One of my favorite moments from Netflix’s new Nina Simone documentary, What Happened, Miss Simone?, is when she boldly calls herself a “rich black bitch.” The way she says it speaks to her ...

Nina Simone was an artist and activist of singular vision and voice. For decades, rappers have used her tone and musicianship as sonic reference points for black struggle and livelihood. Salamishah ...

I remember how it ended. A bespectacled, lanky, light-skinned sister sporting two braided pigtails stepped up to the mic. She was rocking garden-green pants and a yellow spaghetti-strap tank top, and ...

John Lennon was listening to a Nina Simone song before co-writing The Beatles’ “Michelle.” John said The Beatles’ “Michelle” would have been different if it was written solely by Paul McCartney.