10 hours agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Who is Ms Dynammite’s brother Akala and is he really dating Angelina Jolie?
Ms Dynamite’s little brother, Akala is the talk of the town after rumours continue to circulate about the nature of his relationship with Angelina Jolie.
Akala, is an English rapper, poet and political activist who was born in Crawley, West Sussex on December 1, 1983.
His real name is Kingslee James Daley, but he goes by his stage name Akala — a Buddhist term for Immovable.
He also goes by the names Mr Fire in the Booth, The Shakespeare of Bongo or Bongo Land.
In 2006, he was voted the Best Hip Hop Act at the MOBO Awards.
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He was born to a Scottish mother and Jamaican father and grew up in Kentish Town, London.
Ms Dynamite’s brother
Akala’s older sister is the legendary UK garage emcee, rapper and vocalist Ms Dynamite.
Born Niomi Arleen Daley, Ms Dynamite has won the Mercury Music Prize, two Brit Awards and three MOBOs.
Her last hit track titled Again was released in 2020, featuring Ms Banks and Jaykae.
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What is Akala known for?
Akala released his first album It’s Not a Rumour in 2006 to rave reviews, winning a MOBO Award.
His second album was called Freedom Lasso (2007), and his third was called Doublethink (2010).
Altogether he has released five albums and multiple EPs since starting his recording career in the early 2000s.
Akala has also given a number of talks and speeches, including one at the Oxford Union.
He has previously voiced his support for the Labour Party and Jeremy Corbyn.
During the 2017 General Election, he wrote in The Guardian: “So why will I be voting now? Jeremy Corbyn.
“It’s not that I am naive enough to believe that one man (who is, of course, powerless without the people that support him) can fundamentally alter the nature of British politics, or that I think that if Labour wins that the UK will suddenly reflect his personal political convictions, or even that I believe that the prime minister actually runs the country.
“However for the first time in my adult life, and perhaps for the first time in British history, someone I would consider to be a fundamentally decent human being has a chance of being elected.”
Akala is an author and in May 2018, Akala published Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire.
The book is part memoir, and partly his take on a collective history on the subject of race in modern Britain.
In 2022 he published a teen novel called, The Dark Lady.
Angelina Jolie’s boyfriend?
Akala hit the headlines in 2023 after being spotted spending time with Hollywood megastar Angelina Jolie, sparking rumours of romance.
In May 2023, the duo attended the Calabash Literary Festival in Jamaica together.
Akala joined Angelina and her daughters Zahara, 19, and Shiloh, 18, for the event, setting off chatter that a romance was brewing.
There have been numerous sighting of Alaka and Angelina spending time together[/caption]
Six months later, the Academy Award winner and her rumoured beau were seen leaving a restaurant in Milan, where Angelina was filming the upcoming biopic, Maria.
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Angelina has been in London to promote the film, about opera singer Maria Callas.
Both Angelina and Akala attended the premiere at the Southbank Centre on October 18, 2024, although they arrived separately.
After rumours about the actress spending two nights with Akala in the London hotel The Corinthia, sources close to Angelina told TMZ that she and the British rapper are just friends and are not romantically involved.
The insider also claimed that Akala has a girlfriend, Chanelle, who is friendly with Angelina.
According to entertainment outlet, PEOPLE, another source said that the pair simply “share the same passion when it comes to social and humanitarian causes”.
10 hours agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Harley-Davidson dealership owner selling shop after 26 years as fans mourn store once run by legendary racing champion
A POPULAR longtime Harley-Davidson dealership is being sold after 26 years, with the store now facing an uncertain future.
The iconic motorcycle dealership held its last day in business under the current owners on Saturday.
A Harley-Davidson dealership in Kewanee, Illinois, is being sold after 26 years[/caption]
The dealership was previously owned by motorcycle racer Roger Reiman[/caption]
Reiman, right, won the Daytona 200 three times in a successful career[/caption]
Only merchandise was for sale on the final day, and all sales were expected to be cash-only.
The owners of Reiman’s Harley-Davidson dealership in Kewanee, Illinois, have kept the small business in their family for more than a quarter of a century.
It is being sold to Walter Brothers Harley Davidson dealership in Peoria, Illinois.
They said on Facebook they had made the decision to sell up over the summer.
Scott Packee, who took over the running of the family business from his father, Dennis, explained the move had been a long time coming.
“Him and I bought a brand new bass boat four years ago — literally right as Covid hit,” he wrote.
“We’ve never used it. I’ll be damned, this summer, I put my boys — his grandboys — in that boat, and we went fishing.
“When we went fishing, we decided, you know, maybe it’s time that we do…things a little different.”
The dealership in Kewanee, a small town of just 12,000 people around 115 miles southwest of Chicago, previously had a famous owner.
It was passed to Dennis Packee by legendary motorcycle champion Roger Reiman.
Reiman, a national champion motorcycle racer in the 1960s, won the Daytona 200 three times.
He was also head mechanic for famous motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel.
Reiman died tragically in 1997 in a chain-reaction pile-up while practicing for the Daytona Battle of the Legends.
That year, Packee took over the dealership.
The following year, he was inducted into the Motorcycle Museum Hall of Fame.
Who was Roger Reiman?
ROGER Reiman was a national champion motorcycle racer in the 1960s.
He grew up in Kewanee, Illinois, where his parents owned a Harley-Davidson dealership.
After graduating from high school in 1956, he began his racing career.
Among the highlights from his distinguished career was his winning the Daytona 200 three times.
In 1970, he took over the running of his family’s dealership and reduced his racing schedule.
He also became head mechanic for the legendary daredevil Evel Knievel.
Reiman kept racing until the end of his life, and it was while practicing for the Daytona Battle of the Legends when he was tragically killed in 1997.
His motorcycle was caught up in a chain reaction pile-up.
Reiman’s funeral was help in Kewanee, with a three-block cortege of motorcycles providing what Star-Courier reporter Dave Clarke described as “a final salute to a fallen hero.”
Among the many who paid tribute to Reiman was fellow Kewanee motorcycle racer Bill Scott, who won the 1959 Daytona 100.
Scott Packee told local radio station WGIL he had sold up because he wanted to spend more time with his father, who is now 80.
“It is time for us to actually be able to go out and actually go for a ride,” he said.
“We haven’t got to do that in 26 years, basically. We haven’t been able to go out and actually put our knees in the breeze.”
He added that he had taken to Facebook over “mean” rumors that had bubbled up over recent weeks.
The sale is expected to be finalized in the coming weeks, he said.
Many customers expressed their disappointment at the sale.
One, Colin, described the business as a “Great local HD dealership for many years,” and added that he hoped the “new owners keep it a family vibe!!”
Another, Tyler, wrote on Facebook, “On to I’m sure bigger and better things. Reimans has been a beacon of fairness and honesty where other dealers have fallen short.
10 hours agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Rachael Ray makes rare public appearance at NY food festival as chef sparks health concerns and admits to ‘bad falls’
RACHAEL Ray made a rare public appearance at a New York food festival after sparking health concerns and admitting to recent “bad falls.”
In video and photos exclusively obtained by The U.S. Sun, Rachael, 56, was seen at the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival in Brooklyn on Friday night.
Rachael Ray made a rare public appearance at the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival on Friday[/caption]
The iconic celebrity chef took the stage at the start of the event and later returned to help announce the winners of the night’s burger contest[/caption]
Racheal took the stage after recently sparking concerns for her health[/caption]
The beloved celebrity chef was seen mingling with friends at the booth for her gin company, Staple Gin, and taking the stage to announce winners of the evening’s burger contest.
The chef wore a satin dress with a multi-patterned jacket and sneakers and had her hair straight.
Rachael gleefully told the crowd, “All of these years and see every single chef that’s a former award winner here. These guys are seriously proud of their trophies and their belts, right? They take this seriously.
“I’m glad all of you are here, and I just want to say thank you to everyone here.
“They’ve become a family to me over all these years, decades now… I love being here, and it’s just wonderful to be with all of you and thank you for coming out for us, we appreciate you and your appetite. Have fun. Have a beer and a burger!”
After taking the stage at the start of the night, Rachael made her way to her gin booth where she mingled for a bit.
At the end of the night, Rachel once again took to the stage to announce the winner of the burger bash, adding that she’d been coming to the festival for 17 years.
The winner of the Judge’s Choice Award was Mel from Mel’s Butcher Box in Tenafly, New Jersey, while the winner from the crowd’s votes was Josh Capon from Capon’s Burgers in Las Vegas.
The judges included famed butcher Pat LaFrieda, chefs Marc Murphy, Tiffany Derry, Scot Louie, Tess Sinatro and finally Randy Peers from the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.
The proceeds for the event go to God’s Love We Deliver.
On Tuesday, Rachael dropped her first podcast and admitted to having some recent bad falls– after fans had expressed concerns about her appearance on social media in recent weeks.
Rachael opened up about being a homemaker while living with her husband John Cusimano, in Upstate New York.
She told her guest, actress Jenny Mollen, “I am a homemaker. I love chores, I love being in the kitchen… I really like chores.”
The TV chef continued to say that some people consider making dinners and carrying wood physical work, but she finds enjoyment in the chores.
Rachael appeared to be catching up with some friends during the visit to her booth[/caption]
At the end of the night, the 56-year-old chef helped to announce the winners of the burger contest[/caption]
She told her guest, “I like to help carry in the wood.
“I had a couple of bad falls in the last couple of weeks so I haven’t been doing that in a while.”
She went on to say that she makes carrying wood into a game for herself, adding that she asks herself how many pieces of wood her husband carries.
“Can I carry more? I don’t say that to John, I just say that to myself,” she added.
Several people commented on the iconic chef’s social media post pressing her by asking “What happened?,” and “I love you but are you ok? I’m seriously concerned.”
The chef has continued to post on her Instagram since.
THE PODCAST
The prolific television personality announced her first podcast earlier this month.
She told audiences during the first episode, “This is a podcast about drive, what fuels people who love hard work and what we can learn from one another.”
Rachael explained she is at her best “when I am pressed.”
That’s when “I am being my most productive. That is why I have always said, I’ll sleep when I’m dead.”
She then invited her fans to join her for “conversations with people I know and people I want to know better.
“Welcome to I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead.”
Rachael’s hosting duties concluded at the end of the night as she again took the stage to announce the winners of the burger contests[/caption]
Rachael stood on stage as the winners came up (her husband John Cusimano seen off to the side)[/caption]
Rachael Ray shot to fame with shows like 30 Minute Meals on Food Network (pictured in 2019)[/caption]
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