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Environmental activists took to the street of the Kenyan capital over the weekend ahead of a meeting in the city to continue negotiations on a global plastics treaty.
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TUI Cruises’ Mein Schiff 6 Exploratory Visit to USVI Underscores Historic Ties
At its first welcome ceremony of the 2023/24 cruise season, the West Indian Company Ltd., along with USVI cruise tourism stakeholders, welcomed Mein Schiff 6 on her inaugural visit to the territory on Tuesday.
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'It Looks Like Solange Dancing at This Age': Tina Lawson Shares Adorable Clip of Blue Ivy Dancing
Beyoncé’s oldest daughter Blue Ivy Carter has already proved that she’s more than just a regular celebrity kid. She’s shown off her vocal skills on tracks
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Jazz legends power the choreography behind new ballet project | The Atlanta Voice
 Inspired by Herb Snitzer, a Jewish photographer who compiled a lifetime of images of black Jazz ‘greats’, Waverly T. Lucas II, created the choreography for his upcoming project— Jazzing: Memoirs in Jazz. The scheme is incomplete and was created with Nina Simone, Duke Ellington, and Myles Davis in
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Ailey, Alvin (1931-1989)
Alvin Ailey was born in Rodgers, Texas during the Great Depression. He overcame racism, poverty, and homophobia to become one of the most celebrated choreographers in American history. His single teenage mother Lula Ailey washed clothes, picked cotton, and worked in domestic service in various
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Guard shot dead in Vreed-en-Hoop supermarket robbery - Stabroek News
Paul Waterman of Tuschen, a security guard, was shot dead yesterday during an armed robbery at a Vreed-en-Hoop supermarket, according to the police. The article Guard shot dead in Vreed-en-Hoop supermarket robbery appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Nelson Street Girls' student gets break in Nadia Batson video: 'Dancing is my dream' - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Dillyann Irving always knew she wanted to be a dancer. She would watch dance tutorials, music videos, and other dance groups on YouTube and try to copy the dancers. She also made up her own dances when she listened to music, which she still does most of the time. At age five she joined Dance
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Passports: What Nigerian govt plans to do for citizens in US - Envoy
The meeting was hosted by the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Americas, North East Ohio Chapter and Nigeria Community, Greater Cleveland. The post Passports: What Nigerian govt plans to do for citizens in US - Envoy appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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Judge Awards Aretha Franklin’s Property to Her Sons - Observer News Group
A Michigan judge has allocated properties owned by the late legendary soul singer Aretha Franklin to her sons based on a 2014 handwritten will discovered between couch cushions. The decision came after a jury in the Detroit area affirmed the document’s validity four months ago, despite its somewhat
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Birthday in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania of dancer Martha Gaham, considered a pioneer in Afro-Haitian dance.
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1854
Nationally Known Dancer
Stanley E. Brown (1902-1977) was a nationally known dancer and dance instructor in Boston from 1929 to 1977. Founder of the Stanley Brown Dance Studio, he trained and coached hundreds of professionals. 'Sugar Ray' Robinson took tap lessons from Brown as did Cab Calloway, Diana Ross, and Lola
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Adolfo Quiñones, an Early Star of Street Dance, Dies at 65 - The New York Beacon
Adolfo “Shabba-Doo” Quiñones, who grew up dancing in a bleak public housing project in Chicago and went on to become a pioneer of street dance in the 1980s and one of its first celebrities after appearing in the hit movie “Breakin’,”diedon Dec. 29 at his
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Isaac Burrell: One of Roanoke, Virginia's First Black Doctors
Isaac Burrell arrived in Roanoke, Virginia in 1893 as one of its first black doctors. He started a pharmacy on Gainsborough Road between Patton and Harrison Avenues that eventually became the largest black owned pharmacy in southwest Virginia. Burell was born on March 10, 1865 at his father's farm
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Gladys Knight
Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the Empress of Soul,[1] [2] is an American singer–songwriter and actress. A seven-time Grammy Award-winner,[3] Knight is best known for the hits she recorded during the 1960s and 1970s, for both the Motown and Buddah Records labels, with her group
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Tanzania: Govt Stresses Resources for Climate Financing
[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE Deputy Minister of State in the Vice President's Office, Environment and Union Affairs, Mr Khamis Hamza Khamis has called for concentrated efforts to ensure availability of needed resources for climate financing.
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Spingarn Medal: Alvin Ailey
Spingarn Medal presented to Alvin Ailey in recognition of his international pre-eminence in the field of dance.
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Boston born and raised, Jimmy Slyde has gained national and international fame as a tap dancer in films and concerts. Studying dance with Stanley Brown and Mildred Davenport in Boston, he started his early career in the city's vaudeville, theaters, and nightclubs - the RKO, the Old Howard, and the
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FOOTBALL-Shaw and Bailey were nominated for Concacaf Player of the Year awards. - Caribbean Times
MIAMI, Florida, CMC – The Jamaican pair of Khadija “Bunny” Shaw and Leon Bailey were among the nominees announced Tuesday for the Concacaf Women’s and Men’s Player-of-the-Year awards, respectively. According to a news release from the Football Confederation, fan voting has opened for the two
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Choreographer JaQuel Knight Aiding Black TikTok Creators Through Copyright Protection
Visionary "Single Ladies" choreographer JaQuel Knight teamed up with Logitech to host a dinner celebrating Black TikTok dance creators
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Petitioners seek summary judgement on petition to revoke Fulcrum Centerpoint’s air permit
GARY ADVOCATES FOR Responsible Development (G.A.R.D.) members seated at the table share environmental news and information with the public about their efforts to stop Fulcrum Bioenergy from polluting Northwest Indiana. (Photo by Ted Brown) Gary residents have formally requested that a judge revoke
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Trump’s Role in Capitol Riot Takes Center Stage at D.C. Trial - Observer News Group
As former President Donald Trump gears up to face a District of Columbia jury on charges related to his alleged efforts to subvert the 2020 election, the battle over whether the chaos and violence that unfolded at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, should play a central role in his trial has taken
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What You Need to Know About the BA.2.86 COVID Variant - BlackDoctor.org
In the ever-evolving saga of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new player has taken center stage - the BA.2.86 variant. Recent government data has illuminated a concerning trend: the prevalence of this highly mutated variant has tripled in just two weeks. Now, nearly 1 in 10 new COVID cases in the United
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La Maison Blanche se dit "à court d'argent" pour aider l'Ukraine - Haiti24
Dans un courrier adressé lundi à Mike Johnson, patron de la Chambre des représentants à majorité républicaine, la directrice du budget de la Maison Blanche, Shalanda Young, affirme que les États-Unis seront "à court de ressources pour livrer plus d'armes et d'équipements à l'Ukraine" si le
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Government House Seeks to Soothe St. Croix Water Fears
Government officials sought Tuesday night to reassure Virgin Islanders concerned about toxic levels of lead and copper found in some St. Croix municipal water. In an hour-long broadcast from Government House, Water and Power Authority CEO Andrew Smith, Planning and Natural Resources Commissioner
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Soldier allegedly commits suicide along Palisadoes
The police and military are now at a crime scene along the Palisadoes main road in Kingston. The Gleaner understands that a member of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) allegedly committed suicide in the area. The male soldier was reportedly found in...
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Memphis’s Black Dance Culture Is Surviving COVID-19 Thanks To Community & Red Bull
Memphis Jookin' is one of the Blackest dances in modern American history and at Red Bull Dance Your Style competition, the different generations of the dance culture made sure the world knew COVID-19 wasn't killing its dance culture.
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New Debbie Allen Documentary on Netflix “Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker” - Houston Forward Times
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