‘Awkward Black Girl’ Issa Rae to Play Role as Nina Simone
by Jamilah King on June 5 2013, 10:41AM
Move over, Zoe Saldana.
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Interactive‘Awkward Black Girl’ Issa Rae to Play Role as Nina Simone
by Jamilah King on June 5 2013, 10:41AM
Move over, Zoe Saldana.
Topics: /NOW
Marvin Gaye’s Son Says Lenny Kravitz Playing his Father is ‘Shameful’
by Jorge Rivas on December 3 2012, 11:35AM
Lenny Kravitz has signed up to star as the soul singer in the project, currently going under the working title of “Sexual Healing.”
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW
A Personal Take on the Nina Simone Biopic’s Casting Troubles
by Akiba Solomon on October 30 2012, 9:05AM
The unauthorized biopic of Nina Simone has been riddled with criticism for casting Mary J. Blige and, most recently, Zoe Saldana in the starring role. Here, an (admittedly sentimental) argument for why it’s a fail.
Topics: Akiba Solomon, Arts & Culture, Nina Simone
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