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Nina Simone’s Face and the Realities of Blackness
The upcoming biopic about the singer proves that the world still isn’t ready to tell her story. By Ta-Nehisi Coates.
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The Appropriation Of Nina Simone
The Hollywood Reporter spoke with Robert Johnson, the distributor of the new eponymous biopic of Nina Simone. They asked Johnson’s opinion on the controversy over the casting of Zoe Saldana, as well the cosmetic alterations she’s undertaken for the film... By Ta-Nehisi Coates. -
Nina Simone’s family asks fans to hold listening parties instead of watching biopic
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Nina Simone's daughter defends Zoe Saldana amid biopic controversy
The singer's daughter says the controversy over "Nina" is not the actress' fault. She says the filmmaker is to blame for inaccuracies in the project. By Lisa Respers France. -
Nina Simone, Zoe Saldana, And Light-Skinned Fragility
The Internet was abuzz yesterday with Nina Simone’s family’s quick and brutal takedown of Zoe Saldana. It was a perfect encapsulation of the pain and frustration so many of us have felt at the insulting abuse and exploitation of Simone’s legacy by the filmmakers of the upcoming... By Ijeoma Oluo.
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