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Book Review: Ta-Nehisi Coates visits Senegal, South Carolina and the Middle East for ‘The Message’
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Book Review: Ta-Nehisi Coates visits Senegal, South Carolina and the Middle East for ‘The Message’

ROB MERRILL Associated PressOctober 5, 2024

Ta-Nehisi Coates always writes with a purpose, so naming his latest collection “The Message” is nothing if not on-brand. But what’s the actual message? Consisting of three pieces of non-fiction, the book is part memoir, part travelogue, and part writing primer. It covers his recent trips to Dakar, Senegal; Columbia, South Carolina; and various cities and towns in the Middle East.

Price Deeply Moved by Visit to West Africa
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Price Deeply Moved by Visit to West Africa

Sentinel News ServiceFebruary 9, 2023

L.A. City Council President Pro Tem Curren Price and his family made a historic pilgrimage to the African Continent from Dec. 16-31, 2022. They traveled to West Africa, visiting the countries of Senegal and Ghana. 

ESSENTIAL SENEGAL May 2020 Join the Museum of African American Art Cultural Trip
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ESSENTIAL SENEGAL May 2020 Join the Museum of African American Art Cultural Trip

LAWT News ServiceNovember 8, 2019

Excitement is growing for the Museum of African American Art (MAAA)  Essential Senegal Cultural Trip to Dakar, Senegal, May 16-25, 2020!  This trip will provide a unique cultural experience and support MAAA.  A highlight of the trip  is a visit to  the newly opened Museum of Black Civilization in Dakar. Dedicated December 2018, Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegal’s first President, envisioned a museum that would represent the histories and contemporary cultures of Black people everywhere.

West Africa Inequality Crisis Called Extreme in New Report
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West Africa Inequality Crisis Called Extreme in New Report

Sentinel News ServiceJuly 11, 2019

“Inequality has reached extreme levels in West Africa, and today the wealthiest 1 per cent of West Africans own more than everyone else in the region combined.”

That was the finding in a new report published by Oxfam and Development Finance International.

International Prospects to Head to Atlanta For First NBA Academy Games in The U.S. 
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International Prospects to Head to Atlanta For First NBA Academy Games in The U.S. 

Sentinel News ServiceJune 28, 2019

The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced that the third NBA Academy Games – a series of exhibition games featuring prospects from the seven NBA Academies and other teams – will take place Tuesday, July 9 – Sunday, July 14 at the Emory Sports Medicine Complex, the official practice facility of the Atlanta Hawks, in Atlanta, Ga, marking the first time the NBA Academy Games will take place in the U.S.

Study Finds Most of the World Failing at Gender Equality
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Study Finds Most of the World Failing at Gender Equality

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentJune 13, 2019

“This report should serve as a wakeup call to the world. We won’t meet the SDGs with 40% of girls and women living in countries that are failing on gender equality,” said Melinda Gates, Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

At New Museum of Black Civilizations, a Call to Come Home
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At New Museum of Black Civilizations, a Call to Come Home

Amelia Nierenberg, Associated PressJanuary 3, 2019

The Museum of Black Civilizations in Senegal opened this month amid a global conversation about the ownership and legacy of African art. The West African nation’s culture minister isn’t shy: He wants the thousands of pieces of cherished heritage taken from the continent over the centuries to come home.