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Bill to Unban Female Genital Mutilation

This Day 27 Jul 2024
The West African Humanist Network welcomes the rejection by Gambian lawmakers of the bill that decriminalizes female genital mutilation in the country ... ociated with any faith, or culture in the region.
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Immerse yourself in arts and culture: A weekend of diverse events in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Tribune Review 26 Jul 2024
Friday at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Downtown. This event examines the African American experience within comic book culture and celebrates ...
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Global media opportunities in opening China's reform in the new era

Independent online (SA) 26 Jul 2024
Africans' intellectual and cultural contributions have shaped and enriched the global heritage. Ngugi wa Thiong'o, a prominent African writer and thinker, reminds us that "language and culture are the keys to people's identity and self-understanding."
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A&E Agenda: Taste of Africa, Heritage Fire, and bluegrass

Aspen Times 26 Jul 2024
After earning an MBA from Rice University, he shifted into the hospitality industry, with the vision of creating ChòpnBlọk — the cultural crossroads where West African culinary traditions and local communities intersect.
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What has Kamala Harris accomplished as vice president? Here's a quick look.

Star Gazette 26 Jul 2024
... that enslaved African Americans were freed by executive order, two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, according to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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August events calendar for Europe

Stars and Stripes 26 Jul 2024
Salzburg Festival, drama, opera and cultural events, through Aug ... Afrika Tage, African culture fest, Donauinsel, Aug ... Highland Games, celebrates Scottish culture and heritage, Aug ... Cultural Harbor, music, dance and theatre, Aug.
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Traditional Rulers, Clerics, Ulamas Mobilise against Hardship Protests

This Day 26 Jul 2024
In his audience with the Botswana High Commissioner, the President expressed Nigeria’s readiness to develop a robust cultural and economic cooperation with the Southern African country.
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David Driskell: A legacy of art and advocacy

The Tennessee Tribune 25 Jul 2024
His efforts at Fisk were instrumental in establishing the university as a center for African American art and culture ... works that reflected his deep engagement with African American cultural themes.
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Large grant will extend reach at Gastonia African American Museum

Gaston Gazette 25 Jul 2024
Curator Dot Guthrie welcomes you to the African American Museum of History & Culture in Gastonia, North Carolina. Gastonia’s African American Museum of History and Culture was awarded a $50,000 grant ...
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African officials speak highly of outcome of latest CPC plenum

Xinhua 25 Jul 2024
CHANGSHA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- African officials attending the 7th China-Africa People's Forum have spoken highly of the outcome of the third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.
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South Africa gears up for the Paris Olympics

France24 25 Jul 2024
African sporting fans are holding their breath on the eve of the official kick off of the ...
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SABC to broadcast Paris Olympic Games after securing free to air media rights

Independent online (SA) 25 Jul 2024
The South African Broadcasting ... Newly appointed Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie has also vowed to have all South African national team games shown live on the SABC in the future.
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The Manchester

Time 25 Jul 2024
... Wellington packed with locally foraged mushrooms, while the panoramic bar above is a tribute to horse racing culture in 1960s South Florida ... Maui Cultural Lands ... Kamba African Rainforest Experiences.
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Baths of Caracalla

Time 25 Jul 2024
“The return of water is not only a wonder for its own sake, a joy for the eyes and the spirit, but is meant to be a concrete symbol of reconnection with the ancient world,” says Daniela Porro, special superintendent for cultural affairs in Rome.
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