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Meshell Ndegeocello on Nina Simone, ‘The Hustle,’ and Why She Loves Chicago

Meshell Ndegeocello won’t say what she’s cooking. A few minutes into our interview, the unmistakable clanging of…

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I call everybody Honey.   My best gay male friends, the server at the restaurant who refills my glass before…

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