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BET Greenlights Damon Dash Conversation Docuseries 'OG Stories' for Spring 2026

Dash frames the project as candid, cinematic conversations with influential "OG" figures, with guest announcements to come.

Heinz Knobloch Turns 100: New Tributes, Broadcasts and Calls for Dresden Recognition

Angela Luce, ‘Voice of Naples,’ Dies at 87

Mimmo Liguoro, Veteran Rai Anchor of Tg2 and Tg3, Dies at 84

French Prosecutors Open Financial-Crime Probe Into Jack Lang as He Leaves Arab World Institute

Vigo Pays Final Tribute to Xesús Alonso Montero at Packed Funeral

Rufián Applauds TV3’s Bad Bunny Parody as Broad-Left Alliance Pitch Faces Pushback

Pedro Sampaio’s ‘Jetski’ Reaches No. 1 in Brazil as Carnival Debut Energizes Salvador

Flip Names Orides Fontela 2026 Honoree, Sets July 22–26 Dates

Adélia Prado Discharged From Hospital, Recovering at Home

Jack Lang Resigns From Arab World Institute as Prosecutors Open Money-Laundering Probe

Rubén Polimeni, Versatile Argentine Character Actor, Dies at 70

Ten Years On, Germany Remembers Roger Willemsen, Television’s Intellectual Conscience

Spanish Novelist Javier Castillo Announces His Mother’s Death Two Months After Losing His Father

Maria Rita Parsi, Champion of Children’s Rights, Dies Suddenly at 78

Fela Kuti Receives Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, First for an African Artist

Yogi Adityanath Marks Sant Ravidas Jayanti With Statue and Auditorium Inaugurations in Lucknow

Brazilian Poet Adélia Prado, 90, Remains in Intensive Care After Fall and Two Surgeries

Carlo Cecchi, Acclaimed Italian Stage and Film Actor, Dies at 86

Spanish Theatre Producer Juanjo Seoane Dies in Cantabria