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ALL ARTS Premieres The Darkroom MCs Today, Exploring Legacy, Craft and Culture Through the Lens of Photographers Beuford Smith, Joseph Rodriguez and more
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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The docuseries features darkroom sessions that illuminate the creative process and enduring influence of celebrated but often underrepresented Black photographic artists NEW YORK, June 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ALL ARTS the streaming platform and...
Besides selling weed, Idris Elba worked this ‘grim’ factory job before he became famous
Zambian Observer
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July 10, 2025
British actor, musician and DJ Idris Elba was born to immigrant working-class parents – his father was from Sierra Leone, and his mother was born in Ghana. He was brought up in East London before finding fame in America. He is best known for...
Man wanted in connection with Freetown shooting surrenders to police
The Antigua Observer
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June 19, 2025
- Advertisement - By Kisean Joseph [email protected] A 30-year-old man wanted by police in connection with a recent shooting incident has surrendered to authorities. Wayne Thomas, also known as “Bubbler,” of Buckleys, turned himself in at the St...
Famous Throws Jab at Kao Denero, Calls Drizilik Only ‘Hip Hop Musician Wae Wi Sabi’
Sierraloaded
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June 17, 2025
Renowned R&B artist Famous, known for his hit song “Love Tight,” has ignited controversy on social media following a comment that many interpret as a jab at fellow musician Kao Denero. The remark came in response to a post made by rapper Drizilik,...
Editorial | Travel bans and global sport
The Gleaner
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June 17, 2025
It is probably too late to consider removing the United States as a host of next year’s football World Cup. And in any event, it is unlikely that Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, the governing body of world football, would even contemplate...
Government Targets 52 Megawatts of Local Power by 2026 to Cut Reliance on Emergency Energy
Sierraloaded
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July 10, 2025
The government of Sierra Leone is working toward generating 52 megawatts of internal electricity by June 2026, aiming to reduce the country’s heavy reliance on costly emergency power sources. This was shared by Energy Sector Lead, Dr. Kandeh...
“If the People and SLPP Want Me as President, We’ll See” – Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella
Sierraloaded
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July 10, 2025
Dr. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella has said that becoming the next president of Sierra Leone is not a decision for him to make. According to him, that decision lies in the hands of the ruling SLPP and the people. For now, he says his priority is to focus...
My New Verfassungsblog Article Making "The Nondelegation Case Against Trump's New Travel Ban"
Reason Magazine
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June 13, 2025
(NA) Verfassungsblog just published my article "The Nondelegation Case Against Trump's New Travel Ban." This site is a prominent German academic forum devoted to analysis of public law issues. Here is an excerpt from the article: Last week,...
Wildlife filmmaker and photographer to bring UK tour to Oxford
Oxford Mail
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Gordon Buchanan will bring his Lions and Tigers and Bears tour to the Sheldonian Theatre on February 3, 2026, as part of a 30-date UK tour. The show explores his encounters with wild animals including pandas, polar bears, lions, tigers, and...
Looking for a summer concert? Here's where to find one throughout the Taunton area
Taunton Daily Gazette - Massachusetts
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Nothing beats listening to music in the summer. Summer concerts are an iconic way to spend time during the warmer months of the years. Both Taunton and nearby towns have plenty of concerts scheduled this summer, and to help you decide which ones...
Juneteenth 2025: Where to celebrate with art, music, exhibits and more
Indianapolis Star - Indiana
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Several organizations around Indianapolis have plans to carry forward the spirit, history and legacy of Juneteenth across the next week. The holiday observed June 19 dates back to 1865, when enslaved people in Texas learned they had been freed two...
Fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024
Media Monitors Network
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July 10, 2025
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) is hereby transmitting the report of the fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee (Committee) regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024, held on...
Nenneh Cheyassin Secka-Kebe The philanthropist woman who spent a million dalasis at the Wally Seck concert
The Standard Gambia
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July 11, 2025
- Advertisement - With Tabora Bojang In this edition of the Bantaba, we talk to US-born Gambian philanthropist Nenneh Cheyassin Secka-Kebe, whose philanthropy is at work across the country since her return to The Gambia in 2022. In this interview,...
Position Of First Lady Is Quite Challenging – Oluremi Tinubu
Naija News
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July 10, 2025
She said this on Wednesday at the 3rd Annual Global First Ladies Alliance Academy, where nine other First Ladies from around the world came together to address pressing global challenges, including artificial intelligence growth, food security,...
Beloved baby hippo Moo Deng celebrates first birthday at a Thailand zoo
CBS News
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Thousands of excited fans flocked to a Thai zoo on Thursday to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the adorable baby pygmy hippo that has become a social media sensation. The Khao Kheow Open Zoo was overrun with Moo Deng fans on the first of...
I went on a food tour of Copenhagen inspired by ‘The Bear’ – these are the best things I ate
Time Out
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‘Ah don lan na di airport. Usay you dey?’ The sound of my Sierra Leonean parents’ mother tongue, Krio, was not on the bingo list of things I expected to hear in Copenhagen – a city with an estimated 3 percent African population – but there it was....
Why Did Jessica Biel and Chris Evans Split? A Timeline of Their Early 2000s Romance
OtakuKart
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July 10, 2025
In the early 2000s, before Chris Evans became Captain America and Jessica Biel married Justin Timberlake, these two young Hollywood stars shared one of the most intriguing yet enigmatic romances of their generation. Their five-year relationship...
Where is Liberia, whose president Trump praised for his ‘good English’?
Al Jazeera
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July 11, 2025
United States President Donald Trump has drawn mockery after he complimented the president of Liberia for speaking English “beautifully”, even though it is the country’s official language. “Such good English, where did you learn to speak so...
Five Finalist Emerges for Cribs International Talent Search Grand Final
Sierraloaded
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July 10, 2025
Five Finalists have emerged for the Cribs International Talent Search Grand Finale after the intense semi-finals held at the Bintumani Conference Centre in Freetown. The competition started with sixty contestants, where ten advanced to the...
Koroma not yet a Red as Connell bids not accepted
Barnsley Chronicle
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BARNSLEY made another signing this week but have not yet landed target Josh Koroma while Wycombe Wanderers continue to pursue their captain Luca Connell. There are now three weeks until the Reds begin their new League One season with a long trip...