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H.H. Brookins dies at 86; pastor was influential black leader
The Rev. Hamel Hartford Brookins, an influential bishop and former pastor of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles who became a political power broker, civil rights leader and mentor to former Mayor Tom Bradley, the Rev. Jesse...Tags: Civil Rights, Local Elections, Hillary Clinton, Justice and Rights, U.S. Supreme Court
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Theater review: 'The Convert' at the Kirk Douglas Theatre
Danai Gurira’s new play, “The Convert,” set in the 1890s in what would later become Zimbabwe, tells the story of a young African woman, Jekesai (the stunning, graceful Pascale Armand), who converts to Catholicism to escape an arranged...
Tags: Treme (tv program), Religion and Belief, Christianity, Arts and Culture, Roman Catholicism
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Zimbabwe activists fined for watching Arab Spring video
World NowMunyaradzi Gwisai was sentenced to pay $500 and serve 420 hours of community service when a Zimbabwe court handed down its decision Wednesday. So were five other Zimbabwean activists. What landed them in court? Watching a video of the Arab Spring... -
Zimbabwe officials brush off rumors of Mugabe illness
World NowZimbabwe officials brushed off reports that President Robert Mugabe was gravely ill on Tuesday, as a lengthy trip to Singapore stirred up rumors that he was fighting off death abroad.... -
Emily Mann a natural to direct 'Streetcar' and 'The Convert'
NEW YORK — New Yorker drama critic John Lahr set off a social media firestorm in December with a blog comment that called for a moratorium on those "infernal all-black productions of Tennessee Williams plays unless we can have their equal in folly:...
Tags: Kirk Douglas, Debbie Allen, Tennessee Williams, Key West, Goodman Theatre
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LIBYA: Foreign embassies defect
Babylon & BeyondLibyan Consul Faraj Zarroug in the Philippine capital told the Associated Press that about 85% of his country's 165 diplomatic missions now recognized the rebels' interim government, the National Transitional Council.... -
Monster Mash: New York man loses $1.35-million Corot painting; Zimbabwe censors visual artist
Culture Monster-- Major blunder: A New York man is being sued by his partner for losing a $1.35-million Corot painting, pictured at right, during a bender. (New York Daily News) -- Artistic censorship: The government of Zimbabwe has banned the works...... -
GoDaddy.com CEO Bob Parsons under fire for Zimbabwe elephant-hunting video
OutpostsGoDaddy.com Chief Executive Bob Parsons has been drawing angry comments and threats of boycotts and cancellations after he posted a video of him killing a problem bull elephant during a hunting expedition in Zimbabwe. The video (viewer discretion... -
Countdown to the last 'Oprah Winfrey Show': Oprah's favorite guest ever
Show TrackerAs 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' nears its last episode, Oprah invites back her favorite guests and gives a one of her biggest gifts... -
Zimbabwe's rhinos are the targets of poachers with advanced technology
L.A. UnleashedHARARE, Zimbabwe — Poachers are using aircraft to hunt and kill rhinoceros, Zimbabwe's wildlife chief said Tuesday, as demand in Asia for their horns' supposed medicinal benefits grows. Seven endangered rhinos were killed in southern Zimbabwe from early... -
Mike Campbell dies at 78; white Zimbabwean challenged seizure of lands
Mike Campbell, the white Zimbabwean farmer who won a landmark case in southern Africa's highest court challenging the seizure of his farm by President Robert Mugabe's government, died Wednesday. He was 78.
Campbell, whose family said he died of...Tags: Politics, Mangos, Parties and Movements, Robert Mugabe, Heads of State
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America isn't over
A few weeks ago, I went into a Barnes & Noble and noticed a prominent new display -- the "BRIC" table, piled high with books detailing the irresistible rise of Brazil, Russia, India and China. Nearby, another shelf sagged under the weight of more than...Tags: Republican Party, Education, Civil Rights, Wars and Interventions, Censorship
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