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603 Shoutout: ‘Art & Mind 2025 Covid, Climate and Our Future’
New Hampshire Magazine
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July 29, 2025
Sista Creatives Rising (SCR) is a 100% virtual project and concept founded by Black, invisibly disabled mother-daughter duo Claire Jones, 62, and Amaranthia Sepia, 25. The duo prides themselves on working with primarily homebound, disabled, queer...
AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 6:40 a.m. EDT
Imperial Valley Press - California
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The Grateful Dead toasts its 60th with concerts at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tens of thousands of Deadheads are pouring into San Francisco for three days of Dead & Company concerts in honor of the Grateful Dead's 60th...
AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 3:01 p.m. EDT
Santa Maria Times - California
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How 'KPop Demon Hunters' became the surprise hit of the summer NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix's animated musical film “KPop Demon Hunters” has become the surprise hit of the summer. Fans, culture critics and filmmakers theorize there are a few reasons...
AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 10:28 p.m. EDT
Imperial Valley Press - California
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Tupac Shakur slaying suspect files appeal with Nevada Supreme Court to dismiss charges LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man charged with ordering the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas is asking the Nevada Supreme Court to dismiss his murder...
CHAN: Chelle under fire after Sudan rout
Punch
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August 13, 2025
Angry Nigerian football fans have intensified calls for the immediate dismissal of Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle following the team’s humiliating 4-0 defeat to Sudan that ended their African Nations Championship campaign with a game to spare. The...
AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 11:52 a.m. EDT
Yakima Herald-Republic - Washington State
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How 'KPop Demon Hunters' became the surprise hit of the summer NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix's animated musical film “KPop Demon Hunters” has become the surprise hit of the summer. Fans, culture critics and filmmakers theorize there are a few reasons...
How Sudanese team crushed, sent Nigeria’s Super Eagles B packing from 2024 CHAN
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 12, 2025
Nigeria crashed out of the 8th African Nations Championship on Tuesday after an abject performance by a team that failed to put any foot right against Sudan in 90 minutes of football in Zanzibar. The defeat on the Indian Ocean Island, following...
AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 11:15 a.m. EDT
Imperial Valley Press - California
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How 'KPop Demon Hunters' became the surprise hit of the summer NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix's animated musical film “KPop Demon Hunters” has become the surprise hit of the summer. Fans, culture critics and filmmakers theorize there are a few reasons...
Yinka Shonibare Is Using Money from His Art Sales to Give Back to Africa
Art in America
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July 29, 2025
In April 2011, Yinka Shonibare visited the Nigerian city of Lagos following an invitation from celebrated curator Bisi Silva, who’d invited the London-based artist for a talk about his practice and to host a show. There was no space to mount the...
Senegal: Tensions persist between Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye
Africanews
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July 21, 2025
The assurances given by the Senegalese president have failed to ease tensions at the top of the country. Bassirou Diomaye Faye may have felt that there was no problem with his prime minister, but Ousmane Sonko's criticism continue to fuel...
AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 9:22 a.m. EDT
The Porterville Recorder - California
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Booker Prize winner Kiran Desai is up for the award again with a long-awaited novel LONDON (AP) — Indian author Kiran Desai is up for the award again with her new novel “The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny.” Her new 677-page book is one of 13...
2025/26 season: 2 Nigeria stadia to host Champions League, Confederation Cup
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 12, 2025
Nigeria’s four representatives in the 2025/2026 CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup will play their home games in just two approved stadiums — the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo and the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja. The...
AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 4:50 p.m. EDT
San Mateo Daily Journal
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July 28, 2025
Benin grants citizenship to descendants of enslaved people. US singer Ciara is among the first DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African...
AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 4:03 p.m. EDT
The Porterville Recorder - California
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Benin grants citizenship to descendants of enslaved people. US singer Ciara is among the first DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African...
AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 2:51 p.m. EDT
Santa Maria Times - California
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A new law in Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants. Ciara is among the first DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African country...
AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 1:40 p.m. EDT
Santa Maria Times - California
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A new law in Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants. Ciara is among the first DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African country...
AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 12:58 p.m. EDT
Imperial Valley Press - California
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A new law in Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants. Ciara is among the first DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African country...
Refill, Reuse, Resist: Senegal moves to end the era of single-use plastics
Greenpeace International
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July 28, 2025
Dakar, July 28, 2025 – In a decisive step towards environmental justice, Senegalese Civil Society actors convened for a two-day workshop in Dakar to build a united front against single-use plastics, with a particular focus on the country’s growing...
AfroBasket Roundup: Guinea rains 3-pointers to stun top-ranked South Sudan
Xinhua News Agency
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NAIROBI, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- The 31st edition of FIBA AfroBasket kicked off on Tuesday in Angola's Luanda and Namibe, with Guinea's 88-80 victory over favorites South Sudan standing out as a key highlight of the opening day. Ranked No. 1 in Africa...
African music enjoys breakthrough on Shazam’s Global Top 200 Chart
Music Business Worldwide
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July 28, 2025
Over 200 African artists appeared on Apple Music-owned Shazam’s Global Top 200 chart during the past year as African music continues to gain global recognition. That’s according to new data from Shazam on Monday (July 28), showing that 12 tracks...