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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 Diaz-Canel, at a time when Cuba faces its worst economic and political in the six decades of commun...

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, Seafoam Walls, Dawer x Damper, Black Pantera, and Jup do Bairro. Inspired by the new beginnings, a ...

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 fight for Berber rights. The indigenous group is also in the vanguard of the Hirak anti-government pr...

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 leader of the Rally for Culture and Democracy (RCD), a secular opposition party formed out of the Berber ...

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 of vaccinations over the past month, Gamecock Athletics and officials at Prisma Health have determi...