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...multi-platinum artist, rose to fame as part of the Fugees, which released its first album, “Blunted on Reality,” in 1994. In 2005, he was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture (“Hotel Rwanda??) for his song “Million Voices...
...early work was marked by a distinct realist style, as she aged, her work became increasingly abstract. With this in mind, “Watusi”—whose name stems from the 60s era song-and-dance craze, as well as the Batutsi tribe of Rwanda??can thus be read to be as much a product of Thomas’ lament at having been denied opportunities in the arts as it is a veiled protest of art historians’ negligence in noting the extent to which African art influenced Matisse...
...ensuing question-and-answer session, President Kagame addressed topics ranging from Rwanda??s female-majority parliament—the first in the world—to Chinese and Indian investments in Africa...
...pointed out that access to education, job creation, housing, and other basic necessities is crucial to sustaining the benefits provided by Partners In Health. “The link of disease and poverty is proven,” said Agnes Binagwaho, another panelist and the executive secretary of Rwanda??s National AIDS Control Commission. To strengthen her claims, she presented maps that portrayed the size of continents based on malaria and HIV prevalence and deaths, along with income. Jim Y. Kim—a professor of medicine who worked with Partners in Health at its founding?...
...Angeles, the quintessential “regular guy” and formerly apathetic Adam Sterling has access to a printer and grassroots appeal. Meanwhile, fellow American Don Cheadle relies on famous friends (namely George Clooney) and media access to translate his post-“Hotel Rwanda?? concern into highly visible action. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, spearheads an operation to gather evidence and bring a case against two of Sudan’s guiltiest high-level officials. Within Darfur, Pablo Recalde, a U.N. ground worker, sends a heavily armed convoy to bring...