Nina Simone’s timeless legacy isn’t just heard in her soul-stirring melodies—it’s reflected in the way her beauty defied convention and celebrated unapologetic Blackness. From her radiant skin to her ...

Nina Simone was a luminary who continues to shape the world and new artists to this day. But before she became the High Priestess of Soul, Simone was Eunice Waymon, a girl from North Carolina, born 93 ...

Born Eunice Waymon in Tryon, NC on Feb. 21, 1933, Nina Simone’s talent as a musician was evident early.

…How to be young, gifted and black?Oh, how I long to know the truthThere are times when I look backAnd I am haunted by my youth…”This are opening lines from the 3rd verse of her popular Civil Rights ...