I remember how, at age 19, my then beau’s mom gave me her Nina Simone album.
Nina Simone
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The Private Life of Lorraine Hansberry: Letters, Lists, and Conversations
What excited me about the small exhibition currently on view at the Brooklyn Museum featuring a sampling of letters and lists from the writer Lorraine Hansberry — along with a wonderful audio recording of a conversation between her and Studs Terkel — was the way in which it showcased her voracious intellect.