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Column: Coach Elijah Asante has Hamilton football on the path to success
3 months, 1 week ago

Column: Coach Elijah Asante has Hamilton football on the path to success

LA Times  

Elijah Asante talks to his players before and after a win over Crenshaw last week. pic.twitter.com/pbs2uwwWNK — eric sondheimer September 6, 2024 Just seeing Hamilton players walk from their bus carrying helmets and backpacks and looking like they are headed to church because of the way they are dressed in suits and ties sends a clear message in a day …

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How rap and writing help heal a family’s old wounds
7 months, 1 week ago

How rap and writing help heal a family’s old wounds

LA Times  

Book Review Nephew: A Memoir in 4-Part Harmony By M.K. Asante’s latest memoir, “Nephew,” is framed as a letter to Asante’s nephew Nasir, who is on the verge of death in a Philadelphia hospital after being shot nine times. In addition to Asante’s voice, which combines an emotional directness with insightful reflections on Black history and music, the book features …

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UK returns looted Ghana artefacts on loan after 150 years
8 months ago

UK returns looted Ghana artefacts on loan after 150 years

Al Jazeera  

The objects were stolen from the court of the Asante king during the 19th century Anglo-Asante wars. The United Kingdom has returned 32 gold and silver treasures stolen from the Asante Kingdom more than 150 years ago in what is today’s Ghana on a six-year loan, Ghanaian negotiators have said. Ghanaian authorities have for years tried to reclaim gold treasures …

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In a highly unusual move, UCLA Fowler Museum is initiating returns of looted African works
10 months, 2 weeks ago

In a highly unusual move, UCLA Fowler Museum is initiating returns of looted African works

LA Times  

Monday is the 150th anniversary of the theft by British forces of countless gold, silver and other ornamental objects from the king’s palace in Kumasi, a former imperial city in the rain forests of Ghana’s Asante region. The UCLA Fowler Museum, in a highly unusual if very welcome move, initiated the repatriation of Asante objects that have resided in its …

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A pair of UK museums return gold and silver artifacts to Ghana under a long-term loan arrangement
10 months, 4 weeks ago

A pair of UK museums return gold and silver artifacts to Ghana under a long-term loan arrangement

Associated Press  

LONDON — Two British museums are returning looted gold and silver artifacts to Ghana under a long-term loan arrangement as U.K. institutions face increasing demands to hand over treasures acquired at a time when the British Empire ruled over people around the globe. The items were acquired by the museums after British troops looted the royal palace in Kumasi during …

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A pair of UK museums return gold and silver artifacts to Ghana under a long-term loan arrangement
10 months, 4 weeks ago

A pair of UK museums return gold and silver artifacts to Ghana under a long-term loan arrangement

The Independent  

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Oregon police confirm investigation into medication theft amid report hospital patients died
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Oregon police confirm investigation into medication theft amid report hospital patients died

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Authorities are investigating the theft of medication prescribed to patients at a southern Oregon hospital, police and state medical officials confirmed Wednesday, following a local news report that two people died and others were sickened after a nurse replaced fentanyl intravenous drips with tap water. Officials at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford reported to police …

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Clutch pick by Asante Samuel Jr. and pass by Justin Herbert save Chargers
1 year, 2 months ago

Clutch pick by Asante Samuel Jr. and pass by Justin Herbert save Chargers

LA Times  

Justin Herbert made a clutch 51-yard throw to seal the Chargers’ victory despite wearing a split and glove on his left middle finger. Still, all of that wasn’t enough until Justin Herbert ignored his mangled left hand just long enough to use his healthy right one to throw the Chargers past Las Vegas 24-17 at SoFi Stadium. “It was just …

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How Chargers’ Asante Samuel Jr. carved out his Star role in Brandon Staley’s defense
1 year, 3 months ago

How Chargers’ Asante Samuel Jr. carved out his Star role in Brandon Staley’s defense

New York Times  

COSTA MESA, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers coach Brandon Staley had a puzzle to solve in his secondary when the team opened training camp in July. And one key piece without a defined landing spot was Asante Samuel Jr. “There’s so much to figure out on defense about what our best combinations are,” Staley said of his secondary on July …

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Chargers training camp: Asante Samuel Jr., defense dominates on Day 6
1 year, 4 months ago

Chargers training camp: Asante Samuel Jr., defense dominates on Day 6

New York Times  

COSTA MESA, Calif. — The Los Angeles Chargers held their sixth practice of training camp Wednesday at Jack R. Hammett Sports Complex. The defense had its best practice of camp so far and won all three of the live 11-on-11 periods: a move-the-ball period, a red zone period and a two-minute drill. mike dub + herbo are locked in pic.twitter.com/cquq0o88LF …

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Ghana water polo grows as sport looks for more diversity
1 year, 10 months ago

Ghana water polo grows as sport looks for more diversity

Associated Press  

Back at the very beginning, right when the idea of water polo in Ghana started swimming into reality, Prince Asante got out a couple of balls and caps in front of a handful of curious kids. “Somebody said, ‘Oh, water brassiere, thank you very much,’ a water bra,” a chuckling Asante said. That was one of the first meetings of …

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MARTIN SAMUEL: Lionesses is a harmless branding tool, but this team have outgrown it
2 years, 4 months ago

MARTIN SAMUEL: Lionesses is a harmless branding tool, but this team have outgrown it

Daily Mail  

Of course, it was more confected nonsense on Radio 4 this week when a listener questioned the use of the word Lionesses to describe the England women's football team. A Radio 4 listener called in to question use of the word Lionesses to describe women's team 'We gendify everything,' Asante said. An invention of, one imagines, a mostly male marketing …

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Chargers place cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. in concussion protocol
3 years, 1 month ago

Chargers place cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. in concussion protocol

LA Times  

Chargers cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. has entered the NFL’s concussion protocol for the second time in three weeks. “I just let him know that it was a real tough time for me,” Bosa said Monday, “and it was important to talk to somebody if you’re feeling depressed or feeling down about anything.” Samuel, a rookie cornerback drafted in the second …

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Asante Samuel Jr. has trouble learning from one former NFL player — his dad
3 years, 3 months ago

Asante Samuel Jr. has trouble learning from one former NFL player — his dad

LA Times  

They share so much. “People say, ‘Oh, he’s the son of Asante Samuel, so of course,’” Samuel Jr. said. That’s what they’ve told me.” Samuel Jr. said his grandma was “like my second mom.” He said she taught him to be kind to everyone and thankful for each day. “The point is, I’m still waiting for some positivity from my …

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‘Microfarms’ come to South L.A. frontyards, bringing fresh produce to food deserts
3 years, 7 months ago

‘Microfarms’ come to South L.A. frontyards, bringing fresh produce to food deserts

LA Times  

Jamiah Hargins knows the modest frontyard at the corner of Angeles Vista Boulevard and Olympiad Drive like the back of his hand. His Asante Microfarm is named after a Swahili word meaning “thank you.” Jamiah Hargins, founder of the Asante Microfarm, explains its irrigation system to neighbor Ibiere Seck. “The success of Asante Microfarm is an example of the need …

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