Nina Simone’s Life in Music and Activism
The performer’s transformation from jazz to politics during the Civil Rights Era
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The performer’s transformation from jazz to politics during the Civil Rights Era
How Paul Robeson sang to 35,000 Canadians without crossing the border
Gladys Bentley consistently and unapologetically broke the unspoken rules of gender norms
Blackness, Queerness, and Disco
How a shared love of baseball fostered a meaningful friendship and a spirit of resistance.
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