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Tuesday, 14 August 2007 |
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Book reviewers are greeting warmly a new book on Africa by African-American journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault. The book is called "New News Out of Africa: Uncovering Africa’s Renaissance." Read more at VOANews.com
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Friday, 10 August 2007 |
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Singer, songwriter and actress Beyoncé announced today that she is
teaming up with her minister and friend Pastor Rudy Rasmus and
America’s Second Harvest—The Nation’s Food Bank Network to sponsor
pre-concert food donation drives in Houston, Atlanta, Washington, D.C.,
Chicago, and Los Angeles as part of her Beyoncé Experience Tour.
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Thursday, 09 August 2007 |
 For the first time in his 14-year career, Common tops The Billboard 200
with "Finding Forever." The Geffen set, which features production from
Kanye West and a guest appearance by Lily Allen, moved 155,000 copies
in the United States... Read more at Billboard.com
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Wednesday, 08 August 2007 |
 Activist Rev. Al Sharpton organized rallies across the United States on
Tuesday urging public divestment from the music industry until rap
lyricists stop employing the "n-word" and terms degrading to women. Read more at Reuters.com
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Tuesday, 07 August 2007 |
African culture is the foundation of numerous genres today, and, quite literally, nearly every American music form....a clear line can be traced from African griots to American
emcees, those that speak of community healing, rebel against unjust
prosecution, and use tongues as swords to cut corporate vultures and
racist snakes.
Few hip-hop records accurately display this evolutionary mythology,
so finding those that do makes them that much more rewarding. Read more at PopMatters.com
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