Viola Desmond
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Viola Desmond

Rosie Awori The long awaited $10 dollar bill with the face of Civil rights activist, Viola Desmond is finally in circulation.  Desmond becomes the first black person – and...

African Roundup Nov 22, 2018
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African Roundup Nov 22, 2018

    FRANCE CONSIDERS RETURNING AFRICAN ART and Artifacts White museum curator: “ The work isn’t for sale” Killmonger: “How do you think your ancestors got these? Do you...

BTW Calling On Young Artists
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BTW Calling On Young Artists

Gloria Mitchell-Aleong and Victor Philips award can lead to bigger things   Rosie Awori   The Black Theatre Workshop is issuing a call for nominees for their Young and Emerging...

From Mogadishu to U.S Congress
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From Mogadishu to U.S Congress

The United States mid term elections was  characterized by a number of  trailblazing campaigns spearheaded by several  women shattering the glass-ceilings. Somali born refugee Ilhan Omar, is a part...

African Round up Oct 25, 2018
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African Round up Oct 25, 2018

    Kanye In Uganda Self professed, Trump lover and Grammy award winning musician, Kanye West and his wife Kim Kardashian were in Uganda from the15th October till the...

BLACK TALENT ON DISPLAY IN CHOIR BOY
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BLACK TALENT ON DISPLAY IN CHOIR BOY

      ROSIE AWORI   The showcase of talent currently on display at the Centaur production of Choir Boy represents a proud moment for Canada’s Black theatre professionals....

African Roundup October 11, 2018
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African Roundup October 11, 2018

RWANDA Louise Mushikiwabo emerges as favorite for SG of La Francophonie Louise Mushikiwabo’s candidature for the post of Secretary General of Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), the unifying...

The Sound of the Beast Comes to life at MAI
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The Sound of the Beast Comes to life at MAI

Rosie Awori Best known as Belladonna the Blest, Donna-Michelle St. Bernard has made her mark in the theatre circuit as an emcee, playwright, administrator and agitator. St. Bernard is...

Caribbean News Sept 27,2018
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Caribbean News Sept 27,2018

Barbados Barbados celebrates teacher Avisene Carrington as she marks her 100th birthday Rosie AWORI Barbados’ newest centenarian is, Avisene Carrington. On Saturday, September 15, the country’s governor general, Dame...

African Roundup Sept 27, 2018
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African Roundup Sept 27, 2018

South Africa Statue Honoring Freedom Fighter Unveiled at the United Nations A statute honoring South Africa’s first Black president and anti-Apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was unveiled on September 25,...