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Would it have been better to cast someone other than Zoe Saldana in the role of Nina Simone in the movie Nina? If so, who? And why did director Cynthia Mort want to make a movie about Simone based on a fictitious relationship? Is Berry Gordy right about Michael JacksonContinue Reading

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Entertainment Weekly debuted the trailer for the Cynthia Mort-directed Nina. Zoe Saldana stars as Nina Simone and the internet is already criticizing Saldana’s heavily made-up appearance as Simone. Many people feel that Saldana’s appearance is disrespectful to Simone’s legacy as a proud dark-skinned Black woman who spoke openly about herContinue Reading

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