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Link to Live Stream of Hadiya Pendleton Funeral, Greater Harvest Baptist Church, February 9, 2013

• February 9, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Democrats, Gang Violence, Mass Shootings, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Uncategorized
Tags: African Americans, Barack Obama, Black Girls, Blacks, Chicago Sun-Times, Children, Danny K. Davis, First Lady, First Lady Michelle Obama, FLOTUS, Greater Harvest Baptist Church, Growing Up, Hadiya, Hadiya Pendleton, Hyde Park, King College Prep, Murder, President, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Rahm Emmanuel

Ana Grace Márquez-Greene, Slain at Sandy Hook Elementary School, To Be Laid to Rest Saturday, December 22, in Bloomfield, CT

• December 20, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in American Politics, Black People, Class, Crime, Education, Facebook, Health, Mass Shootings, Murder/Manslaughter
Tags: African American, African Americans, Ana, Ana Greene, Ana Marquez-Greene, Biracial, Biracial Children, Blacks, Burial, Chicago, Child, Children, Connecticut, Daughter, Drive Bys, East Palo Alto, Facebook, Funeral, Funeral Services, Jimmy Greene, Latina, Latino, Love, Mass Murder, Murder, Nelba Marquez-Greene, Newtown, Philadelphia, Puerto Rico, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Stray Bullets, Street Violence, United States, Western Connecticut State University

Nancy Lanza, Deceased Mother of the Sandy Hook Killer, Was a “Prepper” and Taught Her Son to Shoot

• December 17, 2012 • 2 Comments

Posted in American History, American Politics, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Differently-Abled, Education, Facebook, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Mass Shootings, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Obama Administration, Suicide, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement
Tags: Adam, Adam Lanza, Asperger Syndrome, Baggers, Bar, Daily Telegraph, Elementary School, End of the World, Extremists, Lanza, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Nancy, Nancy Lanza, Newtown, Newtown Connecticut, Preppers, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Survivalism, Survivalist Movement, Tavern, Tea Party, Teabaggers, The Economy

The Newtown School Massacre: A Black and Latino Child Died Too

• December 15, 2012 • 4 Comments

Posted in American History, American Politics, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Domestic Violence, Education, Health, Love, Mass Shootings, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, New Orleans, Obama Administration, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rico, Religion, Slavery, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
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Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: We’ve Got a Shooting in an Oak Creek Sikh Temple

• August 5, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in American History, American Politics, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Discrimination, Domestic Terrorism, Hate Crimes, Immigration, India, Love, Mass Shootings, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Obama Administration, People of Color, Religion, SGI Nichiren Buddhism, Sikhs, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin, Women
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Why G.O.P.-Led States Are Banning the Police From Enforcing Federal Gun Laws June 19, 2021
Missouri is the latest state to throw down a challenge to the enforcement of federal firearms laws as Republicans seek to thwart President Biden’s gun control proposals.
How Republican States Are Expanding Their Power Over Elections June 20, 2021
In Georgia, Republicans are removing Democrats of color from local boards. In Arkansas, they have stripped election control from county authorities. And they are expanding their election power in many other states.
Man at Florida Pride Parade Is Struck and Killed by Driver June 20, 2021
The police said on Sunday that the vehicle a 77-year-old man was driving “accelerated unexpectedly” as the parade began and struck two people in what investigators described as a “tragic accident.”
What is the Air Quality Index? Here's How to Stay Safe June 17, 2021
Here’s what we know about pollution and a few tips to protect yourself.
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on D.C. Statehood June 22, 2021
Senator Tom Carper, Democrat of Delaware, pushed for the Homeland Security Committee to hold the hearing, just the second on the topic in the chamber’s history.
Why the Hollywood Elite Are Giving to Los Angeles Schools June 22, 2021
Tuesday: A group including George Clooney is set to start a film and television school in the city’s public school district.
Emily Oster Fought to Reopen Schools, Becoming a Hero and a Villain June 22, 2021
The economist Emily Oster offers loads of data-driven advice about children and Covid-19. Many parents live by her words. Others say she’s dangerous.
Priorities USA Will Pour $20 Million Into Voting Rights Efforts June 22, 2021
Priorities USA, one of the largest liberal super PACs, is hoping to counteract Republican-driven voting restrictions through both digital ad campaigns and legal efforts.

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China stepping up use of secret detention without trial, report warns June 22, 2021
Rights activists say country has built one of world’s most far-ranging systems of forced disappearanceChina has ramped up its use of secret detention without trial, creating one of the most far-ranging systems of forced disappearance in the world, human rights activists warn in a report.Tens of thousands of people have been subjected to “residential surveill […]
Vatican urges Italy to stop proposed anti-homophobia law June 22, 2021
Law calls into question church’s ‘freedom of organisation’ and threatens ‘freedom of thought’, letter claimsThe Vatican has made an unprecedented intervention urging the Italian government to change a proposed law that would criminalise homophobia over concerns it will infringe upon the Catholic church’s “freedom of thought”.A letter delivered by the British […]
Uefa blocks LGBTQ+ rainbow stadium protest in Munich June 22, 2021
Lighting display planned for Germany’s Euro 2020 match with Hungary to protest at country’s discriminatory lawUefa has quashed plans by the city of Munich to illuminate its Allianz Arena in rainbow colours in support of LGBTQ+ rights for Germany’s Euro 2020 match against Hungary on Wednesday, saying it would contravene its rules about political and religious […]
Spanish government pardons nine jailed Catalan leaders June 22, 2021
Prime minister says controversial decision represents constitution’s ‘spirit of co-existence and harmony’Spain’s prime minister has called for a new “era of dialogue and understanding” as his Socialist-led government pardoned nine Catalan independence leaders for their roles in the illegal, failed push for regional secession four years ago that plunged the c […]
Greek pilot in court charged with murdering British wife June 22, 2021
Babis Anagnostopoulos, who initially said Caroline Crouch died in robbery, faces chants of abuse outside hearingDramatic scenes unfolded at Athens’ court complex as a pilot who has confessed to killing his British wife in a crime that has gripped Greece was brought to testify before a magistrate.As Babis Anagnostopoulos was hurried into the building by polic […]
Bahraini prisoners allege brutal crackdown in response to Covid protest June 22, 2021
Authorities deny reports that inmates were beaten after a 10-day sit-in over concerns about virus spread and lack of medical careIn early April, inmates at Bahrain’s Jau prison crowded into the corridors to protest. They were angry about a lack of medical treatment and fearing for their lives after the death of another inmate. Their sit-in at building 13 las […]
Two Catholic churches destroyed by fire on First Nations reserves in Canada June 22, 2021
• Blazes occurred on National Indigenous Peoples Day• Graves found at former Christian residential school last monthTwo Catholic churches on First Nations reserves in western Canada have been destroyed by overnight fires that investigators are treating as suspicious.Early Monday morning, fires consumed both the Sacred Heart church, on territory of the Pentic […]
Republicans set to sink Democrats’ effort to advance key voting rights bill – live June 22, 2021
Senate Democrats to fall short of 60 votes needed to begin debateNew Yorkers vote in Democratic primary for New York mayoral pickObama backs Joe Manchin compromise before crucial Senate vote 3.54pm BST The White House coronavirus response team meets in public in the early afternoon today and will update everyone on the Biden administration’s “month of action […]

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Spain pardons Catalan leaders over independence bid June 22, 2021
Nine separatists were jailed over a failed 2017 independence bid, but the pardons are controversial.
US could slow Afghanistan withdrawal amid Taliban gains June 22, 2021
The Pentagon says September is still its withdrawal target as the Taliban seizes land and weapons.
Canada: Fire destroys two Catholic churches on indigenous land June 22, 2021
Police are treating the two blazes in the western province of British Columbia as suspicious.
Roma street death was 'No Czech Floyd' say police June 22, 2021
The Czech government backs police after a video shows an officer subduing a man by kneeling on his neck.
Turkmenistan's capital tops list of most expensive cities for expats June 22, 2021
The annual report ranks 209 cities based on the cost of expenses such as housing, transport and food.
Billie Eilish sorry for mouthing anti-Asian slur in resurfaced video June 22, 2021
The singer said she's "appalled" by a clip which has been shared recently on TikTok.
Greece killing: Helicopter pilot appears in Athens court June 22, 2021
Babis Anagnostopoulos wears a bullet-proof vest to court after admitting he suffocated his wife.
Singaporean who tortured and killed Myanmar maid gets 30 years in jail June 22, 2021
The 24-year old maid from Myanmar was tortured and starved before her death in 2016.