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World No. 3 pole vaulter EJ Obiena MANILA - The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) has formally endorsed world No. 3 pole vaulter EJ Obiena for reinstatement to the national team. The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) confirmed on Wednesday that PATAFA made the reinstatement request after most of the board members at the athletics body's special board meeting on Saturday approved Obiena's return to the Philippine team. PATAFA executive vice president Willie Torres represented the organization in a meeting with the PSC endorsing Obiena's reinstatement along w...

Ray Barretto · Barretto Power It was 1970 when Fania Records released Barretto Power, one of a series of seminal albums by master percussionist and bandleader Ray Barretto. 1970, the beginning of an explosive decade in our planet. A decade of crisis and change, especially in New York. A decade of socioeconomic and cultural challenges for a new Latino generation in the Big Apple. Tropical music, the explosion of the so called salsa movement as a unifying phenomenon was gathering momentum, a diverse community searching for identity was embracing their roots in times of challenge. Ray Barre...

Monday, January 18 Global Village celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day with songs dedicated to him, music inspired by the Civil Rights Movement, and pieces that reflect human rights themes as performed by artists from around the globe, including Mavis Staples, the Soweto Gospel Choir, Toots & the Maytals, Stevie Wonder, and more. Tuesday, January 19 This time in the Global Village we feature some Brazilian guitarists, including Baden Powell, Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Romero Lubambo, Vinicius Cantuaria (with Bill Frisell), and Chico Pinheiro. We’ll also hear music from Portuguese cavaquinho...

thousands of people were affected. >> we can't let protests disrupt the thousands of people that use bart and the public transportation system every day that rely to get home to pick up their kids and other things. so it's not cool. >> our coverage of the protest continues later on in this newscast. you've heard from bart authorities and part passengers and now at 5:30 we'll hear from others about their response. carlos nava was gunned down last week in oakland. what carlos' father said when he spoke publicly today for the first time. rob? >> reporter: frank, we're outside of saint...