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[…] Mona Scott-Young is on board as consulting exec producer, while Rose and her partner Walter Mosley will also exec produce for her Behind Her Shades Entertainment banner. Nina L. Diaz and Trevor Rose will oversee for VH1. Amber Rose started her career as a model before turning to acting and fashion design. She was […]

[…] was able to take and find and restore their story and bring it back to Harlem – this means everything to me.” The documentary features performances by Nina Simone, Sly and the Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, the Staple Singers, B.B. King, and other iconic soul artists. Speaking to PEOPLE, Questlove shared the historical significance of […]

[…] pieces that are all under $80, and she took style inspiration from her own wardrobe — along from her mom and icons including Audrey Hepburn, Katherine Hepburn, Nina Simone and a “little bit of Cher.” “It is a collection but it’s more of a wardrobe,” she shared. “It’s all based around how I dress and […]

[…] information and resources in support of other young musicians in underserved communities. Presently, even with blind auditions, there are no mainstream concert violinists of color. Jazz icon Nina Simone, who went on to inspire Alicia Keys, once admitted to having been denied access to a career in classical music as a concert pianist. Leah’s family […]

[…] the term was offensive in a Facebook post. “If you search ‘Black Is Beautiful’ anywhere in the world you’ll find references to Angela Davis, Malcolm X, The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, Fela Kuti, James Baldwin, and Nina Simone, but not in Brazil,” he posted. “In Brazil, if you type #blackisbeautiful you will find toilet paper.”