#VOA: Authentic Holds Off Tiz the Law to Win Kentucky Derby. #VOANews

#VOA: Authentic Holds Off Tiz the Law to Win Kentucky Derby. #VOANews

September 6, 2020 No Comments

Authentic held off a late challenge by favorite Tiz the Law to win the Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs and give Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert a sixth win in the annual Run for the Roses. Authentic, ridden by John Velazquez, set the early pace and managed

#VOA: Boseman Honored as Hometown Hero in Native South Carolina. #VOANews

#VOA: Boseman Honored as Hometown Hero in Native South Carolina. #VOANews

September 4, 2020 No Comments

ANDERSON, SOUTH CAROLINA – Chadwick Boseman was remembered as a hometown hero who brought a sense of pride to his native Anderson, South Carolina. The city paid tribute to Boseman in a public memorial on Thursday evening. The actor, who became widely popular through “Black Panther,” was honored after he

#VOA: Top Stars at Venice Film Fest Praise Gender-Neutral Prizes. #VOANews

#VOA: Top Stars at Venice Film Fest Praise Gender-Neutral Prizes. #VOANews

September 3, 2020 No Comments

VENICE – Two stars at the Venice Film Festival, Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swinton, have praised the decision by the Berlin festival to award gender-neutral prizes, with Swinton predicting other award ceremonies will follow suit.Organizers of the Berlin International Film Festival announced last month that they would stop awarding separate

#VOA: Audiobook Compiles ’60 Minutes’ Interviews with Barack Obama. #VOANews

#VOA: Audiobook Compiles ’60 Minutes’ Interviews with Barack Obama. #VOANews

September 3, 2020 No Comments

NEW YORK – More than a dozen “60 Minutes” interviews with former President Barack Obama, beginning when he was a U.S. Senator, have been compiled into an audio release.Simon & Schuster Audio announced Thursday that “Barack Obama: The 60 Minutes Interviews” will come out Oct. 13. The audiobook features CBS

#VOA: In Mock Funerals And ’42’ Jerseys, Kids Mourn Black Panther. #VOANews

#VOA: In Mock Funerals And ’42’ Jerseys, Kids Mourn Black Panther. #VOANews

September 2, 2020 No Comments

NEW YORK – In their driveways or in their bedrooms, using little cardboard boxes or piles of backyard dirt, young fans of “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman paid their respects with lots of Wakanda salutes and mock funerals attended by action figures.Soon after the shocking news of Boseman’s death Friday

#VOA: US Singer Akon Looks to Break Ground on $6B Futuristic City Project in Senegal  . #VOANews

#VOA: US Singer Akon Looks to Break Ground on $6B Futuristic City Project in Senegal  . #VOANews

September 1, 2020 No Comments

American singer Akon says he is moving ahead with plans to break ground on a $6 billion futuristic self-named city in Senegal next year.  On Monday, Akon traveled with government officials to the site of the planned project in the rural community of Mbodienne, well outside the capital, Dakar.  Akon, whose real name is Aliuane Thiam, said he sees Akon city becoming the

#VOA: National Security Law Threatens Hong Kong’s Publishers, Booksellers. #VOANews

#VOA: National Security Law Threatens Hong Kong’s Publishers, Booksellers. #VOANews

September 1, 2020 No Comments

HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s booksellers and publishers, long known as champions of freedom of expression in the Chinese territory, are now under greater threat following the new National Security Law enacted in July. Now, booksellers could run afoul of laws that carry strict punishments for vague offenses such as