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Ziggy Marley performs at Petco Park | Live streamed by Nugs.net

Ziggy Marley is set to perform May 30th, 2021 at Petco Park in San Diego. This weekend's shows at Petco Park are the first LIVE in-person stadium concerts since the pandemic began. Marley's show will is being billed as a "live tribute to his father." Marley...

Ziggy receives Black Press 2020 Global Icon Award at NNPA Virtual Convention

Photo by Tim Cadiente Article by Stacy Brown, Pride Publishing Group Reggae legend Ziggy Marley received the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s (NNPA) 2020 Global Icon Achievement Award during the NNPA’s Annual Convention that took place July 8 and July 9. The two-day international broadcast marked the first virtual convention...

Shining a Light on the Other Half of Humanity

I like to know what’s going on in the world—I read the news online most of the time. And yeah, I was getting some news, or as I call it, half the story. But, it dawned on me that all I was being fed was...

Spotify data shows how music preferences change with latitude

Photo by Umair Abbasi (Flickr) Article by Cathleen O'Grady, via Ars Technica In Anchorage, Alaska, in the bleakest midwinter, the Sun rises just after 10am, hovers close to the horizon for a few hours, and dips back down again shortly before 4pm—all in all, just five hours and 28 minutes of...

10 models who are breaking barriers in the fashion industry

Photo by Charles Platiau (Reuters) Article by Melina Glusac, via INSIDER The beauty paradigm in the fashion world is slowly, but surely, shifting. This year, Rihanna's Savage x Fenty fashion show showcased a variety of body types, as more and more designers are choosing to highlight uniqueness over conformity. Models like Winnie...

45% of U.S. Gamers are Female, but Women Face Toxicity in esports

Photo by Maria Gambale via AP Photo Article by Jake Seiner, via AP News NEW YORK (AP) — Susie Kim thinks the women gamers are out there. As general manager for a championship esports team, she would know. She’s not surprised none of them are on her roster. The Entertainment...

The Rise and Rise Of Contemporary African Art

Article via The Art Newspaper On the eve of the 1-54 fair for contemporary African art, we talk to an artist, a curator, an art fair founder, a gallerist and an auctioneer about the long overdue recognition of the diverse art of a continent. Produced in...