Lauryn Hill made her way to late night TV when she appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and sang Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good” on Thursday (July…
Ever since the Nina Simone biopic, “Nina,” was completed in 2013, folks have been waiting for a release date. Now we have an idea of when the film, with its controversial casting of Zoe Saldana, will see the light of day. While talking with The Hollywood Reporter, Ben Latham-Jones the newly named owner of Ealing […]
Ciara has tapped a familiar voice to amp up the third single from new album “Jackie”! The singer linked up with her girl Missy Elliot…
Some artists make music for the money and the fame, but Jasmine Sanders reminds us of these 10 artists whose music tries to change the world. So get ready to give your iTunes library a much needed revamp and click on the audio player to listen to this top 10 on “The D.L. Hughley Show.” Sign Up For […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Through archival footage and interviews with her family, closest confidants and collaborators, Nina Simone comes to life again — still enigmatic but more easily understood — in the new documentary “What Happened, Miss Simone?” which premiered Thursday night at the Sundance Film Festival. A classically trained pianist, accidental singer, passionate […]
Racial disparities are alive and well in our country, but in some cases the gaps are more prevalent than others. Based on socio-economic factors, 24/7…
Actress Zoe Saldana has been the subject of criticism over the last year after it was decided she’d star in Nina Simone‘s biopic as the iconic singer. Most of the controversy, if not all, was simply because of the color of Saldana’s skin. Nina Simone was a woman with a dark chocolate complexion that often donned […]
Hollywood starlet, Zoe Saldana is in talks to play barrier-breaking black entertainer, Eartha Kitt. No stranger to playing real-life people – her upcoming biopic about Nina Simone‘s life and career is without a release date. In fact, she’s been heavily criticized for garnering the role as Simone in the upcoming biopic, “Nina.” In an interview […]
Zoe Saldana doesn’t care if you think her “Black” card should be revoked. The “Star Trek Into Darkness” star graces the cover of Ocean Drive…
Think you knew everything about the late Richard Pryor, one of the most influential stand-up comedians of all time? Think again. In his 1995 autobiography, “Pryor Convictions,” Richard Pryor actually admitted to carrying on a two-week love affair with a transgendered man saying, “I never kept him a secret. My best friend for instance, knew […]
Lisa Simone Kelly, daughter to iconic singer Nina Simone, did not fulfill her mom’s dying wish to donate money to music schools in Africa. Instead, Kelly, trustee of the late singing legend’s estate, stands accused by the California Attorney General of keeping $1.5 million of her mom’s money — reportedly allotted for music schools in […]
