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Dead tiger in freezer, sick, starving, dead animals: Police raid Oregon Coast safari park

The Register Guard 17 May 2025
Oregon Zoo's adorable baby elephant Tula-Tu with mom. Watch ... A USDA report from April 1 said two older lions and a black African leopard were observed with "prominently" visible hips, ribs and spine ... The employee shot him again to end his suffering.
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Police raid Oregon safari park amid reports of starving lions and dead tiger left for months

AOL 16 May 2025
... – to veterinary cary – “an older lioness, and older lion, and a black African leopard were observed with decreased muscle mass, with hips, ribs, and spine prominently displayed under the skin”.
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‘Xenophobic’: Neighbours outraged over Mauritania’s mass migrant pushback

Al Jazeera 16 May 2025
“We suffered there,” one woman told France’s TV5 Monde, a baby perched on her hip ... Most are trying to reach the Canaries, a Spanish enclave closer to the African continent than to Europe, from where they can seek asylum.
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Sjava reflects on Takeoff's legacy: 'Things were never the same'

Independent online (SA) 15 May 2025
South African hip hop artist Sjava has taken a moment to reflect on the profound legacy of Migos rapper Takeoff, who tragically lost his life in 2022 ... an indelible scar on the hip hop community.
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Bits and Pieces 05.15.25

The East Hampton Star 15 May 2025
Elza van den Heever, a South African soprano, plays ... The show illuminates the history of tap as an African-American art form whose roots are shared with step, jazz, hip-hop, and swing dance styles.
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Finally Recognized

Eugine Weekly 15 May 2025
Established in 1982 by Lee and Hester Bishop, the award is presented annually by the mayor of Eugene ... Get the Eugene Weekly in your inbox! ... “I grew up here. At that time, there wasn’t a lot of hip hop, a lot of jazz, a lot of African rooted styles ... ....
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When Liquideep and Teargas ruled the airwaves: Zakes Bantwini's nostalgic tweet strikes a chord

Independent online (SA) 12 May 2025
Their 2010 album "Fabrics of the Heart" became a national favourite, earning the group several South African Music Awards (Samas), including Album of the Year ... African house music on the global stage.
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Kwesta: People started calling me 'Big Bro' in 2020

Sowetan Live 12 May 2025
From the streets of Katlehong to the pinnacle ...
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One Part Of Sinners Keeps Unexpectedly Getting Stuck In My Head, And An Expert Explains Why

Cinema Blend 12 May 2025
As the expert explains. ... Here's Why ... That's Awesome ... African drums rise behind the guitar riffs. A DJ scratches in echoes of modern hip-hop ... Gutierrez points out that Coogler uses it to draw parallels between African and Irish Americans. .
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Homer’s Iliad Is a Rap Battle

Greek Reporter 12 May 2025
(See Assassin’s Creed Valhalla for its recent reimagining.) And it also has African roots. But its latest iteration is thought to have emerged in the hip-hop scene in New York in the 1980s.
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Kwesta's new album 'The Big Bro Theory' signifies growth and legacy

Independent online (SA) 10 May 2025
South African hip-hop heavyweight Kwesta has released his sixth studio album “The Big Bro Theory... with new talent taking over the hip-hop scene and the shift among South African listeners.
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Dancer, businesswoman, activist: Utica University alum recognized for beating stereotypes

Observer-Dispatch 10 May 2025
Akira Armstrong didn’t set out to change the world. The 2005 Utica University graduate just wanted to dance ... That’s it.” ... “Ms ... UU ... The main dance categories in which she teaches and performs are tap, West African, modern, jazz, hip hop and ballet.
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Kwesta drops 'The Big Bro Theory', a powerful tribute to his artistic journey

Independent online (SA) 09 May 2025
South African hip-hop heavyweight Kwesta has officially dropped his much-anticipated album, "The Big Bro Theory" ... I want people to enjoy hip hop music again, let's just enjoy it, not politics, let's just enjoy it and have fun.".
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Ryan Coogler's Sinners from a Palestinian solidarity lens

The New Arab 09 May 2025
The 1930s were a pivotal decade for the US, especially for African Americans ... While he sings, Sammie’s rift-opening voice showcases the BluesWest African roots and the Hip Hop it inspires in the future, for example.
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