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Acid Attack Victim Derri Dias Velarde Appears on CBS’ “Early Show”

• January 31, 2011 • 6 Comments

Posted in Chemical/Acid/Fire Burns, Class, Crime, Derri Dias Velarde, Domestic Violence, Hate Crimes, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Race, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "The Early Show", Acid Attack, Acid Throwing, Apartment, Arizona, Bethany Storro, Burns, California, CBS, Convalescence, Derri Dias Velarde, Derri Velarde, Early Show, Erica Hill, Facebook, Five Children, HLN, Jane Velez Mitchell, Los Angeles, Massachusetts, Mesa AZ, Mother, People of Color, Police, Recovery, Second Acid Attack, Second Degree Burns, Sulfuric Acid, Sulphuric Acid

Al Jazeera English: Live Stream – Watch The Egyptian Uprising Now

• January 31, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Class, Egypt, Islam/Sufism, Journalism and Ethics, Obama Administration, Religion, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English, Aljazeera, Allies, Ally, American Foreign Policy, Broadcasting, Cairo, Canadian Broadcasting Company, CBC, Dr. Zahi Hawass, Egypt, Gamal Mubarak, Hosni Mubarak, Islamic Republic, Israel, Jalipo, Militants, Mohamed ElBaradei, Oil, Political Prisoners, Prisoners, Prisons, The Arab Street, The Palestine Papers, The Prophet, The Prophet Mohammed (PBUH), Tony Burman, Tunisia, U.S. Ally, United States, VDC, WikiLeaks, Youth, Zahi Hawass

Saturday Night Music, January 29, 2011: The Marvelettes, “Too Many Fish in The Sea,” and The Ancestors Call Its First Lead Singer, Gladys Horton, 66

• January 29, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Music, The Marvelettes, Women
Tags: "Please Mr. Postman", "The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game", "Too Many Fish in The Sea", 45s, African Americans, Berry Gordy, Billboard Top 100, Black Women, Blacks, California, Detroit, Detroit MI, Georgeanna Tillman, Gladys Horton, Inkster, Larry Marshak, Marketing, Marvelettes, Marvin Gaye, Mary Wilson, Money, Motown, R & B, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Sherman Oaks CA, Singles, Southern California, The Marvelettes, The Sixties, The Supremes, Wanda Young

The Old Spice Guy Returns…

• January 28, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Commercials, Cultural History, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Advertising, Advertising Campaign, African Americans, After Shave, Blacks, Commercials, Isaiah Mustafa, Men, Men's Toiletries, Old Spice, Old Spice After Shave, Proctor & Gamble, Sex, Sexy, Television Commercials, The Old Spice Guy, Tongue-in-Cheek, Women

Bishop Eddie Long Grants First Media Interview Since The Suits Filed by Those Four Young Men

• January 28, 2011 • 7 Comments

Posted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Class, Consumer Fraud, Cultural History, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Anthony Flagg, Atlanta, B.J. Bernstein, Baptist, Bishop Eddie Long, Bishop Gary Hawkins, Chuck Grassley, Corey "Coco Brother" Condrey, Craig Gillen, Creflo Dollar, DeKalb County, Eddie Long, Georgia, Jamal Parris, Judge Johnny Panos, Kenneth Copeland, Lace Fronts, Lithonia Georgia, Maurice Robinson, Megachurch, New Birth, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Senator Charles Grassley, Spencer LeGrande, State Court, WSB

Former South African President Nelson Mandela, 92, Hospitalized for a Second Day

• January 27, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Africans, Black People, Class, Health, Love, Race, South Africa, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: African National Congress, Albertina Sisulu, ANC, Archbishop Tutu, Desmond Tutu, Graça Machel, Jeff Radebe, Johannesburg, Madiba, Nelson Mandela, Nelson Mandela Foundation, Netcare Milpark Hospital, Nobel Peace Prize, Richard Maponya, Soccer City, South Africa, Soweto, The World Cup, Zenani Mandela

Climbing Those Dreaded Stairs

• January 27, 2011 • 2 Comments

Posted in Health, The Heart, The Rest of the World, Weight Gain/Lack/Loss
Tags: Changing Behavior, Climbing, Health, Indoor, Recreation, Scandinavia, Staircase, Stairway, Sweden, The Fun Theory, Volkswagon

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Rural Montana Had Already Lost Too Many Native Women. Then Selena Disappeared. January 21, 2020
For decades, with little public notice, Native women have gone missing or been found murdered. The search for Selena Not Afraid showed how much things had changed.
Video Reveals Unused Earthquake Aid in Puerto Rico: ‘We Are Outraged’ January 21, 2020
The governor dismissed three members of her cabinet, but some Puerto Ricans still took to the streets in protest.
Amid Tight Security, Virginia Gun Rally Draws Thousands of Supporters January 21, 2020
Some 22,000 people, many of them armed, flooded the streets around the State Capitol to protest gun control proposals from the new Democratic majority.
‘We’ve Got to Change This’: Has Dixie Highway Reached the End of the Road? January 20, 2020
In South Florida, leaders are discussing whether to change the name of Dixie Highway, which some say glorifies the nation’s racist history.
Greta Thunberg’s Message at Davos Forum: ‘Our House Is Still on Fire’ January 21, 2020
The activist punched a hole in the promises emerging from a forum of the global political and business elite at Davos, telling the leaders to stop investing in fossil fuels immediately.
Impeachment Trial, Davos, Coronavirus: Your Tuesday Briefing January 21, 2020
Here's what you need to know.
Texas’ Governor Said No to Refugees. In Amarillo, They’re Saying Maybe. January 21, 2020
In earlier years, Amarillo had more refugees per capita than any other Texas city. The newcomers are considered neighbors now.
A Challenge for the Trial: 100 Senators Who Love to Talk, Sitting in Silence January 21, 2020
Senators will have to give up their cellphones and speeches, and sit silently at their desks for the duration of the impeachment trial.

The Guardian, UK

Davos 2020: Greta Thunberg says 'world is on fire' and blasts leaders' climate inaction – live January 21, 2020
Rolling coverage of the first day of the World Economic Forum, including Donald Trump’s special address and Greta Thunberg’s panel sessionThunberg: tackle climate change for your children’s sakeTrump boats of his success at Davos.......and backs 1 trillion trees pushYoung activists demand action at DavosThunberg: Listen to the scienceThe agenda 1.31pm GMT Ba […]
Coronavirus: Chinese hospitals not testing patients, say relatives January 21, 2020
Number of cases, and deaths, could be much higher than those cited in official reports if claims are trueOn 12 January Huang got news his healthy 65-year-old mother had been checked into a hospital in the central Chinese city of Wuhan with a fever and a cough.There had been reports of a strange new virus with similar symptoms, and the hospital staff were dre […]
Trump impeachment: Senate prepares for opening of historic trial January 21, 2020
Mitch McConnell unveils resolution to move trial forward with unanticipated speed, consigning key proceedings to late-night hoursAs Donald Trump prepared on Tuesday to address the billionaires in Davos, the US Senate prepared to hear opening arguments in an impeachment trial that could remove Trump from the presidency, if not from his seemingly unassailable […]
Study finds shock rise in levels of potent greenhouse gas January 21, 2020
Scientists had expected fall in levels of HFC-23 after India and China said they had halted emissionsEfforts to reduce levels of one potent greenhouse gas appear to be failing, according to a study.Scientists had expected to find a dramatic reduction in levels of the hydrofluorocarbon HFC-23 in the atmosphere after India and China, two of the main sources, r […]
Labour leadership: Jess Phillips due to make announcement amid speculation she might quit contest - live news January 21, 2020
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen 1.10pm GMT Next week’s cabinet meeting will take place on Friday in the north of England to mark the UK’s departure from the EU, Downing Street has said. The prime minister’s spokesman told the lobby briefing:The prime minister and the cabinet have set out that they want to work for the enti […]
Boris Johnson urged to confront Egypt leader over human rights January 21, 2020
PM meets Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, seen as critical to ending Libyan civil war, at London summitBoris Johnson has been challenged to do more to confront the domestic human rights record of the Egyptian president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, including his practice of imprisoning children charged with taking part in protests against the regime.The president, as chair of t […]
Lesotho PM called for police questioning over former wife’s murder January 21, 2020
Investigators hope Thomas Thabane can ‘cast light’ on 2017 killing of Lipolelo ThabanePolice in Lesotho have summoned the country’s prime minister for questioning over alleged links to the 2017 murder of his estranged wife.It is the latest instalment in a long running drama that some observers have described as a “game of thrones” in the poor mountainous kin […]
Lack of antibiotics in low income countries 'worsening superbugs threat' January 21, 2020
Only three new treatments available in 10 or more poorer countries, report findsMany antibiotics are unavailable in poorer countries despite higher infection rates, exacerbating the threat of drug-resistant superbugs, according to a report to be presented to world leaders and the bosses of top pharmaceutical companies in Davos.The report, released by the Acc […]

The BBC

Davos: Trump decries climate 'prophets of doom' with Thunberg in audience January 21, 2020
The US president attacks activists at the World Economic Forum, which Greta Thunberg is attending.
'Forget about net zero, we need real zero' January 21, 2020
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has addressed world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
New China virus: Warning against cover-up as number of cases jump January 21, 2020
Beijing's top leaders urge transparency as it is confirmed the coronavirus can pass between people.
Trump impeachment trial set to open in US Senate January 21, 2020
What we can expect in the trial starting on Tuesday, from the key players to unusual rules in place.
Storm Gloria: Deadly squall batters Spain, then shifts to France January 21, 2020
Four deaths are reported in Spain, with Gloria described as the worst storm in the region since 1982.
Alarm at Mexico butterfly conservationist's disappearance January 21, 2020
Homero Gómez was last seen on 13 January and a search has so far failed to yield any results.
Pyjamas in public: Chinese city apologises for 'shaming' residents January 21, 2020
The local authority said it was trying to promote "civilised" behaviour - but later apologised.
France apology after history textbook links CIA to 9/11 January 21, 2020
The statement aimed at students echoed a debunked conspiracy theory and was spotted by teachers.