NPR’s Tavis Smiley talks to contributor Michael Eric Dyson about jazz great Nina Simone. Tavis Smiley talks to singer and pianist Shirley Horn about the life and legacy of the great songwriter, singer and pianist, Nina Simone. Simone passed away April 21.
Join Talk of the Nation for a remembrance of jazz legend Nina Simone, who died Monday at age 70. Guests: Chandra Brown *Childhood friend of Nina Simone’s daughter W.S. Tkweme *Doctoral Student in African-American Studies at University of Massachus…
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Another women of note: Before Watson and Crick, Brenda Maddox, author of Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA, describes the discoveries that lead scientists to focus on DNA as the secret behind life. The Secret of Photo 51
