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Amanda Gorman’s Book Sales Soar Amid Florida Bans Of Her Work

WITH HER PIVOTAL POEM PLACED ON MIAMI-DADE'S BOOK BAN LIST, THE POET LAUREATE HAS EXPERIENCED A BOOST IN...

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Harry Belafonte, activist and entertainer, dies at 96

Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became...

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Pele And The Nigerian Civil War By Akin Akintoye

Pelé is considered one of the greatest soccer players of all time, and his early years played a...

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Late Afrobeat Legend, Fela Kuti Honoured In Paris

"Instead of picking up a gun, music was the only tool he had. It was a weapon to...

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Joyce Sims, R&B Singer-Songwriter, Dies Aged 63

Family members, friends, fans have started paying tributes to the late American R&B singer-songwriter Joyce Sims whos died,...

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Mikel Obi Retires From Football

Former Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel has announced his retirement from professional football after 20 years. Obi...

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Movie Release: Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues

The documentary about the life and times of legendary trumpeter and one of the founders of Jazz music,...

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CEO, ACE Awards, Otunba Olumide Adeleke, Releases Names of 2022 Awardees

The Chief Executive Officer, ACE Magazine Media and ACE Awards, Otunba Olumide Adeleke, has announced the names of...

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After a year-long engagement, MSNBC’s Symone Sanders says “I Do”

MSNBC show hostess Symone Sanders. After a year-long engagement, MSNBC show hostess Symone Sanders said “I Do” to...

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Olympic legend Mo Farah reveals he was taken from his family, trafficked to UK at age 9

Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah revealed he was taken from his family in Somaliland when he was 9...