Ledisi, a Grammy-winning jazz and soul artist who was born in New Orleans and spent much of her childhood growing up there, ...

Zoe Saldaña is being slammed for performing in “blackface” in the 2016 Nina Simone biopic. The controversy surrounding her ...

As the city prepares for Super Bowl Sunday, Local Arts Advocate and Critic Tom Alvarez encourages the community to support ...

Nina Simone released 'Blackbird' in 1966, her first writing credit, epitomising her relentless exploration of exposing racism in her artistic expression.

The film’s title, “A Complete Unknown,” serves as a guide for how it approaches its subject material. Mangold’s script works ...

Tyler Perry added Meghan Markle in his list of celebrated figures with the likes of Beyonce and Oprah featuring in honor of ...

Set in the aftermath of the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, Nina Simone: Four Women imagines the genesis of one of Simone’s most searing protest songs, “Four ...

Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict ...

"I'm extremely excited to get to know the people of Cincinnati and for them to get to know me and to see how we create this ...

However while Zoe celebrates her nomination, fans have taken to Twitter to share their horror after her blackface controversy from 2016 resurfaced when she played Nina Simone in the singer's biopic.

Ye has been a longtime fan of Hill, famously sampling the songstress’ MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 cut “Mystery of Iniquity” on his GRAMMY-nominated 2004 single, “All Falls Down.” However, he couldn’t use ...

As with any subject, history can be explored in a number of ways. In high school and college, students might study it through ...