She had been the toast of New York City’s pop scene for all of two years, but Nina Simone was already cementing her legend as a no-nonsense diva. There she was onstage at the Apollo Theater in ...

We're taking a look back at Nina Simone's iconic cover of Leonard Cohen's song 'Suzanne'. The singer takes on the role of the ...

There is no question that actress/singer/not of this world performer Felicia Curry is true DC theatre royalty. There is a ...

Lisa Simone Kelly, the only child of legendary singer Nina Simone, defended actress Zoe Saldana in an interview with Time on Thursday. Saldana has come under fire since being cast as the singer in an ...

1 of 8 — 1. Front angle w Street Sign_crMorganForde.JPG The childhood home of Nina Simone in Tryon has now been fully restored, but it is not yet open to the public, according to a recent news release ...

This is FRESH AIR. In April, the late singer, songwriter and pianist Nina Simone will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In anticipation, two compilations of Simone's early singles have ...

While Nina Simone’s legacy echoes through her music, the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund is preserving the physical space that helped shape the iconic singer’s life and artistry—her ...

Net sales proceeds benefit the Nina Simone Childhood Home.

In 2016, the childhood home of High Priestess of Soul Nina Simone was under threat of demolition. After a decade of collective efforts from artists, architects, and even celebrities such as Venus ...

Nina Simone was a luminary who continues to shape the world and new artists to this day. But before she became the High Priestess of Soul, Simone was Eunice Waymon, a girl from North Carolina, born 93 ...

The childhood home will feature historically accurate furnishings and more reflecting Simone's time in the house. The childhood home of Nina Simone has been restored into a historic landmark of the ...

6 of 8 — Eunice Kathleen Waymon, a.k.a. Nina Simone, at age 8, photographed at the Tryon Cemetery in Tryon The childhood home of Nina Simone in Tryon has now been fully restored, but it is not yet ...