NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with author Traci Todd and illustrator Christian Robinson about their new children's book 'NINA: A Story of Nina Simone,' and adapting a complicated figure's story for kids.

“When I was a child, no one was ever proud of me, and my people were never proud of themselves or anything they had ever done,” she declared. “Well, that’s different now. I’m proud of myself, and I’m ...

Simone is behind the Fearless Fund, a $25 million venture capital fund investing in women of color-led businesses. By Mia Galuppo Senior Entertainment Reporter Simone received her MBA from Florida A&M ...

New children's picture book biography Nina: A Story of Nina Simone by Traci N. Todd, illustrated by Christian Robinson, explores the famed singer's career and civil rights activism. A new children’s ...