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Sending Etta James Home

• January 29, 2012 • 2 Comments

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Tags: "At Last", "Shelter in the Rain", "Tell Mama", "The Lord's Prayer", A Time to Love, African Americans, Al Sharpton, Artis Mills, Barack Obama, Billiards, Black Women, Blacks, California, Child Abuse, Children, Christina Aguilera, Common Sense, Donto James, Drama, Drugs, Etta James, First Lady, Growing Up, Harmonica, James, Janis Joplin, LGBT, Los Angeles, Lower Haight, Marriage, Memorial Service, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Sametto James, San Francisco, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Stevie, Stevie Wonder, Street Culture, Streets, The Creolettes, The Fillmore, The Harlem of the West, Tribute, United States

Some Saturday Love: Prestia, Garibaldi, Pickett, and Tamalier of “Tower of Power” Do “Squib Cakes/What Is Hip?” Without the Horn Section, 1998

• January 28, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Class, Cultural History, Education, Music, The Rest of the World, Tower of Power
Tags: "Back to Oakland", "Can't You See?", Bass, Bass Guitar, David Garibaldi, Francis "Rocco" Prestia, Guitar, Horn Section, Ken Shane, Lenny Pickett, Music, Oakland, Rocco Prestia, Sax, Soul Serenade, Tower of Power

Etta “Miss Peaches” James’ Viewing and Funeral Plans Announced

• January 25, 2012 • 3 Comments

Posted in African American History, Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Etta James, Love, Music, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: African Americans, Al Sharpton, Black Women, Blacks, California, CNN, Donto James, Etta James, Friday, Funeral, Inglewood, Inglewood California, James, Johnny Otis, Los Angeles, Love, Rachel Noerdlinger, Rhythm & Blues Foundation, Sametto James, San Fernando Valley, Saturday, Singer, Tributes, Viewing, Wake

Those Posters From Facebook, “One Love, One Marriage” and “Family Values”

• January 22, 2012 • 1 Comment

Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Michelle Obama, National Issues, Obama Administration, Protestant Denominations, Race, Religion, Sexuality, The Catholic Church, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Traditional Family Values", African Americans, Barack and Michelle Obama, Barack Obama, Cain, Callista, Callista Gingrich, Catholic, Catholicism, Cheaters, Clinton, Family Values, First Lady Michelle Obama, FLOTUS, Grandiosity, Hypocrisy, Infidelity, Jackie Gingrich, Marianne Gingrich, Marriage, Newt Gingrich, Philandering, POTUS, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Public Policy, Republican, Retrograde, South Carolina, Spitzer, Texas, The Church, The Keith Olbermann Fan Page

Louis and “Louis”

• January 22, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in Acting, African American History, American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Documentary, Film, Louis Armstrong, Love, Music, New Orleans, People of Color, Race, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: African Americans, Anthony Coleman, Anthony Isaiah Coleman, Blacks, Boy, Documentary, Educational TV, Fictionalized, Film Documentary, Flushing Cemetery, Growing Up, Homage, Idiom, Kalamu, Kalamu ya Salaam, London Jazz Festival, Louis, Louis Armstrong, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Louisiana, Love, Lucille Armstrong, Melodrama, NeoGriot, New Orleans, Satchmo, Silent Film, Street Urchin, United States, Wynton Marsalis, YouTube

A Million Signatures to Recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker

• January 22, 2012 • 1 Comment

Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Budget Cuts, Class, Democrats, Joblessness, Labor History, Labor Relations, National Issues, The Economy, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin
Tags: "The Isthmus", BadgerCare, California, David Obey, Faux Noise, Fraud, Governor Walker, High Speed Train, Kathleen Vinehout, Madison WI, Mahlon Mitchell, Peter Barca, Rebecca Kleefisch, Recall, Republicans, Russ Feingold, Ryan Lawler, Scott and Jeff Fitzgerald, Scott Fitzgerald, Scott Walker, Signatures, State Senator Jon Erpenbach, State Street, Steve Kagan, The February Uprising, The Koch Brothers, The Orpheum Theatre, United States, United Wisconsin, Walker, Wisconsin, Wisconsinites

That Cartoon from Facebook: “Who Increased the National Debt?” (w/Update)

• January 21, 2012 • 2 Comments

Posted in American History, American Politics, Democrats, Education, National Issues, Obama Administration, Public Intellectualism, The Economy
Tags: Barack Obama, Chart, Data, Facebook, Nancy Pelosi, National Debt, PolitiFact, President Barack Obama, Republicans, Scam, Snopes.com, Social Media, Statistics, Treasury Department, Twitter, United States, United States Department of the Treasury

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The Madison WI Capitol Times

From higher fees to naming rights, DNR to explore all funding options March 3, 2015
DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp says private partnerships will be explored to address budget cuts.
Scott Walker's tone on abortion shifts: He'll ban procedure after 20 weeks March 3, 2015
In an open letter, Gov. Scott Walker said a bill banning abortions after 20 weeks is in the works, and he will sign it when it reaches his desk.
In Case You Missed It: Right-to-work creating jobs — in Minnesota March 3, 2015
Our daily afternoon roundup of the best stuff on captimes.com and beyond.
With right-to-work poised to pass, Minnesota Republicans target Wisconsin businesses March 3, 2015
GOP lawmakers in Minnesota are reaching out to Wisconsin businesses and encouraging them to cross the border.
UW-Madison faculty seeks voice on Scott Walker’s new model for the university March 3, 2015
The Faculty Senate passed a resolution asking the UW Board of Regents to create a commission to study the proposed public authority.
Support vital local causes in today's Big Share March 3, 2015
This online fundraiser will benefit 70 local groups committed to a fair, just community and protecting our environment.
UW System president Ray Cross asks for smaller cuts, more autonomy March 3, 2015
University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross asked lawmakers on Tuesday to reduce the size of Gov. Scott Walker's proposed $300 million cut to its budget.
Bill Peterson: Right to work aims at reducing Dems' treasuries March 3, 2015
Dear Editor: The recent happenings in Wisconsin are the same that happened in Michigan three years ago, except we were locked out of the capitol. As I met with my state rep, he asked me why w…

The Chicago Tribune

Terror investigators revisit Bolingbrook home in teen's Islamic State case March 4, 2015
Federal authorities last week returned to the home of a Chicago teen accused of trying to travel to join the Islamic State and seized several cellphones and computer equipment apparently belonging to his siblings who are minors and have not been charged, the teen’s lawyer said Tuesday.
Defendant went on 'stabbing rampage' at Naperville bar, attorney says March 4, 2015
Daniel Olaska was described as both a man on a stabbing rampage and someone who feared for his life as his trial started on charges that he killed a teacher in a crowded Naperville night club.
Senate Democrats offer $580 million fund sweep, but GOP sees it as a stunt March 4, 2015
Senate Democrats gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a plan that would sweep $580 million from special funds to help plug a gaping budget hole, a move Republicans decried as a political stunt that undermines negotiations with new GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner.
Harpo Studios to close in December, official says March 4, 2015
It's a wrap for Harpo Studios in Chicago.
Alabama Supreme Court halts same-sex marriage March 4, 2015
The Alabama Supreme Court is ordering the state's probate judges to stop issuing marriage licenses to gay couples.
Cardinal George admitted to hospital for tests, and his blog relaunches March 4, 2015
Cardinal Francis George has been admitted to Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago for a battery of tests since doctors stopped treating his cancer more than a month ago.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker supports ban on abortions after 20 weeks March 4, 2015
Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker, a longtime abortion opponent and likely presidential candidate, said Tuesday that he supports banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, taking a clear stance on an issue he avoided during his re-election campaign last year.
Minnie Minoso visitation, memorial service set March 4, 2015
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The family of Minnie Minoso announced plans for a public visitation and memorial service this weekend for the former White Sox star, who died Sunday at age 90.

The New York Times

Netanyahu, in Speech to Congress, Criticizes ‘Bad Deal’ on Iran Nuclear Program March 4, 2015
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said that negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program were proceeding on a false hope that Iran is acting in good faith. President Obama dismissed the speech as “theater.”
Police Routinely Violate Rights Of Blacks in Ferguson, U.S. Says March 4, 2015
A report, which says Ferguson officials made racist jokes about blacks on their city email accounts, concludes that officers made unjustified traffic stops for years.
Three States and Two Tribes to Get $27 Million to Fight Childhood Hunger March 4, 2015
The money, for pilot programs, is part of a broader push to address persistent poverty and childhood hunger in rural areas.
Alabama Court Orders a Halt to Same-Sex Marriage Licenses March 4, 2015
The order by the state’s Supreme Court was in direct opposition to a federal judge’s ruling.
Op-Ed Contributor: Netanyahu’s Nuclear Deceptions March 4, 2015
The world should see through the Israeli prime minister’s alarmist rhetoric about Iran.
Target Plans to Cut Jobs to Help Save $2 Billion March 4, 2015
After years of difficulty, the retailer has announced cost-cutting measures and a renewed focus on grocery and online sales.
Jurors Chosen for Tsarnaev’s Trial in Boston Marathon Bombings March 4, 2015
Opening statements are to begin on Wednesday in a trial that is expected to last through June. The jurors will not know until the end of the trial which 12 members will take part in deliberations.
Drugs Using Testosterone Will Label Heart Risks March 4, 2015
The F.D.A. ordered that labels on testosterone drugs warn of heart attack and stroke risks, and advised that the drugs should not be prescribed to treat symptoms in men brought on by age, such as declining sexual drive.

The San Jose Mercury News

Pete Stark's son launches campaign for elected office March 4, 2015
Former Congressman Pete Stark's has launched his first campaign for public office at age 19.
Body-camera maker has deep financial ties to police chiefs March 3, 2015
Taser International, the stun-gun maker emerging as a leading supplier of body cameras for police, has cultivated financial ties to police chiefs whose departments have bought the recording devices, raising a host of conflict-of-interest questions.
Apple, Samsung prep for another patent fight on smartphone features March 3, 2015
Samsung Electronics is about to find out just how costly its four-year patent fight with Apple has been.
Contra Costa supervisors OK 7 percent raise, create salary committee March 3, 2015
After a referendum led to them ditch their controversial 33 percent raises, Contra Costa County supervisors on Tuesday voted to give themselves 7 percent raises and created a committee to determine how such salary increases should be made in the future.
Regulators: Issue more tickets to drivers at grade railroad crossings March 3, 2015
National railroad regulators are asking local police departments to issue more tickets to drivers who ignore warnings at grade crossings.
Federal agents target industry helping Chinese women have US babies March 3, 2015
Federal agents raided more than a dozen homes Tuesday in a crackdown on an industry that helps wealthy, pregnant Chinese women travel to the U.S. to give birth to American babies.
Netanyahu speech to Congress: Iran nuclear pact 'a very bad deal' March 3, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a speech that stirred political controversy in two countries, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Congress on Tuesday that negotiations underway between Iran and the United States would "all but guarantee" that Tehran would get nuclear weapons, a step he said the
Georgia woman's execution postponed again; first weather, now cloudy drugs March 3, 2015
JACKSON, Ga. (AP) -- Citing concerns about the drug to be used in a lethal injection, corrections officials in Georgia postponed the execution of the state's only female death row inmate for the second time in a week.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

3,000-property auction in New Orleans not without risks for buyers, experts say March 3, 2015
News of an auction to sell 3,000 New Orleans properties at potentially rock bottom prices lit up the Internet last week, as would-be speculators and hopeful homeowners eyed a way to access the city's booming real estate market on the...
Man who took wallet at Dollar General is sought by police March 4, 2015
New Orleans police need help identifying a man they said stole a wallet after another man left it on the counter of a Dollar General store on North Broad Street. Police said around 10:30 a.m. Sunday (March 1), police said a...
Alabama Supreme Court halts same-sex marriage March 4, 2015
The Alabama Supreme Court is ordering the state's probate judges to stop issuing marriage licenses to gay couples.
Bobby Jindal meets with pastors in South Carolina, like he did in Iowa March 4, 2015
Gov. Bobby Jindal had his second round of meetings with pastors in influential presidential primary states Tuesday (March 3). The governor traveled to South Carolina to meet with conservative religious leaders in Greenville and Columbia. In early January, Jindal had two rounds...
1,000 pieces of chicken is reward in po-boy shop graffiti case, TV station reports March 4, 2015
The owner of a New Orleans po-boy restaurant is offering 1,000 pieces of chicken as a reward for anyone who can help police identify two men caught on surveillance video tagging the store.
Mother, daughter slain in eastern New Orleans only recently had reunited March 4, 2015
A young mother and her daughter murdered in their eastern New Orleans home early Tuesday (March 3) only recently had reunited and were slain just hours before the girl's expected first day at school in her new city, family members said. Grieving...
Flagrant special ed violations, cover-up alleged at New Orleans charter Lagniappe March 4, 2015
Lagniappe Academies illegally deprived special education students of services
Victims to relive horror of Boston Marathon bombing as trial begins Wednesday March 4, 2015
Starting Wednesday, a day after a jury was selected, the focus will shift dramatically from the legal process to the harsh reality of what happened that day: the explosions, the screams, the chaos and the blood.

The Guardian, UK

Netanyahu tells Congress: Iran nuclear deal 'will be a farewell to arms control' March 3, 2015
Israeli prime minister received loud applause in Congress and Barack Obama issued a stinging rebuttal saying Netanyahu had said ‘nothing new’ Binyamin Netanyahu has urged a packed US Congress to resist an emerging deal to contain Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons in a fiery speech that may significantly complicate ongoing international negotiations i […]
India bans TV stations from showing interview with man who raped student March 3, 2015
Mukesh Singh, convicted of brutal rape of Jyoti Singh in 2012, told British documentary victim would not have been killed if she hadn’t fought backIndian authorities ordered television stations not to broadcast a documentary about a gang rape on a New Delhi bus in which one of the attackers blames the victim and says she could have avoided being killed if sh […]
Afghanistan officials sanctioned murder, torture and rape, says report March 3, 2015
Human Rights Watch accuses high-ranking officials of allowing extrajudicial killings and brutal practices to flourish after fall of TalibanTop Afghan officials have presided over murders, abduction, and other abuses with the tacit backing of their government and its western allies, Human Rights Watch says in a new report.A grim account of deaths, robbery, ra […]
Boston Marathon bombing trial to begin two years after deadly terror attack March 3, 2015
Jury seated in trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the younger and only survivor of the two brothers accused in the 2013 attack that killed three and injured hundredsIt has been almost two years since two backpack bombs, made from pressure cookers and stuffed with nails and ball-bearings, were detonated at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people […]
Mourners bid farewell to Boris Nemtsov, but fear their hopes have died with him March 3, 2015
Thousands queue to pay respects to Putin opponent on icy Moscow day, but many voice fears about what the future holds for RussiaAs the hearse containing Boris Nemtsov’s coffin pulled away, mourners tossed flowers and chants rang out. “Russia will be free!” they cried. “Russia without Putin!” Despite the fighting talk, however, there was an overwhelming sense […]
UN drugs body warns US states and Uruguay over cannabis legalisation March 3, 2015
International Narcotics Control Board report says US and Uruguay are breaking drug treaties and warns of huge rise in abuse of ADHD treatment RitalinThe United Nations has renewed its warnings to Uruguay and the US states of Colorado and Washington that their cannabis legalisation policies fail to comply with international drug treaties.The annual report fro […]
Colombia arrests captain of arms-trafficking ship bound for Cuba March 3, 2015
Authorities find 100 tonnes of gunpowder and 3,000 artillery shells amid cargoDocumentation for Hong Kong-flagged ship made no mention of ammunitionThe captain of a Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship has been arrested in the Colombian port city of Cartagena, charged with arms trafficking for transporting undocumented large-caliber munitions, reportedly bound for C […]
Ferguson report's racist Obama email: 'What black man holds a steady job for four years' March 3, 2015
At least two emails uncovered by probe contained racist language, the second joking a black woman received a ‘Crime Stoppers’ check for ending pregnancyAn email suggesting that Barack Obama would not be president long – because “what black man holds a steady job for four years” – is among racist messages uncovered in a federal civil rights investigation into […]

The BBC

Netanyahu warns US over Iran deal March 3, 2015
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says an Iran nuclear deal could "pave Iran's path to the bomb", in a contentious speech to the US Congress.
MH17 families view plane wreckage March 3, 2015
Families of passengers who died when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was downed over Ukraine view the wreckage of the plane at a Dutch air base.
NFL pair to donate brains for research March 3, 2015
New York Giants' Steve Weatherford and former NFL player Sidney Rice want their brains to help research into injuries.
Australian duo moved for execution March 4, 2015
Two Australian drug-smugglers are transferred from Bali to another Indonesian island where they are due to be executed by firing squad.
Colombia holds Chinese arms ship March 4, 2015
The Colombian authorities arrest the captain of a China-flagged ship on its way to Cuba with military material on board and no legal papers.
Militants 'seize Libyan oil fields' March 4, 2015
Islamist militants have seized two oil fields in central Libya, officials say, as rival factions reportedly carry out air strikes.
Brazil judge suspended over Porsche March 4, 2015
A judge in Brazil is suspended from an insider trading case against tycoon Eike Batista, after he is seen driving the billionaire's Porsche.
Russians bid farewell to Nemtsov March 3, 2015
Thousands of Russians bid farewell to murdered Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov during his funeral in the capital Moscow.

The Independent, UK

America braced for backlash after explosive Ferguson report findings March 3, 2015
America was braced for a backlash last night as the explosive findings of a government report found conclusive evidence that the Ferguson, Missouri police department routinely engaged in racially biased practises.
US House passes bill to fund Homeland Security through September March 3, 2015
In a rare move, US House Speaker John Boehner was among those who voted to approve a bill funding the Homeland Security Department through the end of September, sending the bill to the desk of President Barack Obama for a signature.
Bubonic plague-carrying fleas found on New York City rats March 3, 2015
Spend any length of time in New York City and a rat will show its whiskery face or worm-like tail. It could be on the subway tracks or nibbling through the garbage on the side of the street. It could also be carrying the bubonic plague.
Netanyahu speech: Far-right blogger calls for Black Congressional Caucus Democrats boycotting speech to be hanged March 3, 2015
A far right-wing radio host has sparked a race row, after she called on Democrat politicians, including members of the Black Congressional Caucus, to be hanged if they boycotted a controversial speech by Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Congress today.
Charley Saturmin Robinet: Homeless man shot dead by LAPD identified as French national with record for bank robbery March 3, 2015
The homeless man shot dead by Los Angeles policemen on Sunday during a scuffle in which police say he grabbed at an officer's gun had previously served time in federal prison for armed bank robbery. He was also identified as a French national.
Donald Macintyre's US Sketch: Bibi’s Congress gamble targets voters back home March 3, 2015
There’s a good old Yiddish (and Hebrew) word for what underlay Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the US Congress yesterday: chutzpah. He said at the outset, in tones of injured innocence: “I deeply regret that some have perceived my being here as political.”
Benjamin Netanyahu's nuclear war of words provokes Washington fall out March 3, 2015
An unbridled Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minster of Israel, last night accused the United States and its allies, including Britain, of pursuing an arms enforcement deal with Iran so weak that it would all but ensure that it acquires nuclear weapons, catapulting the world into a “nuclear nightmare”.
Bosnian war criminals: US trying to deport 150 Bosnians who may have hidden war crimes March 3, 2015
US officials are looking to deport as many as 150 Bosnian immigrants, who are believed to have been involved in war crimes committed in the Bosnian War between 1992 and 1995, according to the New York Times.

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