As part of the 2022-2023 Arts & Humanities Dean's Lecture Series, the College of Arts & Humanities invites all to join Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Salamishah Tillet for a lecture from her forthcoming book on Jazz singer and civil rights icon Nina Simone.

Scholar, activist and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Salamishah Tillet will present a lecture on jazz singer and civil rights icon Nina Simone's musical origins in Tyron, North Carolina, and her vexed legacy there. Part memoir, part criticism and part cultural history, the talk is excerpted from Tillet's forthcoming book, "All The Rage: Nina Simone and The World She Made," which explores how Simone’s “vision of America shaped Tillet’s own pursuit of justice as a writer, mother and activist.” The short lecture will be followed by a moderated discussion with College of Arts and Humanities Dean and Professor of Ethnomusicology Stephanie Shonekan. Connected by a shared love for Simone’s music, the two will discuss how Simone used her art as an advocacy tool for the civil rights movement. The event will conclude with a Q&A.