Before the American public knew her as Nina Simone “the high priestess of soul,” Eunice Kathleen Waymon was already making a name for herself in Western North Carolina. Born in 1933 at 30 East ...
Taking on the legacy of a powerful icon such as Nina Simone requires quite a bit of talent and confidence. And the New Orleans-born, Oakland-raised singer Ledisi (Ledisi Anibade Young) shows she has ...
A filmed version of “Soul Doctor,” the 2013 Broadway musical about the life of the influential and controversial rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, will play in 600 movie theaters nationwide for one night only — ...