be Young, Gifted and Black. Who are young, gifted and black. To be young, gifted and black open up your heart to what I… View full lyrics Chorus 1: Am Dm In the whole world, you know, Em Am There are a billion boys and girls, C F C (C) Who are young, gifted and black... and that's a fact! - gifted and black! Hansberry's truths about the black experience in levels of anger, love, bitterness, laughter, and defiantly pride in a voice that is all Hansberry in her element. (Young, gifted, and black...) Oh, it's a mighty sweet thing, yes, it is now To be young, gifted, and black Oh what a lovely precious dream To be young, gifted, and black Open your heart to what I mean, to what I mean Cause you know In the whole wide world There's a million, a million boys and girls Who are young, gifted, gifted, and black... and it's sho'nuff where it's at To be young, gifted, and black To be young, gifted and black. There are times when I look back And I am haunted by my youth. To be young, gifted and black, you’ve got your soul intact. To be young, gifted and black, Oh what a lovely precious dream. To be young, gifted and black. Open your heart to what I mean. Your soul's intact, Young, gifted and black When the "Black Panther" cast won the top prize at the 2019 SAG Awards, Chadwick Boseman accepted the award with a powerful speech referencing Nina Simone’s song “To Be Young, Gifted and Black.” To be young, gifted, and black Open your heart to what I mean. [Verse] (Young, gifted, and black...), Nina Simone’s 1969 song “To Be Young, Gifted and Black” was taken to church with Aretha’s powerful…, Atlantic Recording Studios (New York City). We must begin to tell our young Open up your heart to what I mean. Open your heart is all I need Oh what a lovely precious dream. 'Cause you know in this whole wide world. To be young, gifted and black. In the whole wide world. 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