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 ...

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 ...

TRYON, N.C. (WTVD) -- Efforts continue to preserve the childhood home of music legend Nina Simone. Restoration of the western North Carolina home where the singer lived in her early years is in full ...

Of all the young artists who got their start in the early days of the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, Apphia Campbell has likely had the most eclectic and international career. Campbell returns to ...

Nina Simone was a singer, pianist and songwriter who refused to be confined by the boundaries of jazz, blues, soul, classical, R&B, pop, gospel and world music. Last week, the trailer and poster for ...

When Brenda Flanagan arrived at JFK Airport in 1967 from her home on the island of Trinidad, the 19-year-old had $10 in her pocket, a phone number for an American social worker and a closely guarded ...

Now it's time for the occasional feature we call "In Your Ear." That's where we ask some of our guests what they're listening to these days. Today, we're going to hear some music that inspires actress ...

Hear from David Bowie, Neko Case, Arthur Russell and more artists inspired by our poetic, mysterious satellite. By Lindsay Zoladz When the music is the message. By Wesley Morris and Sasha Weiss Listen ...

Longtime Davidson College English professor Brenda Flanagan teaches creative writing, Caribbean and African-American literature, and literary analysis. She’s working on a memoir about her year working ...

When the music is the message. By Wesley Morris and Sasha Weiss Listen to how Tina Turner, Al Green, Beyoncé and others reinterpreted, revised and reimagined the Fab Four. By Lindsay Zoladz The ...