Archive for the 'Revolutions' Category
Following the Will of Their People, the Egyptian Military Deposes President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt
• July 3, 2013 • Comments Off on Following the Will of Their People, the Egyptian Military Deposes President Mohamed Morsi of EgyptPosted in American Foreign Policy, Arabs, Class, Egypt, Exploration and Colonization, Islam/Sufism, People of Color, Religion, Revolutions, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, World History
Tags: Anwar Sadat, Democracy, Egypt, Egyptian Armed Forces, Egyptians, El Salvador, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Joy, Mohamed Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood, Ouster, Tahrir Square, The Arab Spring, United States
Monaco: Prince Albert and Princess Charlene Are Suing Those French Newspapers Who Said Their Marriage Was A Sham, But Who Believes Them?
• July 25, 2011 • 5 CommentsPosted in Africans, Celebrities/Royals, Class, European History, Gossip, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Monaco, People of Color, Revolutions, Sexuality, The Catholic Church, The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "L'Express", "The Daily Mail", Agence France Presse, Alexandre Coste, Banking, Catholicism, Charlene Wittstock, Corruption, D'Argent, Damage Control, Dollars, Euros, Heir, Heiress Presumptive, Michel Roger, Monaco, Money, Money Laundering, Monte Carlo, Mozambique, New York Stock Exchange, Newlyweds, Nicole Coste, Pregnancy, Pregnant, Prince Albert II of Monaco, Princess Caroline, Princess Grace of Monaco, Rainier III Prince of Monaco, Royal Wedding, Runaway Bride, South Africa, Special Olympics, Spin, Stagecraft, Taki Theodoracopulos, The Grimaldis, The Paris Bourse, The Principality of Monaco, The Shenzhen, Tittle-Tattle, TMZ.com
Today is Bastille Day, July 14, 2011: Vive la liberté! Hourra pour les droits des êtres humains!
• July 14, 2011 • Comments Off on Today is Bastille Day, July 14, 2011: Vive la liberté! Hourra pour les droits des êtres humains!Posted in Acting, African American History, American History, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, European History, Film, Haiti, Music, People of Color, Revolutions, Slavery, The Rest of the World, Wisconsin, World History
Tags: "Concerts on the Square", Abu Ghraib, American Revolution, Bastille, Bastille Day, BastilleDay, Boulevard Henri IV, Casablanca, City of Madison, Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, Die Wacht am Rhein, Film Noir, France, Franco-Prussian War, French Revolution, German Empire, Hanoi Hilton, History, Humphrey Bogart, La Marseillaise, Madison WI, Madison Wisconsin, Paris, Paul Henreid, Pont de la Concorde, Rick Blaine, Storming of the Bastille, The American Revolution, The French Revolution, Totalitarianism, United States, Victor Laszlo
The Ancestors Welcome Poet-Singer-Musician Gil Scott-Heron, Known For “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”; Father of the Spoken Word Movement and a Progenitor of Hip Hop
• May 28, 2011 • Comments Off on The Ancestors Welcome Poet-Singer-Musician Gil Scott-Heron, Known For “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”; Father of the Spoken Word Movement and a Progenitor of Hip HopPosted in African American History, American Politics, Black Britons/British Caribbean, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Commercials, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Environmental Crimes, Hate Crimes, Homelessness, Jamaica/British Caribbean, Joblessness, Music, National Issues, Race, Revolutions, Television, Television Series, The Rest of the World
Tags: "Winter in America", African American, Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, Alec Wilkinson, Blacks, Brenda Sykes, Brian Jackson, Chuck D, Drug Addict, Drugs, Gia Scott-Heron, Gil Scott-Heron, I'm New Here, Jamaica, Jamaican Ancestry, Kanye West, Musician, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, New York, New York City, Racism, Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Ron Carter, Small Talk at 125th and Lenox, The Seventies, The Sixties, United States, We Almost Lost Detroit
Whoa! Iman Al-Obeidi Married? Plus, A Video From Her Mother
• March 29, 2011 • Comments Off on Whoa! Iman Al-Obeidi Married? Plus, A Video From Her MotherPosted in Africans, American Foreign Policy, Arabs, Class, Education, Hate Crimes, History, Iman al-Obeidi, Islam/Sufism, Libya, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Obama Administration, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Rape/Sex Crimes, Revolutions, Sexual Harassment, The Rest of the World, War Crimes, Women
Tags: Al Jazeera, Al-Aan, Aljazeeera, Authoritarian Government, Bab Al-Aziziya, Benghazi, Civil War, Culture, Eman al Obaidi, Eman Al Obaidy, Eman al-Obeidi, Faraj Ghaithi, Fiancé, Gaddafi, Gang Rape, Gang Rape Survivor, Heroine, Honor, Imam Atik Salih, Iman al-Obeidi, Islam, Law Student, Lawyer, Libya, Libyan, Libyan Youth Movement, Martyr, Moammar Khaddafy, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Muslims, Politics of Libya, Protests, Rape, Rape Victim, Sexual Abuse, The Libyan Uprising, Time Magazine, Tobruk, Tripoli, Virginity, Wadad Omar, Zawiyah, ايمان العبيدي
The President’s Speech on Libya
• March 29, 2011 • Comments Off on The President’s Speech on LibyaPosted in Afghanistan, African American History, Africans, American Foreign Policy, American History, Arabs, Class, Democrats, Egypt, France, Hate Crimes, Iraq, Islam/Sufism, Journalism and Ethics, Libya, Murder/Manslaughter, Obama Administration, Rape/Sex Crimes, Revolutions, Television, The Iraq War II, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Tunisia, United Kingdom, War Crimes, Women
Tags: African Americans, Africans, al Qaeda, Arab League, Benghazi, Blacks, British Petroleum, Europe, European Interests, Libya, Mideast, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Murder, No-Fly Zone, North Africa, Oil, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Rape, Rebels, The Bill Press Show, The Mic, Torture, United Arab Emirates, United Nations Security Council, United States
The Case of Libyan Iman al-Obeidi: Raping Women Is Still A Terrorist Act
• March 28, 2011 • Comments Off on The Case of Libyan Iman al-Obeidi: Raping Women Is Still A Terrorist ActPosted in American Foreign Policy, Arabs, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Education, European History, Exploration and Colonization, Hate Crimes, Islam/Sufism, Journalism and Ethics, Libya, Mental Health/Psychology, Obama Administration, People of Color, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Rape/Sex Crimes, Revolutions, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), War Crimes, Women
Tags: Abuse, Aisha Ahmed, Barbary Pirates, Benghazi, CNN, Democracy, Foreign Press Corps, Hague, Hasan Modeer, Iman al-Obeidi, Law Student, Lebanon, Libya, Link TV, Middle East, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Muslims, Nation Building, NATO, NBN TV, Neo-Colonialism, Nicolas Sarkozy, North Africa, Rebels, Sexual Abuse, The Hague, The Rixos Hotel, Tobruk, Tripoli, Uprising, War
Dedicated to The Wisconsin I Love: Sam Cooke, “A Change Is Gonna Come,” 1964 and The Impressions, “We’re A Winner,” 1967
• March 13, 2011 • Comments Off on Dedicated to The Wisconsin I Love: Sam Cooke, “A Change Is Gonna Come,” 1964 and The Impressions, “We’re A Winner,” 1967Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Bailouts, Budget Cuts, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Democrats, Discrimination, Education, Joblessness, Labor History, Labor Relations, Lena Taylor, Music, Obama Administration, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Revolutions, Sam Cooke, The Economy, The Impressions, The Rest of the World, The Tea Party Movement, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: African Americans, Banned, Black Women, Blacks, Bradley Whitford, Capitol Square, Curtis Mayfield, David Prosser, Democratic Party (United States), Ed Schultz, Firefighters Union, Fred Risser, Hundreds of Thousands, Jesse Jackson, Jim Holperin, Jon Erpenbach, Julie Lassa, Kathleen Vinehout, Lena Taylor, Madison WI, Michael Moore, Middle Classes of Color, Pregnant While Lawmaking, Republican, Robert Jauch, Robert Wirch, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Song Lyrics, Spencer Coggs, State Senator Jon Erpenbach, State Senator Lena Taylor, Susan Sarandon, The Capitol Square, The Fab 14, The Fabulous 14, The Impressions, The Middle Class, Throngs, Tony Shalhoub, Wisconsin
Al Jazeera English Now In Talks With Comcast and Other American Cable Outlets
• February 22, 2011 • Comments Off on Al Jazeera English Now In Talks With Comcast and Other American Cable OutletsPosted in African American History, Africans, American Foreign Policy, American History, Arabs, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Class, Cultural History, Education, Indians/Bangladeshi/Pakistani, Islam/Sufism, Journalism and Ethics, Obama Administration, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Religion, Revolutions, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, World History
Tags: "The Island", AJE, Al Jazeera English, Aljazeera, American Foreign Policy, Arab World, Arabs, Comcast, Common Sense, Egypt, Faux Noise, Fox News, Jeff Jarvis, Muslims, News, Opinion, Public Affairs, Qatar, Roger Ailes, Rupert Murdoch, The Arab World, The Egyptian Revolution, The Egyptian Uprising, United States
From Tahrir Square to Madison, Wisconsin (via Politirature)
• February 21, 2011 • Comments Off on From Tahrir Square to Madison, Wisconsin (via Politirature)Posted in Africans, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Arabs, Budget Cuts, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Discrimination, Education, Egypt, Islam/Sufism, Labor History, Love, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Revolutions, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, The Tea Party Movement, Tunisia, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin, World History
Tags: "The Isthmus", Activism, Arabic, Channel 3000, Collective Bargaining, Education, Egypt, Egyptian, Engineering, Engineering Student, Facebook, Heba Farouk Mahfouz, Hizb ut-Tahrir, Live Blogging, Live Video, Madison, Madison WI, Ohio, Republican Party, Republicans, Scott Walker, The Tea Party, The Uptake, United States, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Capitol, WisconsinEye, Word Press
“Somewhere” is Here and Now
• February 13, 2011 • Comments Off on “Somewhere” is Here and NowPosted in Africans, Algeria, American Foreign Policy, American History, Arabs, Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Egypt, Film, Islam/Sufism, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Obama Administration, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Revolutions, Spirituality, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Tunisia, World History
Tags: "Letter from a Birmingham Jail", "Somewhere", "The White Queen of Soul", "West Side Story", African Americans, Algeria, Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Birmingham AL, Blacks, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Dusty Springfield, Egypt, Freedom, Governor Walker, Kennedy Center Honors, Love, Martin Luther King, Miss Re, Miss Re Re, Pell Grant, Quincy Jones, Right-to-Work, Roberta Flack, Scott Walker, Self-Worth, The Nineties, The Seventies, Tunisia, Wisconsin
Mubarak Has Fallen
• February 11, 2011 • Comments Off on Mubarak Has FallenPosted in American Foreign Policy, American History, Class, Education, Egypt, Islam/Sufism, Obama Administration, Revolutions, The Mainstream Media (MSM), War Crimes, Women, World History
Tags: Al Jazeera, Alexandria, Aljazeera, Cairo, Cincinnatus, Conscription, Conscripts, Egypt, Egyptian Armed Forces, Egyptian Army, Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Hosni Mubarak, King Abdullah, Minister of Defense, Mohamed ElBaradei, Mohammed ElBaradei, Non-Aligned Movement, Omar Suleiman, President Barack Obama, Saudi Arabia, Secret Police, Self Image, Self-Respect, Switzerland, The Higher Military Council, The House of Sa'ud, The Saudis, The Six Day War, UAR, United Arab Republic, United States
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