@radical.media To Produce First Definitive Documentary On Nina Simone 6 Jun 2013 | 01:41 am

New York, New York (June 5, 2013) – @radical.media today announced that it will develop and produce the definitive documentary on the life of the pioneering musical artist Nina Simone, considered the ...

Zoe (Kind Of, Somewhat, Not Really) Responds 1 Mar 2013 | 05:09 am

Should any of us be surprised by Zoe Saldana’s recent (and too late) comments about her portrayal of Nina Simone in Cynthia Mort’s soon-to-be-released farce of a film, titled only “Nina”? http://h...

Happy Birthday Nina 22 Feb 2013 | 05:55 am

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NINA I was 11 years old when a friend of my parents introduced me to the music of the great Nina Simone.  The album was Little Girl Blue.  I listened to the first cut...

Photographer Sherry Rayn Barnett 22 Feb 2013 | 05:29 am

Photographer Sherry Rayn Barnett photographed Nina for her “Let It Be Me” Verve album cover. She also photographed Nina, circa 1970 at The Village Gate and The Fillmore East. Later, in the early 90s,...

Come Together With Nina Simone: Black Gold Interview LP 10 Feb 2013 | 01:21 pm

Black History Month: Percival Prattis 4 Feb 2013 | 12:07 am

BLACK HISTORY MONTH, DAY 3: Percival Prattis (April 27, 1895 – February 29, 1980) Percival Prattis of “Our World” in New York City became the first black news correspondent admitted to the House an....

Black History Month: Martin Luther King, Jr. 4 Feb 2013 | 12:04 am

BLACK HISTORY MONTH, DAY 2: Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)

Mae Jemison 1 Feb 2013 | 10:43 am

Mae Carol Jemison (born October 17, 1956) is an American physician and NASA astronaut. She became the first black woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour o...

Who Is An African American? 1 Feb 2013 | 10:07 am

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Write On! (The Best In Print) 1 Feb 2013 | 10:04 am

For centuries, Black writers have documented our tragedies and triumphs–challenging our hearts and minds in the process. They range from Lucy Terry, a slave who is America’s first black poet, to novel...