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Archaeologist Hilke Thuer Wants to Prove Bones Are of Cleopatra’s Sister, But Without the Skull There’ll Always Be a Shadow of a Doubt

• March 1, 2013 • 1 Comment

Posted in Africans, Archaeology, Celebrities/Royals, Classical History, Cultural History, Documentaries, Education, Egypt, Murder/Manslaughter, People of Color, Race, Turkey, World History
Tags: "Cleopatra Portrait of a Killer", "Cleopatra", Africa, Arsinoe IV of Egypt, Austrian Academy of Science, BBC One, Black Ancestry, Blacks, Charlotte Observer, Classical History, Cleopatra VII, DNA, Dynasty, Egyptian, Ephesus, Greco-Roman, Greeks, Half-Sister, Julius Caesar, Ptolemy XII Auletes, Sister, Temple of Artemis, The Ptolemies, Turkey, Tutankhamun

Hoodies Up! Where Are We Since Trayvon Was Murdered?

• February 28, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Domestic Terrorism, Education, Hate Crimes, Immigration, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Peru, Police Misconduct/Killings, Sybrina Fulton, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
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Trailer(s) for “The Central Park Five” Which Debuts Next Week

• November 15, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Journalism and Ethics, Memoir, People of Color, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Shadow and Act", "Wild Thing", African Americans, Beating, Birtherism, Blacks, Central Park Jogger case, Combover, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Crack, DNA, DNA profiling, Drugs, Growing Up, Ken Burns, Kevin Richardson, Latinos, Left to Die, New York City, PBS, Racism, Rape, Raymond Santana, Sarah Burns, The Eighties, Trisha Meili, United States, Wilding

Well, We’re Not Going to Claim THIS Ancestor: DNA Study of Adolf Hitler Shows He Had Jewish and African Roots

• August 25, 2010 • 1 Comment

Posted in Africans, Cultural History, European History, Germany, Hate Crimes, Race, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), War Crimes, Women, World War II
Tags: Adolf Hitler, African, Alexander Stuart-Houston, Alois Hitler, Alois Schickelgruber, Ancestors, Anti-Semite, Anti-Semitism, Arab, Austria, Brigitte Hamann, Der Fuhrer, DNA, Dollersheim, Eva Braun, Forebears, Genocide, Goebbels, Houston Stewart Chamberlain, Ian Kershaw, Jean-Paul Mulders, Jewish, Josef Stalin, KGB, Leopold Frankenberger, Marc Vermeeren, Maria Schickelgruber, Origins, Race, Racism, Russia, Self-Hating Jew, SMERSH, Systematic Murder, The Anschluss, The Gestapo, The Wehrmacht

Speaking of Psychos: Cops May Have Found Body of Drew Peterson’s Missing Fourth Wife (w/Update)

• June 5, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in Class, Crime, Cultural History, Domestic Violence, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
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James Bain Longest-Serving Inmate Freed By DNA Evidence for Kidnapping and Molestation Crimes in 1974

• December 19, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Education, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Native Americans/First Nations, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, People of Color, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
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Richmond High Gang Rape Case: Sixth Suspect “Played a Significant Role”

• October 30, 2009 • 3 Comments

Posted in Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Education, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
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Why Do Black People Care About the Burr Oak Cemetery Tragedy?

• July 18, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in Art, Black People, Class, History, Hurricanes, Love, Memoir, Religion
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Lawyer urges car dealers to oppose GOP efforts to gut lemon law — or else May 25, 2013
Vince Megna says if the measure passes, he'll sue in federal court where dealers have more to lose.
Vernon Hershberger acquitted of three of the four charges against him May 25, 2013
After four hours of deliberation, a Sauk County Circuit Court jury early this morning acquitted Loganville dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger of three of the four charges against him related to s…
Madison-Kipp Corp. digs up PCBs from neighbors' yards; draws protest graffiti May 25, 2013
Contaminated soil is being removed from five residential properties under a cleanup agreement with the Department of Natural Resources.
Dennis Blair and Jon Huntsman Jr.: Foreign theft of U.S. intellectual property massive May 25, 2013
The theft of U.S. intellectual property is a national crisis. Our commission has recommended some ways to fight it
Joel McNally: Junk food and junk legislation May 25, 2013
If Republicans are seriously concerned about Wisconsinites eating sugary junk instead of fresh, healthy food, they really should treat everyone equally and outlaw those empty calories disguise…
Emily Bazelon: IRS does as good a job chasing tax cheats as we let it May 25, 2013
The chances you'll be audited rises with your income bracket. It's easy to pillory the IRS for the latest scandal, but we need this agency.
Frank Roja: UW made itself an easy target with surplus May 25, 2013
Dear Editor: When dealing with known quantities like Rep. Steve Nass and the rest, the UW has to be smart enough not to throw them a fat one right over the middle. There is no way to rationali…
George Perkins: Scott Walker hypocritical on wind farms, fracking May 25, 2013
Dear Editor: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker opposes statewide clean energy wind farm siting rules (as adopted by the Public Service Commission with much public input), claiming townships and coun…

The Chicago Tribune

3 dead, 9 wounded in overnight shootings on South, West sides May 25, 2013
A 17-year-old boy and 22-year-old man were killed within hours of each other in separate West Side attacks last night, according to authorities, and a 29-year-old man was killed on the South Side.
Lower lake levels plague harbors but benefit beachgoers May 25, 2013
Drifting sand, receding water on Lake Michigan expand beaches but make it more difficult for boats to launch into watersDrifting sand, receding water on Lake Michigan expand beaches but are making it more difficult for boats to launch into waters.
Dolton mayor questions operators of struggling senior center May 25, 2013
Taxpayers in cash-strapped suburb have paid $7 million to subsidize rehab project, operations since 2007Battles for control of a struggling, village-owned senior center have roiled politics in south suburban Dolton for years, and that tradition appears to be continuing under newly elected Mayor Riley Rogers.
Student wows crowds, YouTube while fighting for his school May 25, 2013
Nine-year-old Asean Johnson's school became one of four taken off the chopping block of closings; many are giving partial credit to the 3rd-grader who stepped into the spotlight to fight for his school.
Aldermen fret new deal will feed meter firm's profits May 25, 2013
They ask city officials to prove their projectionsSkeptical aldermen took aim Friday at Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to revamp the much-reviled parking meter lease, warning that his proposal to trade longer meter hours for free Sundays could turn into another financial boon for the company holding the lease.
Truck accident was likely cause of bridge collapse: officials May 24, 2013
Witnesses say an oversize load on a truck hit the bridge before a large section collapsedA bridge collapse that sent cars tumbling into a river in Washington state was caused when a truck carrying an oversize load struck a support beam.
Verdict in Burger King murder case helps family 'turn the page' May 24, 2013
The jury found James Ealy guilty on first-degree murder of Mary Hutchison, his former manager at the Lindenhurst Burger King. "I want to thank the jury for doing justice today," Hutchison's son said.
Evanston prep baseball team out of playoffs after 'sexting' May 24, 2013
Allegations involved girls, varsity baseball playersEvanston Township High School pulled its varsity baseball team from the state playoffs after some players distributed "inappropriate photos" of girls.

The New York Times

In Race to Fill John Kerry’s Seat, Little Talk on Policy May 25, 2013
As Election Day nears in Massachusetts, the race between Gabriel Gomez and Representative Edward J. Markey for the Senate seat vacated by John Kerry has focused on lesser issues.
‘Oklahomans Don’t Stop Fighting’ May 25, 2013
Several Moore, Okla., residents, whose lives were somehow connected by Monday’s tornado and its aftermath, shared their experiences of enduring the storm.
States’ Policies on Health Care Exclude Poorest May 25, 2013
For millions of people below the poverty line, no assistance for health insurance will be available in states that have refused to expand Medicaid.
New Computer Attacks Come From Iran, Officials Say May 25, 2013
The recent attacks seem to be aimed at sabotage rather than stealing information, United States officials say.
Lautenberg’s Chemical Safety Bill Gains Momentum May 25, 2013
A vote by Senator Frank R. Lautenberg for a failed control gun bill gained him allies for the first credible bill in years to revamp the nation’s outmoded chemical safety law.
Approach to Debt Widens Rift Among G.O.P. Senators May 25, 2013
Republicans are locked in a dispute over future budget negotiations, splitting along generational and ideological lines on the party’s approach to dealing with the federal debt.
Boy Scouts to Admit Openly Gay Youths as Members May 25, 2013
The Boy Scouts of America voted to allow openly gay youths as members, while continuing its policy of excluding openly gay adult leaders.
Federal Judge Finds Violations of Rights by Sheriff Joe Arpaio May 25, 2013
The ruling handed down by a federal judge is peppered with stinging criticism of the policies and practices of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, saying the sheriff relied on racial profiling and illegal detentions.

The San Francisco Chronicle

Oklahoma tornado - teachers sheltered kids
Oklahoma tornado - teachers sheltered kids Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 7:26 pm, Friday, May 24, 2013 Teachers and students at Plaza Towers Elementary School hunkered down against the storm just as they had been taught in countless t […]
Washington state frantic to replace bridge
Washington state frantic to replace bridge Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 9:18 pm, Friday, May 24, 2013 Federal officials are searching the country for a possible temporary replacement for a bridge that collapsed along a crucial Intersta […]
Faith healers charged after 2nd son dies
Faith healers charged after 2nd son dies Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 9:18 pm, Friday, May 24, 2013 The Schaibles were ordered held without bail Friday, two days after their arrest, although defense lawyers argued that they are neither […]
Racial profiling by Phoenix sheriff
Racial profiling by Phoenix sheriff Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 9:19 pm, Friday, May 24, 2013 A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its tr […]
News of the Day From Across the Nation, May 25
News of the Day From Across the Nation, May 25 Eighteen people were hospitalized Friday - two in serious condition - after a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer collided near Atlanta's airport, officials said. An Army veteran charged with killing a police officer and wounding five others in a shootout during a marijuana raid in Ogden, Utah, was foun […]
BART plans another test for bicycles
BART plans another test for bicycles After a nearly two-hour hearing, the BART board voted 6-3 to conduct the test instead of the other option it was considering, which was to end its policy of banning bikes on trains during peak commute hours. All but a couple of them urged BART to get rid of the rush-hour prohibition, which many said kept them from getting […]
SF Chronicle names new management team
SF Chronicle names new management team Hearst Corp. on Thursday named a new management team to lead The San Francisco Chronicle, picking a newspaper industry veteran to serve as publisher and a seasoned digital media executive as the paper's president. Incoming Chronicle President Joanne Bradford, in contrast, has spent much of her career in online medi […]
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The San Jose Mercury News

Hundreds expected to search Saturday for missing Emeryville man who vanished after Bay to Breakers May 25, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO -- More than 200 people will search Ocean Beach, Golden Gate Park and surrounding neighborhoods on Saturday looking for clues in the disappearance of an Emeryville man who vanished after running the Bay to Breakers race May 19.
Key senators tightly control immigration debate May 25, 2013
The legislation that now goes to the Senate floor creates a 13-year road to citizenship for the estimated 11.5 million immigrants living in the United States unlawfully, establishes a new program to allow low-skilled workers into the country and sharply expands the number of visas for highly skilled workers.
Skyhook king, Abdul-Jabbar, in town to support leukemia fight May 25, 2013
Diagnosed in 2008, when he feared he had months to live, Abdul-Jabbar has since learned he has a treatable form, chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). He's the keynote speaker at the CML Patient Summit in Millbrae on Saturday.
Actor Tyler Perry donates $100K to Ohio schools May 25, 2013
Filmmaker and actor Tyler Perry has surprised middle school students in Ohio by showing up at a musical concert and donating $100,000 to help student athletes in the city's South-Western schools.
Improving economy changes political landscape May 25, 2013
Alleged misbehavior by the Internal Revenue Service and other federal agencies gives the GOP something else to talk about and investigate as the economy clearly, if slowly, recovers on President Barack Obama's watch, robbing Republicans of a central argument against Democrats.
State school API rankings show middle school can be tough, but some excel May 25, 2013
In semiannual Academic Performance Index scores released Friday, South Bay and Peninsula schools showed a wide range of results, with many ranked at the top, but also a significant number showing up in the bottom levels.
Cal football coordinators hit the jackpot May 25, 2013
Offensive coordinator Tony Franklin, defensive coordinator Andy Buh will both make over $500,000 for 2013 season.
San Jose Earthquakes begin road run at FC Dallas May 25, 2013
The San Jose Earthquakes play their next four MLS games on the road, beginning with Dallas on Saturday.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

John Curtis football player's father allegedly killed him, then himself May 25, 2013
People who knew Mark Tarto struggled to understand Friday why he would kill his only child, Matthew, 16, and then himself in the rented River Ridge home they shared, just blocks from where the teenager was a student athlete at...
Obama says nation must do more for fallen heroes May 25, 2013
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says the nation must do more than just remember its fallen heroes on Memorial Day. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says the country must care for the loved ones the fallen leave...
Louisiana heroes show Memorial Day matters: James Varney May 25, 2013
Memorial Day, 2013. Let us honor not only those who gave that last measure of devotion to this American proposition at Spotsylvania and Shiloh, but to the heroes who followed and proved that sacrifice worthy. Louisiana has many who fit...
Arizona sheriff's office racially profiles Latinos, federal judge rules May 25, 2013
PHOENIX -- A federal judge has ruled that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people.The decision by U.S....
Catching crabs, taking a nature walk, meeting creatures highlight Wetland Watchers celebration near Norco May 25, 2013
The Wetland Watchers group was founded by science teacher Barry Guillot in 1998 to teach students about the wetlands.
In Louisiana sinkhole case, Texas Brine offers settlements May 25, 2013
Texas Brine Co. said Friday that it has started extending settlement offers to Assumption Parish residents who have been under an evacuation order since August because of a 15-acre sinkhole.The company operated a collapsed salt dome that authorities say...
Jefferson Parish hospital suitors are Ochsner, Children's, HCA May 25, 2013
The Legislature has approved a bill letting the Parish Council lease out East Jefferson General Hospital and West Jefferson Medical Center without voter approval, and the Parish Council is moving in that direction.
Jefferson's hospital lease suitors range from $558 million Children's to $33 billion HCA May 25, 2013
Jefferson Parish is considering leasing its two public hospitals to outside interests. Here is a look at the players

The Guardian, UK

Two passengers arrested after RAF jets escort diverted Pakistan plane May 24, 2013
British men held on suspicion of endangering aircraft after Manchester-bound flight is diverted to Stansted following disputeTwo men have been arrested after a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane with more than 300 people on board was at the centre of a security alert and was escorted to Stansted airport by RAF fighter jets.Officers from Essex police […]
New reality for Hezbollah supporters May 24, 2013
Once denied by its leaders, the Shia militant group's involvement in Syria is now a badge of honour for families burying their deadThe workmen had been busy in the room where Hezbollah honours its dead. In one corner of the martyrs' cemetery in south Beirut, four women shrouded in black sat cross-legged near a new grave, reading from the Qu'ra […]
Toronto mayor denies crack claim May 24, 2013
Mayor dismisses video purportedly showing him smoking the drug as 'nonsense' a day after firing longtime chief of staffThe embattled mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford, was forced on Friday to repeat a denial of allegations that he uses crack cocaine and dismiss descriptions of a video purportedly showing him smoking the drug as "nonsense".At a p […]
Google defends listing extremist websites in its search results May 25, 2013
Eric Schmidt tells Hay festival that legal information 'even if it's despicable, will be indexed', and may help track terroristsGoogle's indexing of extremist websites helps police track their activity and will continue, the company's chief told an audience at the Hay festival.Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, was asked to […]
Swedish riots spark surprise and anger May 25, 2013
As inequality and segregation start to rise, the spread of youth disorder has shaken ethnic Swedes and older immigrants alikeThe pace of the neighbourhood watch suddenly picks up. "Here's the fire we've been waiting for," grins Samiy, an Iraqi in a bulky jacket.It's half past two in the morning and Samiy, along with dozens of others […]
Vivid Sydney timelapse: a spectacular canvas of light covers city landmarks - video May 25, 2013
Some of Sydney's famous landmarks are transformed into a spectacular canvas of light as Vivid Sydney takes over the city after dark
German football fans bring festive spirit to London - in pictures May 25, 2013
Fans of Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich descend on London ahead of the Champions League final at Wembley stadiumJosy Forsdike
Two-thirds fear 'clash of civilisations' in wake of Woolwich murder May 25, 2013
YouGov poll shows rise in proportion of people who believe British Muslims pose a threat to democracyNearly two-thirds of people believe there will be a 'clash of civilisations' between British Muslims and white Britons in the wake of the murder of a British soldier in Woolwich, a new poll shows.The number of those who believe such a clash is inevi […]

The BBC

Syria town under heavy army shelling May 25, 2013
Rebel positions in Qusair in western Syria come under heavy shelling as government troops step up their offensive to recapture the strategic town.
Pakistan bus fire kills 16 children May 25, 2013
At least 16 children and a teacher are killed in a fire on their school bus in the eastern Pakistan of Gujrat, police say.
'Black widow' bombing in Russia May 25, 2013
A suicide bomber has blown herself up close to an interior ministry building in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan, officials say.
'Mafia martyr' Puglisi beatified May 25, 2013
More than 50,000 people attend the beatification in Sicily of Don Giuseppe Puglisi, a Roman Catholic priest murdered by the mafia in 1993.
Bridge collapses after US rail crash May 25, 2013
Two goods trains collide in the US state of Missouri, bringing down a road bridge and leaving seven people injured.
French army in major Mali pullout May 25, 2013
France begins a key stage of its military withdrawal from Mali, four months after sending troops to push Islamist rebels out of the north.
Swedish riots spread beyond capital May 25, 2013
Cars and buildings are torched for a sixth night in Stockholm despite extra police being deployed, as rioting spreads to at least two other towns.
Africa marks 'great leap forward' May 25, 2013
Ethiopia's prime minister opens a ceremony of Africa's 54 leaders celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity.

The Independent, UK

Death becomes her: Meet the very modern mortician who champions 'cool' funerals May 24, 2013
Before we begin our interview, I ask Caitlin Doughty to take me somewhere meaningful: a place that she loves, or to which she has some deep spiritual or biographical connection. It's a sunny day, like a lot of days in Los Angeles, and so she drives us both the few blocks from her home to Angelus Rosedale, the biggest, greenest open space in the non-desc […]
Toronto mayor Rob Ford clings on as 'crack video' scandal grows May 24, 2013
Toronto’s mayor denied accusations of drug use, breaking a week-long silence over a raging media storm surrounding a video that allegedly shows him partaking of crack-cocaine.
Toronto mayor clings on as 'crack video' scandal grows May 24, 2013
Toronto’s citizens are struggling to make sense of the events surrounding their mayor, Rob Ford, who has spent the last seven days ducking a media storm surrounding a video that allegedly shows him partaking of crack-cocaine.
Hairy moment for tiger Ty as football-sized furball is removed from his stomach May 24, 2013
A cat getting a hairball is not usually a life-threatening situation, unless the cat in question is a 27-stone Serbian tiger, and this particular hairball is the size of a football.
Hairy moment for tiger Ty as football-sized hairball is removed from his stomach May 24, 2013
A cat getting a hairball is not usually a life-threatening situation, unless the cat in question is a 27-stone Serbian tiger, and this particular hairball is the size of a football.
She's The Man actress Amanda Bynes arrested after throwing marijuana bong out of window May 24, 2013
American actress Amanda Bynes, star of 2006 film She's The Man, has been arrested in New York City after she threw a marijuana bong out of a window.
Video: Bridge linking Washington and Canada collapses May 24, 2013
A major bridge linking Seattle, in Washington State, US, and Canada collapsed last night, dropping cars and people into the river below.
US rapper Tim Dog accused of faking his own death May 24, 2013
Lack of a death certificate or burial site and sparse obituary information has led to talk in hip-hop circles that rapper Tim Dog, who owes thousands of dollars to women he was convicted of swindling, faked his own death.

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