In honor of her 71st birthday today, we’re taking a trip down memory lane with Nina Simone’s inspiring beauty moments over the years.

3. “Mississippi Goddam” Essential Nina Simone songs are often political ones, “Mississippi Goddam” being one of the most direct ones.

Tropical Storm Helene pelted Nina Simone's hometown of Tryon in Polk County, where her childhood home is undergoing restoration. Here's what happened.

Based on Simone's song “Four Women,” the play, like the song, is told from the perspective of four very different women, each representing a stereotype of Black womanhood.

Nina Simone had one child, a daughter named Lisa Simone, who followed in her mom's footsteps as a singer, actress and performer. Here is everything to know about Nina Simone's daughter, Lisa Simone.

Host Simone Dinnerstein presents three prize winners from the inaugural Nina Simone Piano Competition. Kayden Kelly won first prize in the Senior Division while Clayton Stephenson and Joshua Mhoon won ...

She follows with an out-of-time reading of George and Ira Gershwin's "I Loves You, Porgy," her breakthrough hit in 1959. Next comes "Blues For Mama," music by Simone, lyrics by Abbey Lincoln, the ...

A newly-discovered recording of Nina Simone ’s performance at the 1966 Newport Jazz Festival will be released as a live album called You’ve Got to Learn, out on July 21st via Verve Records.

Art Auction to Preserve Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Kicks Off May 12, Co-Curated by Venus Williams "Her home is a monument and a memory of her profound cultural legacy," says Brent Leggs, the ...

The Nina Simone Childhood Home preservation project is led by the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. ‘Nina Simone is one of the most ...

Nina Simone was one of the most influential figures in rhythm and blues music during the 1960s and 1970s. Born in Tryon, North Carolina in 1933, her musical career spanned over 30 years until her ...

From left, Arie Bianca Thompson, Chibuba Osuala, Jennifer Leigh Warren and Meredith Noël appear in a scene from “Nina Simone: Four Women,” on stage through Oct. 23 at South Coast Repertory.