![]() Her debut poetry collection Voyage of the Sable Venus won the National Book Award in poetry in 2015, the first time a debut collection by an African-American had won the prize (and the first time a debut had won since 1974). Robin’s blazing intellect and pitch-perfect way with words are no shocker. Authorities haven't said who hired and paid the hitmen."Fito" had been sentenced to 34 years in prison for organized crime, drug trafficking and murder.Prisons have become the center of operations for drug trafficking in Ecuador.More than 430 inmates have died violently since 2021, dozens of them dismembered and incinerated amid disputes between rival gangs.The global community has condemned Villavicencio's murder, including the UN, United States and European Union.On Saturday, Pope Francis rejected the violence plaguing Ecuador in a message to the Archbishop of Quito, Alfredo Espinoza.The pope condemned "with all his strength" the "suffering caused by unjustifiable violence. For the season finale of Rough Draft, we’re welcoming poet Robin Coste Lewis. ![]() mentioning Los Choneros, they are going to break me."On Saturday his party announced that his running mate, Andrea Gonzalez, would take his place in the August 20 election.Gonzalez, 36, is an environmental advocate who has fought in particular for the protection of oceans, forests and mangroves.- 'Unjustifiable violence' -Villavicencio drew the ire of gangs and drug traffickers for his investigations.Six Colombians have been arrested in his murder, while a seventh was killed in a shootout with his bodyguards. Aslan is the host and executive producer of two other original television programs: Rough Draft with Reza Aslan on Topic, and CNNs documentary series. $39.00, $59.00, $79.Ecuador transferred a powerful gang leader, accused of threatening a presidential candidate before he was slain, to a maximum security prison via a massive military and police operation on Saturday, officials said.At dawn some 4,000 heavily armed agents entered Prison 8 in Guayaquil in southwestern Ecuador, where the head of the powerful Los Choneros criminal group, Jose Adolfo Macias, alias "Fito," was being held.Images shared by security forces showed a bearded man in his underwear, with his hands on his head in some shots and lying on the floor with arms tied in others.Ecuadoran President Guillermo Lasso reported on social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, that "Fito" had been transferred to La Roca, a 150-person maximum security prison that is part of the same large penitentiary complex he was already in.The gang leader had controlled at least one cellblock in the prison from which he was removed.Ecuador has been under a state of emergency after the shock assassination Wednesday of journalist and anti-corruption crusader Fernando Villavicencio.Lasso has blamed the murder on organized crime, and Villavicencio had complained of receiving death threats from Macias.A week before the 59-year-old was killed, he had said that "Fito" was threatening him.Villavicencio told a local program that an "emissary" of the gang leader had contacted him and warned "that if I continue. LA's poet laureate and 2015 National Book Award for Poetry winner, Robin Coste Lewis talks with Reza Aslan about growing up between two cities and her. He is also the co-host of the podcast Metaphysical Milkshake. Aslan is the host and Executive Producer of two other original television programs: Rough Draft with Reza Aslan on Topic, and CNN’s documentary series, Believer. His producing credits include the acclaimed HBO series The Leftovers. A recipient of the prestigious James Joyce Award, Aslan is the author of three internationally best-selling books, including the #1 New York Times Bestseller, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth. He is also a renowned writer, professor, and an Emmy- and Peabody-nominated producer. Executive Produced by Reza Aslan, David Andreone, Alfredo de Villa, and Safa Samieyazde’-Yazd. ![]() ![]() Reza Aslan is a leading expert in world religions. He is active in charitable and environmental causes, notably the Lide Foundation, an educational initiative in rural Haiti that empowers at-risk women and girls through the arts. He is also the host and Executive Producer of Rough Draft with Reza Aslan and co-host along. Wilson co-founded SoulPancake, a digital media company designed to explore life’s big questions, celebrate humanity and champion creativity. Reza Aslan is a renowned writer, commentator, professor. Rainn Wilson is an actor, writer, producer and philanthropist, best known for playing the role of Dwight Schrute on NBC's Emmy Winning, The Office.
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