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Cincinnati Opera postpones Afrofuturist-themed `Lalovavi' by a year to the summer of 2026

Sep. 30, 2024 15:40 PM EDT

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Opera has postponed the premiere of the Afrofuturist-themed “Lalovavi” by one year to the summer of 2026. The company said Monday the libretto by Tifara Brown is still being worked on, delaying the music composition by Kevin Day. ...

US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas fondly remembered as she lies in state at Houston City Hall

Jul. 29, 2024 22:13 PM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Residents who stood in line on Monday to pay their respects to longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas as her body lay in state in Houston’s City Hall remembered her as an advocate for human rights and her community. “I don’t know of another politician...