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Blinky, the Kenyan bandleader whose crew shaped ‘cool’ Nairobi music scene

Al Jazeera 08 Dec 2023
The four-man band first burst on the scene in 2008, with a unique blend of electronic, funk, jazz, and hip-hop sounds— all with an African inflexion ... On his way to school as a child, he would listen to songs being played in the matatus – RnB in the morning and hip-hop in the evening.
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Full text: For a better world-- looking at the past decade of jointly pursuing the Belt and Road Initiative from a human rights perspective

People Daily 08 Dec 2023
Over the years, Chinese medical teams have achieved many "firsts" in the medical history of various African countries, such as the first hip replacement surgery, the first mitral valve separation surgery, the first hand-reattachment surgery, the first craniotomy for traumatic brain injury, and the first corneal transplant surgery.
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AACC hosts Masquerade Gala fundraising event

The Cincinnati Herald 07 Dec 2023
Editor in Chief of BLAACC Magazine Briston Mitchell giving special thanks and kicking off the tribute to 50 years of hip-hop ... Attendees, adorned in exquisite masks, reveled in the rich tapestry of African American culture, with a special tribute to 50 years of hip-hop and a nod to the history of dance.
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Chuck Lorre Family Foundation Donates $10 Million to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to Support Research ...

Cedar News 07 Dec 2023
CHLA has launched the Chuck Lorre Research Scholars Program (CLRSP), welcoming its inaugural class in summer 2023, including alumni students from the Samuels Family Latino and African American High School Internship Program (LA-HIP) at CHLA.
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Full text: For a better world -- looking at the past decade of jointly pursuing the Belt and Road Initiative from a human rights perspective (1)

China.dot.org 07 Dec 2023
Over the years, Chinese medical teams have achieved many "firsts" in the medical history of various African countries, such as the first hip replacement surgery, the first mitral valve separation surgery, the first hand-reattachment surgery, the first craniotomy for traumatic brain injury, and the first corneal transplant surgery.
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Earth Mama review – a piercingly emotional portrait of motherhood in difficult times

The Guardian 06 Dec 2023
Leaf is a former music video director and, London-born, competed in the 2012 London Olympics as a volleyball player and so, remarkably, becomes the first Team GB graduate to make a film for the ultra-hip studio A24.
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Saudi makes his return to SA hip hop with new offering 'Msotra Don’t Die'

Independent online (SA) 05 Dec 2023
The African trapper and a luminary in the South African hip hop scene, has emerged from a profound hiatus, debuting his highly-anticipated album, ‘Msotra Don’t Die... He was even featured on the ‘Black Panther’ soundtrack ... Picture. Supplied ... Picture. Supplied ... "I've evolved into a musician aiming to elevate the status quo of South African music.
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The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation Makes $10 Million Gift To Children’s Hospital Los Angeles To ...

Hastings Tribune 05 Dec 2023
The program supports Los Angeles area college students, including student alumni from the Samuels Family Latino and African American High School Internship Program (LA-HIP) at CHLA ... This gift from TCLFF also increases support for the students who study laboratory research through LA-HIP, a high school-level internship program at CHLA started by Dr.
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ArtPride New Jersey Unveils Annual Holiday Guide Featuring Upcoming Winter Events Throughout the Garden State

The Trentonian 04 Dec 2023
The guide curates festive holiday experiences from theaters, museums, dance companies and art centers ... · Morristown ... · South Orange ... “Forces of Nature Dance Theatre’s Kwanzaa Celebration” celebrates Kwanzaa with a performance that combines traditional West African and Neo-African dance, hip hop, ballet, contemporary modern dance and martial arts ... ....
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Congressman Hakeem Jeffries Pens Hip Hop 50 Essay For African Voices Magazine

The Source 01 Dec 2023
Marking Hip Hop History Month, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic Leader, published the following essay in African Voices Magazine ... Published in the November/December Edition of African Voices Magazine as Part of their Special50th Anniversary of Hip Hop Issue.
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Deion Sanders Is SI’s 2023 Sportsperson of the Year

The Marshall News Messenger 30 Nov 2023
Rabaka is founder and director of the school’s Center for African and African American Studies ... “Our country’s not prepared for an African American man with this title, telling the truth,” Sanders says ... Rabaka, the African American studies professor, posits that Sanders is “arguably a hip-hop head coach.
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Deion Sanders is Sports Illustrated's 2023 Sportsperson of the Year

Fox31 Denver 30 Nov 2023
Rabaka is founder and director of the school’s Center for African and African American Studies ... “Our country’s not prepared for an African American man with this title, telling the truth,” Sanders says ... Rabaka, the African American studies professor, posits that Sanders is “arguably a hip-hop head coach.
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Urban Bush Women get to the roots of hair and Black identity in new work

The Mercury News 30 Nov 2023
The emotionally fraught status of Black women’s hair isn’t exactly news ... The company is coming to Zellerbach Playhouse Dec ... For the Dec ... “It definitely has some hard truths, but also some comedic moments ... J ... “We took other genres, and I got into hip-hop and African dance, these other forms that complimented and expanded our expression.” ... When. 8 p.m. Dec ... .
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Anatii reflects on producing ‘favourite rapper’ Busta Rhymes’ new single ‘Open Wide’

Independent online (SA) 24 Nov 2023
Anatii has forged such a successful career as a performing artist over the past half-a-dozen years that it’s easy to forget that he has arguably one of the most prolific producer catalogues in the history of South African hip hop ... The single features US R&B star Christ Brown and Jamaican dance hall sensation, Shenseea ... View this post on Instagram ... .
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5 takeaways from the South African Music Awards

Independent online (SA) 20 Nov 2023
Following a chaotic lead up to the event, the South African Music Awards (SAMAs) served a mixed bag over the weekend. From some great performances to some controversial moments, we look back at some key takeaways from South African music’s showpiece event. Maglera Doe Boy is hip-hop’s newest star.
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