Nina Simone's legacy will be introduced to new audiences when the film, Nina, starring Zoe Saldana, is released in theaters next month. The biopic tells the story of Simone's relationship with her nurse-turned-manager Clifton Henderson and will highlight the later years of Simone's tumultuous life.

Lorraine Hansberry stands as one of the most important African-American playwrights of all time, catapulting into fame by way of her celebrated Broadway play, A…