Nina Simone

Black History Month is on the horizon and there are many ways to celebrate the unmatched contributions the Black…

After years of criticism regarding her decision to play Nina Simone in the 2016 biopic about her life, Zoe Saldana…

Nina Simone just won’t die.

Like many people, hip-hop was my entryway to a lot of the music I know and love today. Through the use of samples, I…

It’s been 13 years since Calvin Klein—who created still-recognizable zeitgeist scents like Obsession and…

The childhood home where famed singer and civil rights icon Nina Simone was born has suffered through failed…

David Oyelowo is often mistaken for an Oscar winner. Right now you’re probably like, wait, he doesn’t have an Oscar?…

For a certain segment out there, I imagine that Jay-Z’s song “The Story of O.J.” introduced them to Nina Simone…

In the world of women in music, there are queens, princesses, first ladies and even a duchess—but there has only…

Jazz has always been one of the soundtracks of black people’s journey toward freedom in America. Artists like Nina…

The video below was published in partnership with Peabody Spotlight, a digital series produced by the Peabody Media…

Let’s be honest with each other. There’s way too much hateration in this dance soiree (yes, that is what Mary J.…

I was in the fourth grade when my white best friend told me a racist joke.

The documentary The Amazing Nina Simone, by filmmaker Jeff L. Lieberman, provides an intimate look at the life of…

When news first broke a few years ago that Zoe Saldana would be cast in Nina — the yet-to-be-released biopic about…

I dont know why I never did this before. But better late than never they say. They say a lot of things. Anyway,…