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Dizzy Reece’s Legacy from Windrush to New York
Jazzwise
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In October 1959, Jamaican trumpeter Dizzy Reece left London for New York on the liner Liberte, taking his wife and daughter with him. At the quayside, he was met by Alfred Lion of Blue Note records, the label that had already released his...
TV tonight: how Serena Williams nearly became a punk guitarist
The Guardian
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June 21, 2025
In the Arena: Serena Williams 11.10pm, BBC One The Williams sisters are almost always approached as a pair, sharing a destiny from early childhood. In this series, Serena tells her own story – though, of course, Venus chips in. The opening episode...
Everton transfers and contracts: What we're hearing on Branthwaite, Gueye and Barry
The Athletic
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June 21, 2025
There is an early sense of deja vu about Everton’s summer window. Once again, defender Jarrad Branthwaite is dominating the headlines. A year ago, Manchester United tried to take advantage of the Merseyside club’s fraught financial position,...
‘I’m so angry at myself’ — Jackson sorry for red card four minutes after coming on
The Times
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The South American teams have ignited the Club World Cup with their enthusiastic spark and colour but they have also brought the quality to match too, and that should not, as Chelsea found to their cost, be taken lightly. A day after the European...
Institution Fight for Black History Under Trump
Harper's Bazaar
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June 18, 2025
In May 2025, Nottoway Plantation in Louisiana, the largest remaining antebellum mansion in the South, burned to the ground. Images of the big white columns at the front of the house engulfed in flames spread across social media. At first, they...
There is no elevator to success says Häuptle
ZamFoot
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June 20, 2025
With a clear and effective method, Nora Häuptle relies on discipline, active listening, and a deep focus on collective values to help her team grow Around stars like Barbara Banda and Rachel Kundananji, Zambia is built on a united, humble squad...
Stitching Traditions: How Dynamic Braid Styles Preserve Black Pride And Identity
Essence
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June 19, 2025
Braiding traditions across the African diaspora both predate and defy the colonial confines set forth to erase and subjugate Black communities. Intricate cornrows in particular—whether they are the stitch, lemonade, fulani, or other...
Olatunji-Okuku: African clubs could exceed expectations at Club World Cup
Tribal Football
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As the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup continues to gather momentum, Nigerian football administrator Samuel Olatunji-Okuku has applauded the performance of African clubs competing in the United States. Despite going up against some of the world’s...
Harriet Tubman’s church in Canada was a crucial force in the abolitionist movement. It’s still standing today
The Guardian
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June 19, 2025
On a cold day in January 2024, Rochelle Bush walked up the steps of Salem Chapel, British Methodist Episcopal Church in St Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Bush, the owner and primary tour guide of Tubman Tours Canada and Salem Chapel’s historian,...
'May or may not': Trump weighs joining Israel-Iran war
The National News
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday sounded an ambiguous tone over whether the US would strike Iranian nuclear sites and said Tehran had made contact in a bid to negotiate. His comments come a day after he appeared to be preparing for war and...
Speaking French, Swedish, German… the migrants booted out of EU in asylum crackdown & on small boats to ‘soft touch’ UK
The Scottish Sun
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June 19, 2025
MORE than 2,000 migrants are massing in the Jungle camp outside Dunkirk in northern France. And their aim — to cross the Channel and take advantage of “soft touch” Britain after they were turfed out by the EU countries where they previously lived....
UN Ocean Conference makes progress on protecting marine waters
Mongabay
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June 19, 2025
The United Nations Ocean Conference, held June 9-13 in Nice, France, saw some progress on better protecting the hundreds of thousands of species that live in marine waters and the communities that depend on the sea for work or sustenance. New...
Juneteenth celebrated across U.S. with unity, reflection and calls for justice
FOX 35 Orlando - Florida
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FOX 35's Morgan Parrish learns more about "The Town That Freedom Built!" Eatonville's 3rd Annual 1887 Juneteenth Weekend. She spoke to one of the event coordinators about what attendees can expect. EATONVILLE, Fla. - Juneteenth celebrations...
Festival Beverly Hills returns July 20
Beverly Press and Park Labrea News - California
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June 19, 2025
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno will perform at the festival. (photo courtesy of the city of Beverly Hills) Join the city of Beverly Hills at Beverly Gardens Park on Sunday, July 20, from noon-6 p.m. for a vibrant day of music, dance,...
Fifth Season of Dreaming in Color Podcast Spotlights Africa’s Visionary Leaders
IOL
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From township changemakers to continent-shaping visionaries, Season 5 of Dreaming in Color is here and shining a spotlight on African brilliance. Powered by The Bridgespan Group, Dreaming in Color is a podcast that elevates the voices and...
Fulbright College Announces Its 2025-26 Connor Faculty Fellows
University of Arkansas
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Photo Submitted Sandra and Robert Connor The Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences has selected 19 exemplary faculty members as the 2025-26 recipients of its Robert C. and Sandra Connor Endowed Faculty Fellowship. Their areas of expertise span...
Leveraging intra-African trade to boost Nigeria’s manufacturing sector
Daily Trust
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June 20, 2025
In 2022, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM), Nigeria’s first indigenous automobile manufacturing company, secured a $4.7 million deal to supply vehicles to the government of Sierra Leone, as ordered by the Sierra Leonean Ministry of Defence. The...
The Wonders Of Black Paris
Essence
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June 18, 2025
This story is featured in the May/June 2025 issue of ESSENCE. Paris, the “City of Love.” I first fell in love with this city at the tender age of 7. My mom, who didn’t get to see the world as a child because her parents couldn’t afford it, wanted...
Blue Origin to open in Luxembourg, EU holds talks with Iran, and Vapiano killers sentenced
RTL Today
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The Today Radio news team brings you the latest headlines for Friday, 20 June. Luxembourg BLUE ORIGIN – The US aerospace company Blue Origin is establishing its first European office in Luxembourg, signalling a major expansion of its operations...
French champagne makers face human trafficking trial
Citizen TV Kenya
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June 19, 2025
Three French employers in the champagne sector will go on trial on Thursday accused of human trafficking, exploiting and housing seasonal workers in appalling conditions, during grape picking in eastern France in 2023. Around 50 migrant harvesters...