Havana, December 13 (RHC)-- Radio Havana Cuba presented its traditional Roque Dalton Award to the film "Alí Primera," by Venezuelan director Daniel Yegres, as part of the 52nd International Festival of New Latin American Cinema.... More


In a moment of historic recognition, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has inscribed Nabulsi soap-making onto its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.... More


New York, December 10 (RHC)-- Nikki Giovanni, one of the most celebrated poets in the United States, has died of cancer at the age of 81. ... More


Berlin, November 24 (RHC)-- An American photographer and activist of Jewish descent has leveraged a speech at the opening of her exhibition in Germany to condemn the Israeli regime’s merciless aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon.... More


New York, November 23 (RHC)-- Palestinian American poet Lena Khalaf Tuffaha called on writers to use the power of words and their platforms to demand an end to the genocide in Gaza as she accepted the National Book Award for her poetry collection about Palestine -- “Something About Living.”... More


Los Angeles, November 4 (RHC)-- Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic Thriller album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91.... More


Oakland, October 22 (RHC)-- Legendary singer and activist Barbara Dane died in her Oakland home Sunday.  She was 97 years old. ... More


New York, September 26 (RHC)-- Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri has declined to accept an award from New York City’s Noguchi Museum after it fired three employees for wearing keffiyeh head scarves, an emblem of Palestinian solidarity.... More


New York, September 26 (RHC)-- Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda has won a News and Documentary Emmy for her AJ+ report “It’s Bisan from Gaza and I’m Still Alive.” ... More


New York, September 25 (RHC)-- A new track by U.S. singer and songwriter Macklemore, addressing the Israeli-U.S. genocidal war on Gaza, has been trending and garnering millions of views on social media platforms.... More


New York, September 10 (RHC)-- Actor James Earl Jones, an imposing stage and screen presence whose commanding voice defined Star Wars villain Darth Vader, has died.  He was 93.... More


Amid the Israeli genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza, which has claimed more than 40,500 lives so far, including over 16,500 children, survivors are making their presence felt through creative mediums.... More


Stockholm, August 30 (RHC)-- The Swedish pop group ABBA has told the campaign of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump to stop playing its songs at his campaign events, stating that they did not grant permission for their use.... More


Havana, August 25 (RHC)-- "Your visit has great significance.  It is the visit of a brother who has always been in battle for just causes," said Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez to Nobel Prize winner for Literature Wole Soyinka, with whom he held a meeting after the awarding of the Haydée Santamaría Medal to the distinguished African intellectual on Friday morning at Casa de las Américas.... More


New York, August 23 (RHC)-- The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has rejected an attempt by pro-Israel groups and Hollywood celebrities to rescind an Emmy nomination for the widely admired Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda. ... More


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