Nylah Abitimo-Jones 'Black Lives Matter: What it means to be Young, Gifted & Black in 2020'

Update: 2021-02-26

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7-year-old Nylah had a very memorable experience of lockdown. She performed her poem 'Black', inspired by rapper Dave's song, in front of over 5000 people at the Black Lives Matter protest in Cheltenham. Nylah's poem centres around self-love and her own experience of being Black with pride. Videos of her performance have been watched by millions, and reposted by celebrities like Missy Elliott and platforms like NAACP, NowThis, BBC, Al-Jazeera. Nylah performs some of her poetry, and speaks to Jude about what it means to be young, gifted and black.

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Nylah Abitimo-Jones 'Black Lives Matter: What it means to be Young, Gifted & Black in 2020'

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Nylah Abitimo-Jones 'Black Lives Matter: What it means to be Young, Gifted & Black in 2020'

Nylah Abitimo-Jones 'Black Lives Matter: What it means to be Young, Gifted & Black in 2020'