Venus Williams Is Reportedly Raising Capital To Save Nina Simone's Home

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Nina Simone 

BY JASMINE BROWLEY

Venus Williams is doing her part to preserve a legacy that’s been pivotal to Black culture.

According to a report by Tennis 365, the world-class athlete and philanthropist have partnered with acclaimed artist Adam Pendleton to raise funds for the preservation of the childhood home of Blues icon Nina Simone.

There will be an in-person auction event in New York on 20 May 2023 and Williams is reportedly doing her part to raise awareness of the cause. According to the outlet, the events will raise funds for the largest-ever preservation effort dedicated to African American historic sites.

“Nina Simone is one of the most important musical artists of the 20th century,” Pendleton said. “I’m inspired to be able to protect her legacy by preserving her childhood home. Her music, her vision, cannot be forgotten.”

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Iwas three months pregnant when I first visited Nina Simone’s childhood home in Tryon, North Carolina, a tiny town

in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Even before I entered 30 East Livingston Street, I was struck by how dilapidated the three-room clapboard house had become. The battleship-gray facade was peeling, primer peeking through its slatted surface. It was an unfortunate fate for the birthplace of this major talent, who is celebrated today not only for her exquisite music but also for the role she played as a cultural conscience of the civil rights movement.

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