Nina Simone 
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SOURCE: Tribune Magazine
4/21/2021
The Radical Politics of Nina Simone
by Chardine Taylor-Stone
"On the anniversary of her death, we can look at how the story of Simone’s political life is told, and who is telling it; at what they choose to include, and what they do in fact ‘erase’."
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SOURCE: American Songwriter
6/10/2020
On the Saddest Song Ever Written, “Why (The King of Love is Dead)”
Performed with love and sorrow by Nina Simone only days after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., it sadly resonates today as much as ever.
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2/5/19
Feisty Singer Nina Simone Is Back in New Play
by Bruce Chadwick
Little Girl Blue drew an engrossing portrait of entertainment history in that era and showed the discrimination African Americans faced.
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