At Nina Simone’s funeral on April 25 at the Catholic church in Carry-le-Rouet, France, the legendary South African singer Miriam Makeba referred to her as “not only a great artist, but also a freedom fighter.” Simone, who had honorary degrees in music and humanities from [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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I could not understand why Nina was out of my reach, until now. I now understand that the distance between us was her anger. I am so glad that she is free at last!! I am so glad that I now understand her. Our experiences are similar.
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