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Ziggy receives Black Press 2020 Global Icon Award at NNPA Virtual Convention

Photo by Tim Cadiente Article by Stacy Brown, Pride Publishing Group Reggae legend Ziggy Marley received the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s (NNPA) 2020 Global Icon Achievement Award during the NNPA’s Annual Convention that took place July 8 and July 9. The two-day international broadcast marked the first virtual convention...

Thunberg, Cameroon peace activist receive children’s award

Image by Mike Corder (AP Photo) Article by Mike Corder, via Associated Press Greta Thunberg, a young activist who has gone from staging school strikes to scolding world leaders about their climate change inaction, was awarded the prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize on Wednesday, along with Cameroon peace...

Student climate campaigner Greta Thunberg nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Photo by Axel Heimken (AFP Photo) Article viaYahoo! News Greta Thunberg, the Swedish schoolgirl climate campaigner who has inspired worldwide protests, should be awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize, Norwegian lawmakers said Thursday. "We have proposed Greta Thunberg because if we do nothing to halt climate change it will...

‘Rebellion Rises’ is nominated for GRAMMY, Best Reggae Album!

The 2019 GRAMMY nominations have just been released, and we are excited to announce that Ziggy Marley's seventh solo studio album, Rebellion Rises, has been nominated for Best Reggae Album! Throughout his life, Ziggy has been nominated for 15 GRAMMYs with 8 wins, including 7 for...