In the years surrounding Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On,' artists like Stevie Wonder, Curtis Mayfield, Diana Ross, and the O'Jays all joined a new wave of socially conscious R&B music
Vocalist delivers an empowering, celebratory take on the civil rights anthem
Recorded by Billie Holiday and Nina Simone, sampled by Kanye West and Rapsody, and streamed by the millions, the anti-lynching song has taken on a new relevance in the era of Black Lives Matter
Track appears on new single alongside 1999 live rendition of Nina Simone's "Be My Husband"
My Morning Jacket frontman releases potent collaboration with hometown orchestra.
The Harlem Cultural Festival attracted everyone from Stevie Wonder and Nina Simone to Jesse Jackson and Marcus Garvey Jr., but quickly faded into obscurity. Fifty years later, a rediscovery is finally underway
Wild speeches, long-awaited reunions and more as Nina Simone, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Bon Jovi, the Cars and the Moody Blues got their due
Nina Simone, Sister Rosetta Tharpe also inducted in an evening of long speeches and unforgettable reunions
Blige honors Simone for singing songs "about injustice, struggle, and black life [that] resonate to this day"
The Roots also salute pioneering singer in emotional medley
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