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Before bagging awards for ‘Sinners’, Ryan Coogler was a record-setting wide receiver for Sacramento State
21+ hour, 8+ min ago (852+ words) In February, Ryan Coogler won the BAFTA for original screenplay for "Sinners, making him the first Black person to win in that category. Weeks later, the "Sinners filmmaker became the first person to direct two cast ensembles to Actor Award…...
Chadwick Boseman’s widow shares speech she would have given had he won Oscar in 2021
12+ hour, 56+ min ago (286+ words) Chadwick Boseman's widow, Simone Ledward Boseman, has revealed the speech that she would have given if her late husband had won the Oscar for Best Actor in 2021 for the movie Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Many thought that Boseman, who passed…...
Kenyan woman becomes heir to a $54 million empire after a DNA test
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (678+ words) After a decade-long legal battle for recognition, Chepkoech Too has emerged victorious in a high-stakes succession case that has captivated Kenya. Last week, the High Court in the city of Eldoret officially declared her the biological daughter of the late…...
Fiancé shocks bride-to-be with unusual wedding registry
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (559+ words) In an unexpected move that has since gone viral, groom-to-be Kevin Canizales turned his wedding registry into a funny surprise for his fianc'e and their guests. Ahead of their upcoming destination wedding, the 30-year-old decided to bypass the traditional gift…...
Texas man accused of holding disabled wife hostage in their $1M mansion for 5 years
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (502+ words) Authorities in Texas have brought charges against a 46-year-old man after he locked his disabled wife inside a bedroom of their $1 million, 6,783-square-foot mansion for five years. The suspect, identified as James Earl Johnson, also granted limited food access to…...
How the British Empire Looted the Asante Kingdom
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (221+ words) How the British Empire Looted the Asante Kingdom'Face2Face Africa In 1874, British forces invaded Kumasi, the capital of the powerful Asante Empire in present-day Ghana, burned the royal palace, and carried off gold regalia, sacred objects, and royal treasures that symbolized…...
Metro woman without lawyer takes on $70 billion tech giant DoorDash over business name and wins
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (555+ words) When Dr. Ashley Bryant, a therapist for 18 years, built a software platform to help her fellow therapists grow their practices, she didn't know that she would have to fight a multi-billion-dollar tech company over the name of her new business....
Viral interracial and interabled couple reveal their unlikely meeting: 'We felt like minorities"
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (716+ words) In 2017, the halls of the Sheltering Arms Institute rehabilitation facility in Virginia became the setting for a love story that would eventually reach millions. Charisma Jamison, 31, then a young inpatient therapist, was focused solely on her clinical duties, never imagining…...
France repatriates sacred drum taken from Ivory Coast during colonial rule
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (519+ words) A century after it was taken away during the colonial era, a sacred drum central to the traditions of Ivory Coast's Atchan community has finally been returned from France. French authorities formally handed back the Djidji Ay'kw" on Friday, marking…...
Deadly Ethiopia landslides claim 80 lives as government declares three days of mourning
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (388+ words) Authorities in Ethiopia have announced a national period of mourning after landslides in the country's south left dozens dead and several others unaccounted for. The government confirmed Tuesday that the number of people killed in the disaster has climbed to…...