Singer Wyclef Jean’s high-profile bid for Haiti’s presidency ended after election officials on the earthquake-ravaged Caribbean nation disqualified his candidacy. The Haitian-American hip-hop star expressed disappointment at the late Friday ruling, but called on his followers to act “peacefully and responsibly.” “Though I disagree with the ruling, I respectfully accept the committee’s final decision, and I urge my supporters to do the same,” the former Fugees frontman said in a statement. “I want to assure my countrymen that I will continue to work for Haiti’s renewal; though the board has determined that I am not a resident of Haiti, home... Continue Reading
By Novell Zwange –NEW YORK – A record label founded in 2007 as a record label for innovative artists of all styles and charitable benefits, both in the US and internationally, Global Damitow Records has announced the launch of the first annual “A Charity Record” benefit album. All profits from all albums will be donated to non-profits and the Recording Artist’s themselves; not the label. Damitow releases charity albums, compilations, Collector’s items and soon will be expanding into Publishing, Distribution & an all-artist’s profit Art Gallery. Damitow also has multiple incentive programs designed to give fans, supporters, companies and artists... Continue Reading
By Novell Zwange – JOHANNESBURG – South African Bishop Jo Seoka, the current chairperson of the Bench Marks Foundation,has joined a growing list public figures who have expressed outrage over the recent killings of 20 miners at the Aurora Grootvlei mines in Springs and has joined the call for an investigation by the relevant authorities. The mine is owned by Khulubuse Zuma and Zondwa Mandela, amongst others. Khulubuse and Zondwa are relatives of President Jacob Zuma and former President Nelson Mandela.They are Zuma’s nephew and Nelson Mandela’s grandson. Reports claim that the victims were doing illegal gold mining and were... Continue Reading
By Lekan Otufodunrin – This paper was presented on behalf of Director of World Journalism Institute, New York , Robert Case II at the Journalists for Christ, Nigeria reception for Belz International Media fellows in Lagos on August 21, 2010 While there has always been the cosmic struggle between truth and falsehood, between good and evil, between the best laid plans of man (e.g., tower of Babel) and the plans of God), this conflict has been intensified into an outright cultural war in our post-modern, post Christian age by the mass or mainstream media in the last 50 years. It... Continue Reading
SOUTH AFRICA – The Wits School of Arts, Dramatic Art and Drama for Life (DfL), in association with the University of Pretoria (UP) Music Therapy, the UP Drama Department, the South African Association of Dramatherapists (SAAD) and the South African Network for Arts Therapies Organisation (Sanato), will host the third Africa Research Conference in Applied Drama and Theatre titled Arts Activism, Education and Therapies: Transforming Communities across Africa. Building on the previous two conferences, which were held to further stimulate research in applied drama and theatre in Africa, this year’s conference extends its focus to include the practice and theorising... Continue Reading
