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Memorial Services for Mitrice Richardson Open to the Public Starting Tomorrow, Friday, August 20

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Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Education, Health, Latice Sutton, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Mitrice Richardson, Murder/Manslaughter, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "The Malibu Surfside News", "The Pasadena Weekly", African Americans, Anne Soble, Black Women, Blacks, California, Constables on Patrol, Gays, Inglewood, Inglewood CA, Inglewood Park Mortuary, Jasmyne Cannick, L.A. County Sheriff, L.A. Sheriff's Deputies, Larry Sutton, Latice Sutton, Leimert Park, LGBT, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, Malibu Agoura-Lost Hills Sheriff's Department, Malibu CA, Malibu Canyon, Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station, Memorial Services, Michael Richardson, Mitrice Richardson, Mother, Motherhood, Police Killing, Police Misconduct, Racism, Sheriff Lee Baca, Southern California, Stepfather, Vigils, Whitewash

Spike Lee Returns with a New Documentary About New Orleans (and the Oil-Soaked Gulf) Five Years After Katrina on HBO

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Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Cultural History, Democrats in Name Only, Documentaries, Documentary, Education, Environmental Crimes, Film, Haiti, Haitians/Francophone Caribbean, Health, Hurricanes, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Natural Disasters, New Orleans, Obama Administration, People of Color, Phyllis Montana LeBlanc, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Race, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "Cancer Alley", "If God is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise", "Treme", "When the Levees Broke", African Americans, Alabama, Barack Obama, Big Oil, Blacks, BP, Brown, Bush, Cable TV, Cheney, Condoleezza Rice, Debut, Dick Cheney, Documentary, Environmental Disaster, Florida, George W. Bush, Haiti, HBO, Hurricane Katrina, Levees, Louisiana, Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Michael Brown, Mississippi, Neighborhoods, New Orleans LA, NOLA, NOLA.com, Phyllis Montana LeBlanc, Premiere, President Barack Obama, Rep. Joseph Cao, Seafood Industry, Sean Penn, Simonize, Spike, Spike Lee, The BP Oil Spill, The Deepwater Horizon, The Gulf Coast, The Mahalia Jackson Theatre, Vietnamese Community, Wendell Pierce, William "Cold Cash" Jefferson

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Mississippi Grand Jury Declines to Indict Woman in Emmett Till Murder Case August 9, 2022
Carolyn Bryant Donham had accused the 14-year-old boy of whistling at her in 1955. His killing helped galvanize the civil rights movement.
Albuquerque Police Detain Suspect in Killings of Muslim Men August 10, 2022
The shootings of four Muslim men since November may be connected, the police have said, raising fears in a place where many immigrants and refugees had felt at home.
By Train, Bus or Uber, Giuliani Is Told to Come to Georgia August 9, 2022
A judge in Atlanta tentatively ordered Rudolph W. Giuliani to appear before a special grand jury investigating meddling in the 2020 election.
Former Twitter Employee Convicted of Charges Related to Spying for Saudis August 10, 2022
A federal jury in San Francisco deliberated for nearly three days before convicting him on six charges while acquitting him on five others in the two-week trial.
Five Takeaways From Tuesday’s Elections August 10, 2022
In a series of primaries in Wisconsin and a handful of other states, the power of a Trump endorsement resonated.
U.S. Insists It Will Operate Around Taiwan, Despite China’s Pressure August 10, 2022
The confrontation threatens to overwhelm President Biden’s efforts to find a series of issues in which the United States and China can work together.
Arizonans Trusted Kari Lake to Tell It Straight on TV. Will They Trust Her as Governor? August 10, 2022
The former news anchor is running on falsehoods about the 2020 election. She is undeterred about her chances in November: ‘I am beloved by people.’
Medicare Recipients Could Find Drug Cost Relief in Health Bill August 10, 2022
Starting in 2025, Medicare recipients with prescription drug coverage will not have to pay more than $2,000 annually for medications, a significant savings for some.

The Guardian, UK

Kenyans go to polls against backdrop of soaring cost of living August 9, 2022
Tough economic realities have pushed campaigns beyond ethnic and personality-driven politicsMillions of Kenyans have been voting in an election that pits the longtime opposition politician Raila Odinga against the deputy president, William Ruto.In Kayole, a poor neighbourhood in the capital, Nairobi, residents woke up to the sound of vuvuzelas and whistles f […]
Kenya election: shifting alliances and economic woe to fore August 8, 2022
Raila Odinga is leading William Ruto in the polls but the latter hopes his ‘hustler’ image will win him votes among the poorKenyans are heading to the ballot box on Tuesday after a campaign season marked by a shift in ethnic alliances and two big-ticket issues: the cost of living crisis and high unemployment.The race pits presidential frontrunners Raila Odin […]
London museum to return 72 Benin treasures to Nigeria August 7, 2022
Horniman museum is first government-funded institution to hand back artefacts looted by British forces in 1897A London museum is to return 72 treasured artefacts, including its collection of Benin bronzes, to Nigeria in what experts described as an “immensely significant” moment.The Horniman museum said it would transfer the ownership of the historic objects […]
Russia’s private military contractor Wagner comes out of the shadows in Ukraine war August 7, 2022
Mercenary group does not officially exist but is playing a more public role and openly recruiting in RussiaRussia-Ukraine war – latest updatesThree billboards in the Ural city of Ekaterinburg shine a light on what was once one of Russia’s most shadowy organisations, the private military contractor Wagner.“Motherland, Honour, Blood, Bravery. WAGNER”, one of t […]
Uganda’s suspension of LGBT charity a ‘clear witch-hunt’, say campaigners August 6, 2022
Country’s government says Sexual Minorities Uganda ‘operating illegally’ in east African nationThe Ugandan government has suspended the country’s leading gay rights organisation, accusing it of operating illegally in the east African nation, in a move campaigners condemned as “a clear witch-hunt”.The National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) – […]
Revealed: UK ran cold war dirty tricks campaign to smear Kenya’s first vice-president August 6, 2022
Special unit spread fake news about leftist politician, Oginga Odinga, seen as threat to British interests in 1960sBritish cold war propagandists smeared Kenyan vice-president Oginga Odinga in the 1960s in “black” propaganda operations, newly declassified files reveal.The Foreign Office’s propaganda arm, the Information Research Department (IRD), targeted th […]
Worst blaze in Cuba’s history finally under control at oil depot August 9, 2022
Fire destroyed 40% of island’s main fuel storage facility over five days and caused blackoutsFirefighters have finally overcame what officials described as the worst blaze in Cuba’s history that over five days destroyed 40% of the Caribbean island’s main fuel storage facility and caused blackouts.Raging flames that ravaged a four-tank segment of the Matanzas […]
Fire spreads at Cuba oil storage facility as fourth tank erupts August 9, 2022
The blaze in Matanzas province raises fears that the damaged facility will worsen the island’s energy shortage Flames have engulfed a fourth tank at an oil storage facility in western Cuba as a raging fire consumes critical fuel supplies on an island grappling with a growing energy crisis.Firefighters and specialists from Mexico and Venezuela helped fight th […]

The BBC

Ukraine war must end with liberation of Crimea – Zelensky August 10, 2022
Ukraine's president devotes nightly address to Crimea after explosions rock a Russian airbase there.
Mar-a-Lago: Republican uproar over FBI raid on Trump home August 10, 2022
Mike Pence is among those demanding an explanation from the attorney general for the unprecedented move.
Ex-inmates reveal details of Russia prison rape scandal August 9, 2022
Former prisoners expose how and why rape is being used as a weapon inside Russian jails.
France whale: Beluga dies during rescue mission August 10, 2022
Divers, vets and police had been involved in moving the beluga whale from the Seine to the sea.
Kenya elections 2022: Raila Odinga and William Ruto in tight race for president August 10, 2022
More than 90% of polling stations have reported, but the official result may not be known for days.
Homes needed for 4,000 beagles rescued from breeder in US August 10, 2022
Charities are on a mission in what is thought to be one of the US's biggest ever dog rescue efforts.
Langya: New virus infects 35 people in eastern China August 10, 2022
The patients are thought to have caught the virus from animals such as shrews, and not from humans.
Albuquerque police hold suspect in murders of Muslim men August 10, 2022
The killings raised fears in the local community and saw increased security at mosques and schools.