Little Known Black History Fact: Dizzy Gillespie

  October 23, 2019 Edit Edit with WPBakery Page Builder   Dizzy Gillespie, with his signature puffed cheeks, horned-rim glasses, beret and bent-bell trumpet, used this musical talent to become a world-renowned figure in the world of jazz. The late trumpeter was born October 21, […]

Death toll in Chile protests rises to 11

  October 23, 2019 Edit Edit with WPBakery Page Builder At least 11 people have died in Chile, according to the mayor of capital city Santiago, as protests and violence in the country continued. Mayor Karla Rubilar said eight people died Sunday, the most deadly […]

Little Known Black History Fact: Fela Kuti

  October 16, 2019 Edit Edit with WPBakery Page Builder   Fela Kuti was a pioneer of the Afrobeat musical movement whose intense and pointed lyrics made him a target of the Nigerian government. The late musician was born October 15, 1938. Kuti was born […]

President Erdogan announces start of operation against US-backed Kurdish forces, days after President Donald Trump announced pullback of US troops

  October 10, 2019 Edit Edit with WPBakery Page Builder   Turkey began a planned military offensive into northeastern Syria on Wednesday, launching airstrikes and artillery fire across the border just days after the Trump administration announced it was pulling US troops back from the […]

U.S. troops start pullout from along Turkey’s border in Syria

  October 15, 2019 Edit Edit with WPBakery Page Builder   BEIRUT — American troops began pulling back on Monday from positions in northeastern Syria ahead of an expected incursion by Turkey into the area, the U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces said. The Syrian Kurdish fighters warned […]