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LIVE STREAMING: Homegoing of Poet Amiri Baraka at the Newark Symphony Hall, New Jersey

• January 18, 2014 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, African History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Books, Class, Cultural History, Diabetes, Drama, Love, Music, Public Access, Race, Religion, Spirituality, Television, The Rest of the World
Tags: African Americans, Amina Baraka, Amiri Baraka, Blacks, Cultural Nationalism, Drama, Essays, LeRoi Jones, Marxism, New Jersey, Newark, Newark New Jersey, Playwright, Poetry, Politics, Racism, United States

Nelson Mandela Memorialized With a Second Line Parade in New Orleans

• December 15, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, African History, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Exploration and Colonization, Health, Immigration, Love, Memoir, Music, New Orleans, Pneumonia/Respiratory Diseases, Race, Religion, Second Lines/Marchers, South Africa, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: "Congo Square", "Treme", African American, African Americans, Africans, Blacks, Brother, Facebook, French Quarter, Jackson Square, Joyce Ladner, Louisiana, Love, Mandela, Nelson Mandela, New Orleans, Second Line, Second Line Marchers, South Africa, South Africans, St. Claire Adriaan, The Second Line, Trombone Shorty, United States, Zandi Ndebele Sutton

That “Cartoon Scandal”: Episode 10, “A Door Marked Exit”

• December 13, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Acting, African American History, American Politics, Black Actors and Actresses, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Domestic Terrorism, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Race, Religion, Scandal, Sexuality, Television, Television Series
Tags: American Broadcasting Company, B6-13, Command, Cyrus Beene, Daddy Pope, Daniel Douglas Langston, Eli Pope, First Lady Mellie Grant, Fitz, Fitzgerald Grant, Gladiators, Huck, Jake Ballard, Joe Morton, Kerry Washington, Maya Pope, Mellie Grant, Momma Pope, Olivia Pope, Pope, President Grant, Quinn, Rowan, Sally Langston, Scandal, Shonda Rhimes, Wonderland

LIVE STREAMING: South Africa Says Goodbye to Nelson Mandela

• December 13, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, African History, Africans, American Foreign Policy, Black People, Cable, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Graca Machel, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Love, People of Color, Race, South Africa, Television, The Clintons, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Women, World History
Tags: African National Congress, Africans, ANC, Bill Clinton, Children, eNCA, Funeral, Graça Machel, Hillary Clinton, Last Rites, Mandela, Marriage, Mthatha Airport, Nelson Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, Oprah Winfrey, Pretoria, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Qunu, SABC, South Africa, South African National Defence Force, South Africans, Thembu, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Xhosa

Golden Globes Announced: “Twelve Years a Slave” and Kerry Washington in Contention

• December 12, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in Acting, African American History, Africans, Awards, Black Actors and Actresses, Black Britons/British Caribbean, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Consumer Fraud, Crime, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Film, International Terrorism, Kenya, Love, People of Color, Race, Scandal, Slavery, Television, Television Series, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Captain Phillips", 12 Years a Slave, African, African Americans, American Hustle, Barkhad Abdi, Best Actor Drama, Best Director, Black Women, Blacks, Bradley Cooper, Bruce Dern, Cate Blanchett, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Golden Globes, Goodwife, Idris Elba, Inside Llewyn Davis, Judi Dench, Kenya, Lupita Nyong'o, Michael Fassbinder, Nebraska, Robert Redford, Sandra Bullock, Slave, Somali-American, Somalia, Steve McQueen, The Oscars, Wolf of Wall Street, Yemen

Live Streaming: Nelson Mandela Memorial Service, FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, December 10, 2013

• December 9, 2013 • 5 Comments

Posted in African American History, African History, Africans, American Foreign Policy, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, History, Love, People of Color, South Africa, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Travel, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, World History
Tags: Africa, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, CBS News, Dignitaries, Father of the Country, FNB Stadium, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Johannesburg, Kings, Live Streaming, Madiba, Mandela, Memorial Service, Nelson Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, Presidents, Prime Ministers, Prince Charles, South Africa, South African Broadcasting Corporation, Tuesday, Union Buildings, United States, UStream

Zimmerman Released On Bail; Ex-Girlfriend Alleges That He Has Contemplated Suicide and Has Choked Her

• November 19, 2013 • 1 Comment

Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American History, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Domestic Violence, Gun Violence, Health, History, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, People of Color, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Allegations, Choking, Debt, Divorce, Divorce Papers, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Fear, Florida, Gaming The System, George Zimmerman, Girlfriend, Guns, Murder, Public Defenders, Racism, Samantha Scheibe, Sarah Jones, Scheibe, Seminole County, Seminole County Judge Fred Schott, Seminole County Sheriff's Department, Shooting of Trayvon Martin, State Attorney Lymary Munoz, Suicidal, Threats, TMZ, Trayvon Martin, Wife, Women, Working The System, Wrong!

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Madison official responds to criticism over audits of Boys and Girls Club of Dane County May 26, 2017
The city of Madison audits community and neighborhood centers that receive federal funding. An audit for the Boys and Girls Club is in process while audits of other centers have either been completed or are planned.
Sweet shop shifts: Four Madison chocolate shops open, expand and grow May 26, 2017
Infusion and Gail Ambrosius chocolatiers move and expand, while Madison Chocolate Company opens off Monroe Street and Chocolaterian shoots for June 2.
Liam Wilcox-Warren: Great Lakes waters are losers in Trump's budget May 26, 2017
Dear Editor: Based on a Capital Times article I read regarding the cuts to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, I am deeply concerned about what the proposed Trump budget would mean for clean water here in Wisconsin. Lake Michigan is…
Thomas Virgilio: Tone down call to impeach May 26, 2017
Dear Editor: John Nichols and Democrats need to tone down the call to impeach President Trump. Impeachment is both a legal and political process, and while I believe the legal conditions have been met, political hurdles remain. Democratic calls for…
ALRC initiates non-renewal process for Sol Azteca on South Park Street May 26, 2017
The owners of Sol Azteca were seeking expanded hours of operation to stay open until bar time every night of the week. Read more for updates on Sconnie Bar, Lucky's and the Olbrich beer garden.
Dennis Rahkonen: We must listen or die May 26, 2017
Dear Editor: Two profoundly truthful sentences on our global environmental crisis should be seared into humanity's collective consciousness. The first comes from Canadian astrophysicist Hubert Reeves: "Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible God and destroys a…
Dianne Hesselbein: Give proper due to the fallen in World War I May 26, 2017
The U.S. entered World War I a hundred years ago. This Memorial Day we should remember in particular the 3,932 Wisconsin soldiers who died in that war, most of them serving in muddy trenches in France.
John Morgan: Here's what to do with Confederate statues May 26, 2017
Dear Editor: Away down south in Dixie people are debating what to do with all those statues of misguided Civil War leaders. Should they be removed? Where to? Should they be replaced? With what?

The New York Times

For Army Infantry’s 1st Women, Heavy Packs and the Weight of History May 26, 2017
The Army has sought to play down the significance of the mixed-gender milestone. But female grunts see it as monumental and revolutionary.
Few in St. Louis Knew Confederate Memorial Existed. Now, Many Want It Gone. May 26, 2017
The monument has emerged from obscurity in the last few weeks, as four prominent memorials to the Confederacy in New Orleans were pulled down amid protests.
Loophole in Rules on Transgender Troops Denies 2 Their Commissions May 26, 2017
Two service academy cadets will not become officers because of a wrinkle in the Pentagon’s transgender policy its chief author says he didn’t foresee.
Air Force Investigating Possible Mishandling of John Glenn’s Remains May 27, 2017
Officials opened the inquiry after allegations that a mortuary employee at Dover Air Force Base had offered to show the remains to inspectors.
At Wellesley, Hillary Clinton Criticizes Trump and Invokes Nixon Resignation May 26, 2017
As her commencement speech unfolded, it was increasingly critical of the administration of the man who defeated her to become president, without ever naming him.
Lee Boyd Malvo, Serving Life in ‘Beltway Sniper’ Case, Must Be Resentenced, Judge Says May 26, 2017
A federal judge in Virginia ruled that the life sentences imposed when Lee Boyd Malvo was a teenager were unconstitutional.
Greg Gianforte, Montana Republican, Captures House Seat Despite Assault Charge May 26, 2017
A wealthy candidate overcame a crisis of his own making, winning a closely watched contest a day after he was accused of physically attacking a reporter.
California Today: California Today: Rising Rent Threatens a Los Angeles Treasure May 26, 2017
Friday: A Los Angeles landmark struggles to survive, Mark Zuckerberg’s great American road trip, and the Golden Gate Bridge turns 80.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Woman accused of trying to bring gun into courthouse, Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office says November 10, 2015
A New Orleans woman tried to put a purse with a loaded gun inside through the security belt at Orleans Parish Criminal Court
2 killed in stabbing on MAX train in Portland as man directs slurs at Muslim women, police say May 27, 2017
A third good Samaritan was wounded, but expected to live, said Portland police spokesman Sgt. Pete Simpson.
Zbigniew Brzezinski, national security adviser to President Carter, dead at 89 May 27, 2017
His death was announced on social media Friday night by his daughter, MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski. She called him "the most inspiring, loving and devoted father any girl could ever have."
Man who drove into fresh concrete responsible for $10,000 repair, Nebraska official says May 27, 2017
A driver could be facing a $10,000 bill after he plowed into newly poured concrete in Lincoln, Nebraska, and became stuck.
Chris Cornell's funeral draws music's elite to honor Soundgarden frontman May 27, 2017
Cornell died May 18 in a hotel bathroom after performing a concert in Detroit.
Man shot near I-10 and I-610 intersection: NOPD May 27, 2017
New Orleans police said a man was shot near the intersection of I-10 West and I-610 West Friday night (May 26).
'We demand more': Rape survivors speak out against New Orleans justice system May 27, 2017
"You lose all faith in the system...And it feels incredibly hopeless," said rape survivor Maria Treme, who lamented a lack of justice in her case.
Man accused of making child pornography, 14-year-old girl rescued: FBI New Orleans May 26, 2017
Jon Christopher Ballay, 57, was arrested Tuesday (May 23), after agents "recovered" a 14-year-old girl, the FBI said.

The Guardian, UK

Egypt launches raids in Libya after attack on Coptic Christians kills 26 May 26, 2017
Children among dead and at least 22 wounded in gun attack on convoy headed to monastery in Minya provinceEgypt has carried out airstrikes in Libya after at least 26 people, including children, were killed and 25 wounded in a gun attack on a bus carrying Coptic Christians south of Cairo, the latest in a series of terrorist incidents targeting the religious mi […]
Trump set to clash with other G7 leaders over refugees, trade and climate May 26, 2017
Disagreements with US are so fundamental that Sicily summit might not be able to issue communiqueDivisions between Donald Trump and other members of the G7 at the summit in Sicily have become so broad and deep that they may be forced to issue a brief leaders’ statement rather than a full communique, dashing Italian hopes of engineering a big step forward on […]
The public flogging of two gay men and what it says about Indonesia's future May 26, 2017
Islamism is rising across Indonesia, where a toxic mix of religion and political opportunism has been percolating for some timeIt was the young who came first to Indonesia’s public caning of gay men. They arrived on motorbikes and on foot, from nearby boarding houses and two universities, some skipping class and the others using up their holidays. An announc […]
Jared Kushner says he will cooperate with Russia inquiry after reports he is under scrutiny May 26, 2017
Investigators were focused on meetings Kushner held with Russian officials last year as part of inquiry into Russian interference in 2016 election, sources saidWhite House senior adviser Jared Kushner said he would cooperate with any investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia following reports that he is under FBI scrutiny.Multiple news outlets r […]
'They kill defenceless people': thousands flee Philippine city of Marawi May 26, 2017
Three-day battle between army and Isis-linked Maute insurgents for city on island of Mindanao has left at least 46 dead The CCTV monitor was showing a live feed of gunmen in the hospital lobby. From the safety of another floor, Jan Yamit, a 23-year-old health worker, watched in horror as the militants shot a police officer and then a security guard before st […]
Former Greek PM Lucas Papademos wounded in letter bomb blast May 26, 2017
Suspicions fall on homegrown guerrilla group after attack on ex-prime minister as he was being driven home in AthensGreek security officials are scrutinising courier and postal services after a letter bomb attack on Thursday that left former prime minister Lucas Papademos in hospital. Papademos, who underwent surgery after sustaining injuries to his leg, sto […]
US admits Mosul airstrikes killed over 100 civilians during battle with Isis May 25, 2017
The Pentagon says airstrikes it carried out on a house were the deadliest in Iraq since 2003, and the final death toll could be as high as 141 peopleThe Pentagon has admitted that airstrikes it carried out on a house in western Mosul killed at least 105 civilians in one of the deadliest attacks anywhere in Iraq since the 2003 invasion to oust Saddam Hussein. […]
Russia investigates 'gay purge' in Chechnya May 26, 2017
Putin officials pursue claims of homosexual men jailed and tortured in republic ruled by Kremlin-backed Ramzan Kadyrov Russian officials are actively investigating claims of a purge of gay men in Chechnya, a process that could lead to a showdown between Moscow and the local Kremlin-backed strongman, Ramzan Kadyrov.Dozens of men in the southern republic are r […]

The BBC

Kushner 'discussed secret line to Moscow' - US media reports May 27, 2017
Donald Trump's son-in-law reportedly sought to use Russian facilities to reach Moscow officials.
Afghanistan war: At least 13 dead in Khost bombing May 27, 2017
The violence is the latest in a surge of attacks across the country, mostly blamed on the Taliban.
Chris Cornell: Friends and family at Soundgarden singer's funeral May 27, 2017
Friends and family attend the funeral of the Soundgarden singer at an LA cemetery.
Palestinians in Israeli jails end 40-day hunger strike May 27, 2017
Israel says the strike ended after an agreement to allow more family visits.
Egypt hits 'jihadist camps' after attack on Coptic Christians May 26, 2017
The military strike, reportedly in Libya, follows a deadly attack on Coptic Christians.
Trump foreign tour: G7 leaders turn attention to Africa May 27, 2017
Saturday also marks the end of US President Donald Trump's foreign tour.
Genene Jones, former Texas nurse, charged again with baby murder May 26, 2017
Genene Jones, dubbed the 'Angel of Death', is suspected of killing as many as 60 infants.
Foreign fighters 'among Philippines militants' May 26, 2017
It is a rare admission by authorities that local jihadists are working with international groups.