Obituary
Remembering McCoy Tyner, iconic and influential jazz pianist
March 12, 2020“It’s difficult to comprehend the magnitude of McCoy Tyner’s innovative contributions to music."
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Muere Ernesto Cardenal, poeta del evangelio y la revolución
March 3, 2020El poeta y sacerdote nicaragüense Ernesto Cardenal, quien falleció el domingo en Managua a los 95 años, es reconocido como un símbolo de la poesía revolucionaria de su país y de América Latina.
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Katherine Johnson, pioneering NASA mathematician, dies
February 25, 2020NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement that Katherine Johnson “helped our nation enlarge the frontiers of space even as she made huge strides that also opened doors for women and people of color.”
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Joseph Shabalala dies, founder of Ladysmith Black Mambazo
February 13, 2020Shabalala’s death was announced as the country marked 30 years since the release of Nelson Mandela from prison, which led to the end of the country’s brutal system of racial oppression known as apartheid.
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Rep. John Conyers: 53 years fighting for peace, justice, equality
October 30, 2019I covered Rep. John Conyers, D., Mich., for the entire 25 years I was the Washington correspondent for the Daily World and People's Daily World.
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