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Nina Simone

Who Will Play Nina Simone? Who Could?

August 21, 2012 by afrobella 27 Comments

Who Will Play Nina Simone? Who Could?

The stories rumbling around the internet about the upcoming Nina Simone biopic have been intriguing, confusing, and contradictory. Let me bring you up to speed, if you’re not yet caught up. The biopic was apparently supposed to feature Mary J. Blige as the star but now they’re saying Zoe Saldana is to play Nina Simone….

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Filed Under: Featured, Jams, Pop Culture Tagged With: Adepero Oduye, Featured, full-image, music, Nina Simone, Nina Simone movie, Zoe Saldana

Blog Sister Love!

February 22, 2011 by afrobella 6 Comments

Blog Sister Love!

Every week I’m going to highlight my favorite posts from around the blogosphere, to keep you bellas up to date on what’s happening in hair, beauty, fashion and more! Hair This weekend I had the honor of speaking at a special natural hair meetup here in Chicago. Put together by the dynamic makeup artist and…

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Filed Under: Beauty, Hair, Jams Tagged With: afrobella jams, beyonce, blackface, hair events, hair meetups, natural hair, Nina Simone, Not a Good Look

5 Last Minute Valentine’s Gift Suggestions

February 13, 2010 by afrobella 5 Comments

5 Last Minute Valentine’s Gift Suggestions

Did it sneak up on you too?? Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, which means you’ve still got a few hours to sneak off to the mall to get your special someone a gift to remember. I got your back, fellas! Here are some outstanding ideas for you that I’ve tried and tested. And they’re all available…

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Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: 5 Things, carol's daughter, cast iron cookware, corinne bailey rae, giada di laurentiis, giada for target, godiva, godiva candle, love, Nina Simone, red door spa, sade, sade soldier of love, sephora, spa gift card, spa week, sweethoneydipchocolate body scrub, valentine's day, valentine's day gift ideas, valentine's day gifts, world market

A Little Afrobella Inspiration

July 21, 2009 by afrobella 7 Comments

Bellas, my love for Nina Simone is no secret — but every so often I’m reminded of her genius. That just happened with this video, and I had to share it with you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2aQIyz8B7Q So many things about this 1968 performance clip are striking. Her powerful performance, yes. Her energy, yes. But especially – the…

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Filed Under: Jams, Pop Culture Tagged With: Makeup Muses, Nina Simone

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