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Nina Simone and Taking the Politics of Black Culture Seriously
29 minutes Posted Jun 23, 2020 at 7:30 pm.
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In this episode, Ross and Karbo take a look at Nina Simone’s participation in the ‘politics’ of her time—and not only the Civil Rights or Black Power movements but the broader politics of Black identity in the mid-century. How long until all Americans can take Simone’s political voice seriously?


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