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• Coming In Hot: These Afrobeats Stars Are Set To Light Up The Summer

  30-06-2024 17:00
  
  Afrobeats stars Rema, Amaarae, Asake and Ayra Starr are coming to Afro Nation Detroit (Credit: X, Facebook, Capital FM Kenya). 
  If Black life had a soundtrack these days, it would be dominated by the pulsating grooves of Afrobeats, a fusion of Black musical styles burning up parties around the globe—from Lagos to Atlanta. 
  This African export, whose songs range from sultry to celebratory, combines West African rhythms with dancehall, R&B, pop, and Hip-hop. It’s sonic al
  
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• Community Gathers at 31st Street Beach to Pray for End to Violence

  30-06-2024 15:15
  
  On Saturday, community members gathered at Chicago’s 31st Street Beach to pray for an end to the recent spate of violence in the area.
  Faith leaders, local business owners, community members, alderpersons, and patrons of Pier 31, a bar located at the beach, showed their support at the beachside gathering. This came after two deadly shootings occurred there last week.
  Nikki Hayes, who has owned Pier 31 for 13 years, told ABC 7 Chicago that business has slowed since the shootings. “Whe
  
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• GUEST OP-ED: Black Americans Are Embracing a New Era of Financial Inclusion

  30-06-2024 14:45
  
  By US Rep. Jonathan Jackson
  In a country where wealth disparities persist, financial inclusion is still the road that leads to equity. Black Americans have historically faced barriers to wealth generation and investment opportunities. Today, the tide is turning, and technology is paving the road to education, access, and empowerment.
  A myriad of new technologies continue to create more opportunities for our historically underserved communities to participate in the financial system, including in
  
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• Marriott Theatre Opens Summer Season with ‘BEEHIVE: THE 60’S MUSICAL’

  30-06-2024 00:20
  
  Grace Bobber, Lucy Godinez, Miciah Lathan (Photo Courtesy Liz Lauren).
  The Marriott Theatre has opened the summer season with “BEEHIVE: THE 60’S MUSICAL,” a vibrant homage to the music of the 1960s. 
  Directed and choreographed by Deidre Goodwin, known for her work on Broadway and in film, and featuring music direction by Jeff Award Winner Ryan T. Nelson, this production celebrates the influential female voices of the era.
  Women’s experiences in the 1960s were transfo
  
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