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A woman in Havana. REUTERS Raul Castro’s announcement at the 8th Congress of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) that he is stepping down as the party’s Secretary General marks the formal end of an era in Cuban history. The 89-year-old Raul took over as Secretary General a decade ago pledging extensive reforms to repair the country’s moribund economy. But those reforms have failed miserably, and power now passes to Castro’s handpicked successor, President Miguel...

Afropunk, a movement that has amplified alternative, genre-defying Black culture for over a decade, has tapped Miami as the backdrop for its upcoming Black Spring virtual festival, set to livestream on Friday, April 23. A response to the social upheaval of 2020, Black Spring is a digital initiative to unite Black people across the diaspora with a focus on Afro-Latino and Afro-Caribbean culture. The music lineup encapsulates the festival’s theme with performances from Rico Nasty, Seu Jorge, S...

18 Apr 2021 / 14:57 H. In this file photo taken on May 6, 2001, family members and friends of Massinissa Guermah, a teenager who was shot dead by the police while in custody on April 20, carry a wreath to be placed on his tomb to celebrate his 20th birthday, in Beni-Douala, near Tizi Ouzou, the capital of Kabylie. — AFP ALGIERS: Thousands rioted in Algeria’s northern Kabylie region 20 years ago this week, in what became known as the “Black Spring” — a symbolic chapter in the long f...

ALGERIA’S Berber minority marked the 20th anniversary of the so-called Black Spring today, an uprising that some say inspired later protests such as the current anti-government Hirak movement. The Black Spring was sparked by the death of teenager Massinissa Guermah, who was shot dead after being arrested at a police checkpoint near Tizi Ouzou, the capital of the largely Berber Kabylie region, on April 18 2001. “The people’s reaction was one of anger,” explained Said Sadi, a former leade...

Gamecocks announce capacity increase for Garnet & Black spring game South Carolina Gamecocks (Source: WMBF) By South Carolina Athletics | April 15, 2021 at 3:15 PM EDT - Updated April 16 at 7:14 AM Capacity for the 2021 Garnet and Black Spring Game has been increased to approximately 15,000 fans, University of South Carolina Athletics officials announced today. The annual spring game will be held on April 24 at 2 p.m. and will be televised on SEC Network+. Thanks to the successful rollout...

South Carolina increases capacity for Garnet & Black Spring Game Williams-Brice will now host approximately 15,000 fans, up fron the initial announcement of 9,000 Share Updated: 3:44 PM EDT Apr 15, 2021 South Carolina increases capacity for Garnet & Black Spring Game Williams-Brice will now host approximately 15,000 fans, up fron the initial announcement of 9,000 Share Updated: 3:44 PM EDT Apr 15, 2021 (GamecocksOnline) -- South Carolina has increased the capacity for nex...

Amy Harris/Invision/AP/Shutterstock Rico Nasty performs at the Coachella Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club, in Indio, Calif. Afropunk has announced details for its virtual festival called Black Spring set for April 23. The event will feature performances from Rico Nasty, Seu Jorge, Seafoam Walls and more. Black Spring is set to combine Aforpunk’s legacy of inclusion, activism and highlighting the best new talent in the world with a focus on Afro-Latine and Afro-Caribbean artists ...

Rico Nasty, Seu Jorge And More To Headline AFROPUNK’s Black Spring Virtual Experience Essence 2 days ago Kevin L. Clark This year, AFROPUNK is continuing its legacy of disrupting pop culture by upping the ante with its Black Spring virtual festival. Hosted by actor-chef Santana Caress Benitez and taking place on April 23, 2021 at 4 PM ET, Rico Nasty, Brazilian singer-songwriter Seu Jorge, and Brazilian thrash band Black Pantera will headline the COVID-safe experience. “�...

Where the Legend Meets the Road What the rediscovery of The Joan Anderson Letter means to our understanding of complex Beat figure Neal Cassady and the local family members championing his legacy March 10, 2021 by DNA Neal Cassady with wife Carolyn and son John at their Los Gatos home in the 1950s. "Myths are stories of our search through the ages for truth, for meaning, for significance." Joseph Campbell As a teenager in suburban Northern New Jersey in the late 1970s, I was desperate for signi...

ONLINE: Black Bodies Swinging: An American Postmortem Mar 4, 2021 12:30 PM LisaGay Hamilton Robin D. G. Kelley is an acclaimed author and the Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History at UCLA. The title of this series of lectures by UCLA professor of history and author Robin D. G. Kelley is shared with a forthcoming book examining the roots of the Black Spring protests of 2020; as described by Kelley, it will be a "historical autopsy" of racial capitalism. The specific lecture topics — â...