How Nina Simone’s grandson brought Black music back to Asbury Park
For Alexander Simone, legacy is walking down the road created by two iconic Black women while paving his own. As the grandson ...
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How Nina Simone influenced an NC professor’s journey. It’s the focus of her new memoir
It’s all part of the memoir the 77-year old-Davidson ... that Nina grew up in Tryon, North Carolina — not that far from here.” She visited Tryon and eventually met Simone’s now-grown ...
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‘Just Got Mad All Over Again’: Zoe Saldana’s Blackface Approach to 2016 Biopic Portrayal of Nina Simone Resurfaces Around the 21st Anniversary of the Singer’s Passing
An attempt at honoring the legacy of Nina Simone on the 21st anniversary of ... She was 70 years old. A post on X commemorating her life with a stunning portrait of Simone was shared by her ...