Nina Simone’s North Carolina Childhood Home Will Be Protected Indefinitely
Nina Simone’s childhood home, located in Tryon, North Carolina, will be indefinitely preserved through the advocacy organization Preservation North Carolina. Recently, the 600-square foot home had entered a state of dilapidation, which prompted four African American artists––Rashid Johnson, Ellen Gallagher, Julie Mehretu, and Adam Pendleton––to purchase the property in 2017 after witnessing the home’s […]