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Civil right activist & entertainer, Harry Belafonte passes on at 96
Harry Belafonte, the actor, producer, singer and activist who made calypso music a national phenomenon with “Day-O” (The Banana Boat Song)…
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Emahoy Guèbrou, the nun who became Ethiopia’s ‘piano queen’
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, the composer and piano-playing nun who died on March 23, 2023 at the age of 99, had…
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Angelique Kidjo becomes 3rd African to win Sweden’s Polar Music Prize
Beninese singer Angelique Kidjo won one of Europe’s top music prizes along with Britain’s Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records,…
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‘I felt seriously cheated,’ Djimon Hounsou on his low pay in Hollywood
Though he boasts an extensive and applaudable Hollywood résumé spanning more than three decades, including his latest role in Shazam! Fury…
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Burna Boy to headline 2023 UEFA Champions League final kick-off show
GRAMMY® Award-winning and multi-platinum selling singer, songwriter and producer Burna Boy will co-headline the 2023 UEFA Champions League Final Kick…
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Diaspora
Ghanaian citizenship ceremony held for Tulsa Race Massacre survivors, mother Fletcher & uncle Redd
Viola Fletcher (108-year-old) and her brother Van Ellis (101-year-old), in matching attire and pictured during their Ghana citizenship ceremony at…
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South African rapper AKA has been shot dead
Rapper AKA, born Kiernan Forbes, was shot and killed Friday in Durban, South Africa, The Times reported. He was 35. According to the news…
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Hollywood’s ‘Girls Trip 2’ to reunite full cast for an adventure in Ghana
According to a Variety Magazine exclusive, an upcoming sequel of the 2017 romantic comedy “Girls Trip” will be taking fans…
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‘Abafazi Bengoma,’ an all-female band is an inspiration to classic Africa
Nine women who were passionate about drumming met in a drum circle and eventually formed an all-female band. This group…
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Sarkodie reacts to his Bob Marley feature
The new year has been off to a tremendous new feature on the updated rendition of Bob Marley’s “Stir It…
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