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 ...

The documentary The Amazing Nina Simone, by filmmaker Jeff L. Lieberman, provides an intimate look at the life of singer Nina Simone, who combined art with activism. Often called the voice of the ...

Fire and Ash, and now people are looking back at her controversial role as Nina Simone when she did “blackface”. The 47-year-old, who plays Neytiri in the Avatar series, is super open about her ...

The secret ingredient in her music was silence. By Cannonball With Wesley Morris She could move from a whisper to a roar within a phrase, and her repertoire covered jazz standards, protest songs, ...

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’s grandson, R&B singer Mary Cross of Atlantic City, and Newark-based rapper MC Rah Digga are among New Jersey artists and producers receiving grants to stage events for this year’s North ...

On Saturday, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted its 2018 class during a ceremony held in Cleveland. Legendary singer Nina Simone and Sister Rosetta Tharpe were both inducted into the hall. "P.O.V ...

When the trailer for the biopic Nina first popped up on the Internet, initial criticisms were directed towards actress Zoe Saldana and her portrayal of the legendary black soul singer, Nina Simone. As ...

Federal Border Patrol agents are in North Carolina carrying out arrests in Charlotte and the Triangle. This federal operation is part of a months-long effort by the Trump administration to crackdown ...

nomination for To Be Free (Legacy, $49.98), an acclaimed three-CD, one-DVD boxed set issued late last year. The depth of her musical gifts unfolds on To Be Free, which includes many of her best-known ...

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and a local chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is hosting a community forum. Alabama State University is asking the community to come together to ...