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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 27: Rapper DMX performs in concert at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill on March 27, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images)
(The following are edited remarks delivered by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam during the April 25, 2021 homegoing service for the great hip hop artist Earl âDMXâ Simmons, who impacted the world through music and film. The message was delivered live via Zoom and televised during the BET Networkâs coverage of the touching goodbye to a rap icon. May Allah (God) be pleased with our brother and strengthen and console his family and all who were touched by his gifts.)
Whanganui Māori Anzac service recognises role of Māori veterans in war efforts
25 Apr, 2021 04:31 AM
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Around 100 people gathered at the Māori Anzac Service at Pākaitore on Sunday. Photo / Lewis Gardner
Around 100 people gathered at the Māori Anzac Service at Pākaitore on Sunday. Photo / Lewis Gardner
A ceremony to commemorate the efforts of Māori servicemen and women took place at Pākaitore on Sunday, with a large group of descendants of troops lost at war paying their respects. The service, held every Anzac Day at the memorial site in Pākaitore, is one of the oldest Māori services in the country, just as Whanganui s dawn service is also one of the longest-running.