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Michael Vick’s Reality Show to Premiere on BET in 2010

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Posted in Animal Cruelty, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Documentaries, Mental Health/Psychology, Reality Shows, Television
Tags: "60 Minutes", "Being Bobby Brown", "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution", "The Los Angeles Times", "The Michael Vick Project", BET, Hollywood, Michael Vick, NFL, PETA, The Humane Society, The Indianapolis Colts, The Philadelphia Eagles, Tony Dungy

Brad Pitt Unveils “Floating House” for New Orleans’ Ninth Ward–and It’s Affordable and Green

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Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, History, Homelessness, Hurricanes, New Orleans, Race, The Ninth Ward, Wisconsin
Tags: 12 Feet, African Americans, Brad Pitt, Flooding, Green Houses, Green Muze, Green Technology, Hurricane Katrina, Katrina, Levee Breaks, Louisiana, Make It Right, Morphosis, Mother Nature Network, New Orleans, Ninth Ward, Post-Modern, Property, Santa Monica CA, Shotgun House, The FLOAT House, The Make It Right Foundation, Thom Mayne, Wisconsin

NOLA Native Harry Connick Doesn’t Like Blackface Humor

• October 8, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Aborigines/Blacks, Australia, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Education, History, New Orleans, People of Color, Race, Reality Shows, Television, The Rest of the World
Tags: "Hey Hey It's Saturday Night", Aborigines, Afro Wigs, Anand Deva, Australia, Bandleader, Blackface, Blacks, Common Sense, Darky Iconography, Guest Judge, Harry Connick Jr., Horizontal Oppression, Michael Jackson, MInstrelsy, New Orleans, New Orleans LA, NOLA, Pianist, Racism, Reality Show, The Jackson Jive

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The Madison WI Capitol Times

Foltynewicz, Swanson lead Braves over Brewers 5-4 June 24, 2017
ATLANTA (AP) — Braves manager Brian Snitker couldn't believe how quickly 23-year-old shortstop Dansby Swanson took control of a tough situation in ninth inning.
Freeman reports quick progress from broken wrist June 23, 2017
ATLANTA (AP) — Braves slugger Freddie Freeman says his broken left wrist is healing much faster than expected.
City hopes to address transportation challenges via 'Madison in Motion' plan June 23, 2017
Madison's growth will bring transportation challenges, according to the Madison in Motion report.
Josef Anderegg: Maintain parts of Obamacare that strengthened Medicare June 23, 2017
Dear Editor: I am requesting that your newspaper publish an editorial urging your state's U.S. senators to preserve in the repeal/replace of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions in the ACA that have strengthened Medicare, including Medicare beneficiaries' preventive screenings,…
Lynn Breedlove: Medicaid cuts would bring deep hurt in Wisconsin June 23, 2017
Hubert Humphrey said the “moral test of government” is how it treats its most vulnerable members. It’s hard to remember the last time this test was put to us in such stark terms.
Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan: Medicare for All: a prescription for what ails us June 23, 2017
As Trumpcare versus Obamacare dominates the cable news channels, the unreported movement for single-payer health care grows.
Mike Pfrang: Monona Terrace and the Sydney Opera House? Really? June 23, 2017
Dear Editor: Dave Zweifel's comparison of Monona Terrace to the Sydney Opera House seems to carry some pretty extreme delusions of grandeur. For starters, Madison is a mid-size American city, whose ambiance probably ranks it somewhere in the middle of…
New east side craft brewery Giant Jones to make 'big beers for everyone' June 23, 2017
Set to open by December, Giant Jones would brew a double IPA, a pale and dark weizenbock, an imperial porter and an imperial stout, among others.

The New York Times

Out of High School, Into Real Life June 23, 2017
This graduation season, The New York Times talked with seniors across the country who are not headed to college about their plans, hopes and dreams.
Justices Side With Immigrant Who Got Bad Legal Advice June 23, 2017
The Supreme Court ruled on Friday in favor of Jae Lee, who sought to go to trial after his lawyer had falsely told him that pleading guilty to a drug charge would not lead to deportation.
Senate Health Plan Falls Short of Promise for Cheaper Care, Experts Say June 24, 2017
Republicans and President Trump have said a new health law would make it easier and more affordable to get care. But the opposite may be true.
Johnny Depp Flirts With Idea of Trump Assassination, Then Apologizes June 23, 2017
“It’s been awhile, and maybe it’s time,” the film star said, after asking, “When was the last time an actor assassinated a president?”
Mistrial in Cincinnati Shooting as Officer Is Latest Not to Be Convicted June 24, 2017
It was a second hung jury for Ray Tensing, the ex-officer charged in the death of Samuel DuBose during a botched traffic stop in 2015 in Cincinnati.
Texas Nurse Suspected of Killing Up to 60 Children Is Charged With Murder June 23, 2017
The nurse, Genene Jones, is currently serving concurrent sentences in the death of a girl and injury to a child in 1984. The new charges come ahead of her planned release from prison next year.
Pride 2017: Same-Sex Parents Still Face Legal Complications June 20, 2017
Laws covering parenting can be contradictory around the country, especially with adoptions. Custody issues can emerge even years after a child is born.
Planned Parenthood Battle Could Sway Fortunes of G.O.P. Health Bill June 23, 2017
Planned Parenthood, threatened with a cutoff of more than 40 percent of its funding, is mobilizing to bring down the Republican health care bill.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Man shot in New Orleans East: NOPD June 24, 2017
A man was shot late Friday (June 23) in the 12100 block of North Interstate 10 Service Road, New Orleans police reported.
Saudis foil attack on Grand Mosque at Mecca; suicide bomber dies in shootout June 24, 2017
Saudi security forces said Saturday they disrupted a plot to attack the Grand Mosque at Mecca, home to the holiest site in Islam, just as the fasting month of Ramadan concludes.
Lobbyist wounded in GOP baseball shooting leaves hospital June 24, 2017
The family of Tyson Foods lobbyist Matt Mika says he was released Friday from George Washington University Hospital.
6 Nazi spies were executed in D.C. White supremacists gave them a memorial - on federal land. June 24, 2017
For decades, very few people in Washington, or elsewhere, knew of the stone's existence.
In Jean Lafitte, flood levels drop and evacuees begin returning June 23, 2017
Worst of flooding from Tropical Storm Cindy, high tide, over for lower Jefferson Parish
Jerman Neveaux files excessive force lawsuit for arrest after JPSO deputy killing June 23, 2017
The suit accuses of 28 Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office deputies of violating Jerman Neveaux's civil rights by beating him during his arrest.
Bourbon Street needs new barriers to enhance public safety, study says June 23, 2017
Officials will meet with residents June 28 to discuss the study at the Old U.S. Mint
Bayou Bridge Pipeline permit challenged in new lawsuit June 23, 2017
St. James Parish residents, environmental groups cite risk of spills, wetland damage

The Guardian, UK

Qatar given 10 days to meet 13 sweeping demands by Saudi Arabia June 23, 2017
Gulf dispute deepens as allies issue ultimatum for ending blockade that includes closing al-Jazeera and cutting back ties with Iran Saudi Arabia and its allies have issued a threatening 13-point ultimatum to Qatar as the price for lifting a two-week trade and diplomatic embargo of the country, in a marked escalation of the Gulf’s worst diplomatic dispute in […]
Five electrocuted at water park in Turkey June 23, 2017
Three children and two adults who tried to rescue them die after incident in Akyazı, Sakarya province, according to reportsFive people, including two teenagers and a 12-year-old, have been electrocuted in a water park in north-western Turkey.The three children were struck by an electrical current in a swimming pool at the park, in the town of Akyazı, Sakarya […]
Dozens killed in two separate attacks in Pakistan on eve of Eid June 23, 2017
Suicide car bomber kills 12 in Quetta and twin blasts in Parachinar leave at least 25 deadAt least 37 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in two separate attacks in Pakistan, according to local officials.Early on Friday, a suicide car bomber killed 12 people in Quetta in the volatile south-west. Continue reading...
'I buried my smallest one under a bush': starvation and sorrow in South Sudan | Jason Burke June 23, 2017
When Mary Cholil sought food and shelter after her village was torched, her three-year-old daughter died. In a country ravaged by hunger and conflict, such tragedies have become all too familiarThe news spreads fast during the day. The raiders are coming. Two columns of fighters, each thousands strong, armed with assault rifles. “We will fight them. We will […]
Play in Polish theatre accused of inciting audience to murder June 23, 2017
Prosecutors investigating The Curse, which condemns authorities for failing to respond to allegations of child abuse by clergyThe producers of a controversial play in Poland are being investigated by state prosecutors over allegations they are inciting the audience to murder. The Curse (Klątwa) is being staged at Teatr Powszechny in Warsaw and is directed by […]
'I wanted the building to fly': Renzo Piano's Santander gallery opens June 23, 2017
Spain’s €80m levitating Centro Botín showcases nautical flair and offers visitors easy access to waterfront for first timeTwo great hull-like forms stand on the seafront in Santander, northern Spain, clad in thousands of pearlescent discs, like a pair of ships encrusted with exotic barnacles. Jacked up 6 metres (20ft) into the air on slender white pillars, a […]
Paris agreement's 1.5C target 'only way' to save coral reefs, Unesco says June 23, 2017
First global assessment of climate change impact on world heritage-listed reefs says local efforts are ‘no longer sufficient’Greater emissions reductions and delivering on the Paris climate agreement are now “the only opportunity” to save coral reefs the world over from decline, with local responses no longer sufficient, a report by Unesco has found.The firs […]
Rival groups vie for supremacy as fight against Isis reaches tipping point June 22, 2017
With Isis close to defeat in Mosul, its various opponents are already competing to define what will happen next Iraqi forces have advanced to the base of the toppled minaret of Mosul’s Great Mosque of al-Nuri, hours after it was destroyed by Islamic State militants, as the bitter eight-month battle to recapture the city reached a tipping point. Related: Dest […]

The BBC

China landslide leaves at least 140 missing in Sichuan June 24, 2017
A frantic rescue operation is under way after about 40 homes were destroyed in Sichuan province.
White House: Qatar Gulf row is a 'family issue' June 23, 2017
US spokesman Sean Spicer says Qatar, Saudi Arabia and others should "work crisis out themselves".
Colombia conflict: Seized Dutch journalists still held June 24, 2017
ELN rebels deny earlier reports that the two journalists abducted last weekend have now been freed.
Venezuelan dad makes plea to president June 23, 2017
David Vallenilla's son was shot dead by military police during a protest earlier in the week.
Saudis 'foil suicide attack' on Mecca's Grand Mosque June 23, 2017
Officials say a suicide bomber blew himself up when security forces surrounded the house he was in.
Turkish water park: Children and adults electrocuted June 23, 2017
Three children, and two adults who tried to rescue them, die at a water park in north-west Turkey.
Brexit: EU leaders says UK offer could 'worsen situation' June 23, 2017
Donald Tusk says offer to EU nationals could "worsen the situation" as Mrs May defends her plan.
Trump casts doubt on Russia investigator Mueller June 23, 2017
The president questions the neutrality of the man investigating alleged election interference.