Nina Simone: 'Are you ready to burn buildings?', Nina Simone
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From singing the soundtrack to the civil rights movement to living in self-imposed exile in Liberia, Nina Simone never chose the easy path. As a new documentary is released, Dorian Lynskey looks at the angry, lonely life of a soul legend
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Nina: A Story of Nina Simone – Perfect Picture Book Friday
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Nina Simone, Again And Always
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Nina Simone: 'Are you ready to burn buildings?
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REVIEW: NINA SIMONE: FOUR WOMEN — South Coast Repertory
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The Fierce Urgency of Nina Simone Now
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Nina at Newport - by Nate Chinen - The Gig
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Nina Simone is My Bipolar Hero
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Nina Simone, Our National Treasure, Essay
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Where it All Started: Remembering Nina Simone's North Carolina
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Book review: Nina Simone's Gum by Warren Ellis. Something special
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Moochin' About A RAISED VOICE ~ JAMES BALDWIN & NINA SIMONE