(July 9, 2020) In May 2021, Bob Marley will have been dead for 40 years, yet his music is as fresh and beloved as is was at the height of his considerable musical powers. One Love, part of Bob Marley & the Wailers 1977 Exodus album and containing an interpretation of The Impressions' song "People Get Ready" written by Curtis Mayfield, is one Marley's most beautiful and … [Read more...] about Bob Marley’s ‘One Love’ being re-released to help children upended by COVID crisis
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‘I am my brother’s keeper’, Philonise Floyd tells UN rights body, in impassioned plea for racial justice
(June 18, 2020) UN NEWS - The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday heard powerful testimony from the brother of George Floyd, whose death, captured on video, while a police officer knelt on his neck for over eight minutes in Minneapolis, has sparked worldwide protest. in a pre-recorded appeal to the Council to set up an international probe to investigate killings … [Read more...] about ‘I am my brother’s keeper’, Philonise Floyd tells UN rights body, in impassioned plea for racial justice
World Oceans Day: Blue oceans keep the planet green
(June 8, 2020) The COVID-19 pandemic is a “sharp reminder” of how we are all intimately connected to each other and to nature, the UN chief said on Monday, World Oceans Day. “As we work to end the pandemic and build back better, we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity – and responsibility – to correct our relationship with the natural world, including the world’s seas and … [Read more...] about World Oceans Day: Blue oceans keep the planet green