Black women artists like Josephine Baker, Nina Simone and Eartha Kitt contributed to those social gains. Their suffering came not only from their personal battles against day-to-day racism in America, but also having their careers struggle when they spoke out against it. Europe eventually became home to them as well.Read More
The album, recorded in 1982 after Simone had relocated to France, captures the legendary artist reinvigorated and exploratory.Read More