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Must-See: Solange Covers Nina Simone's 'To Be Young, Gifted and Black'

Solange delivered a powerful cover of Nina Simones 'To Be Young, Gifted and Black' at this weekend's FYF Festival. Check out her moving tribute.
Must-See: Solange Covers Nina Simone's 'To Be Young, Gifted and Black'
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By Dominique Hobdy · Updated October 27, 2020
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Solange is definitely ‘Young, Gifted and Black’ so it was only fitting that she delivered a cover of the classic Nina Simone song during her Sunday set at the FYF Festival.

Along with Dev Haynes, Moses Sumney and soul trio KING, Solange offered up a powerful rendition.

The star took to Instagram to open up about the special moment saying, “I truly feel proud to say in this moment I felt so young, gifted and black, something I for so long felt like I should never say out loud. I am so forever grateful for the moments I got to sing these words with such beautiful people, in front of such beautiful people.”

Check out the stirring clip below:

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