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Cortney Lamar Charleston
Cortney Lamar Charleston is a poet and poetry editor for
The Rumpus.
HABANS Patrice / Paris Match / Getty
It’s Important I Remember That Nina Simone Wrote ‘Mississippi Goddam’ in Less Than One Hour—
Cortney Lamar Charleston
February 8, 2023
