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“Nina,” the biographical film that focused on a period of singer Nina Simone’s life, is set for a limited release tomorrow (April 22), according to Colorlines. This day has been long in the making, after multiple attempts to get the project off the ground and has seen its fair share of controversy. Namely, the use […]

On Tuesday, we learned that the embattled biopic loosely based on Nina Simone’s life, simply called Nina, will be released on April 22. On Wednesday, the trailer was released. And, while all the sentiments against Zoe Saldana’s blackface (or “mud face”) and fake accent are correct, there’s a bigger reason why Saldana never should have […]

Jazmine Sullivan pays homage to Nina Simone’s version of “Baltimore” in this chilling rendition. The song appears on a Nina Simone tribute album that is being released inconjunction with the Netflix documentary, What Happened, Miss Simone?

The trailer for “What Happened, Miss Simone” is finally here. The film explores the triumphs and tribulations of Nina Simone’s life. The documentary by Liz Garbus is not to be confused with the controversial biopic starring Zoe Saldana. The film will be released on June 26th. Photo: Nina Simone/Netflix

  In the midst of the debate about whether or not Zoe Saldana was the best choice for the Nina Simone biopic, news that Director Cynthia Mort has filed a lawsuit has surfaced. The lawsuit comes after Mort was cut out of decision-making for Nina. 

The estate of Nina Simone has partnered with @radical.media to bring us the definitive documentary on the life and legacy of Nina Simone.

A biopic based on the life of famed playwright Lorraine Hansberry is in the works. Details are a bit scarce, a few interesting ones have emerged. Jaleel White has been cast as the legendary James Baldwin. And Awkward Black Girl creator Issa Rae is set to play Nina Simone.

Zoe Saldana responds to Nina Simone film controversy: “I’m doing it for my sisters and my brothers and I don’t care who tells me I’m not this or I’m not that. I know who I am and I know what Nina Simone means to me.”

An endlessly fascinating vocalist and a fierce activist, Nina Simone changed the face of American popular music. No singer was more fearless with their delivery, arrangements, style, and subject matter. A true maverick. Check out her classic “Four Women” at BlackYouthProject.com

Along with Marvin Gaye and Jimi Hendrix, Nina Simone is part of a cohort of black musicians who have biopics in the works that have struggled to actually come to fruition. Recent rumors had Mary J. Blige to star in a film of Simone’s life. Now, the gossip is that Zoe Saldana has been tabbed […]

There aren’t enough accessible therapists to go around. I met this reality after an Ifa divination that I got while I was in Cuba, and my dreams for an entire year afterward, told me that I needed to focus on my mental health. My ancestors were LOUD about the mental work that I needed to […]

Barely a month has passed since I wrote about appropriation and the vampiric nature of whiteness, specifically as it pertains to Black art and aesthetic. My focus was white artists and their simultaneous disavowal and infiltration of rap and hip-hop, and my purpose was to illustrate the pattern of how white society appropriates Black art […]