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“We believe that tradition is not just a static body of knowledge. It’s the personal bond between generations of practitioners that allows culture to be transmitted and made meaningful in

On Tuesday (31), a British judge opened a new case filed by an NGO against the government for resuming arms sales to Saudi Arabia, a country accused of

The Caribbean’s premier film festival has made its triumphant return to the island of St Barth with the St Barth Film Festival.

Credit Photo Courtesy of the Artist Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms & the Music of New Orleans is a three hour documentary hosted by Haitian-American and New Orleans based artist and musician, Leyla McCalla, a founding member of Our Native Daughters & alumna of the GRAMMY award-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops. Leyla’s work unearthing history and musical tradition, combined with her knowledge of cultural hybridization and her own identity as a Haitian-American have given her a unique voice and persp...

0:30 Say It Loud traces the last 50 years of Black history through stirring, historically important speeches by African Americans from across the political spectrum. With recordings unearthed from libraries and sound archives, and made widely available here for the first time, Say It Loud includes landmark speeches by Malcolm X, Lorraine Hansberry, Angela Davis, Martin Luther King Jr., Henry Louis Gates, and many others. Bringing the rich immediacy of the spoken word to a vital historical and...

Credit Photo Courtesy of the Artist Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms & the Music of New Orleans is a three hour documentary hosted by Haitian-American and New Orleans based artist and musician, Leyla McCalla, a founding member of Our Native Daughters & alumna of the GRAMMY award-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops. Leyla’s work unearthing history and musical tradition, combined with her knowledge of cultural hybridization and her own identity as a Haitian-American have given her a unique voice and persp...

that is what i am saying. i am not an attorney, but i would be surprised if we could say that theres a certain type of music of would be limited in this scenario. comissioner antonini: i would tend to agree breyer we have had discussions in the past, and if you were so restrictive to say italian opera, but if they did some popular italian music, it would not qualify. my experience is we have to limit its by the amplification and the number of people participating, so basically that is ...

another facility, there was discussion of good and bad operators. i am currently unfortunately dealing with a very bad operator and can speak firsthand that it is a tough battle. i hope you will spare my neighbors my battle. president miguel: thank you. >> buenas tardes. my name is roberto hernandez, and i am an indigenous latino brother who was born and raised here in san franciscos mission. most of you know me and know i have been here before you on some very controversial issues abo...

to that type of thing. i do not think we can say it cannot be different types of music. it can only be singing with background amplified. >> does that make it different from karaoke? this discussion is only between the zoning administrator and the planning commission. i do not need any other comments on this. >> it is similar in that there is one microphone with one person. it is similar to karaoke. youre not limiting the type of music. you are limiting the volume and the extent of the...

lyses -- it is two restaurants, two liquor licenses, an outdoor music venue on a residential street with very diverse character, people who are physicians and laborers and the gamut that runs between. everyone does look forward to this venue coming. at the same time, we deeply ask for your help in making sure that these provisions do not undermine the character of our home as well. we do ask for the opportunity to review it again in 12 months. we ask your support in limiting the powers...