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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

Tina Turner is Becoming a Swiss Citizen for Love, Not for Evading American Taxes

• March 7, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American History, Black Expatriates, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Facebook, Fashion, Film, Love, Music, Religion, Sexuality, SGI Nichiren Buddhism, Spirituality, Switzerland, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Tina Turner, Travel, Women
Tags: American Citizenship, Armani, Capitol Records, Carl Jung, Chateau Algonquin, Craig Hill, Eduardo Saverin, EMI, EMI Germany, Erwin Bach, Europe, French Riviera, German, Germany, Ike Turner, Küsnacht, Kuesnacht, Long Term Relationship, Love, Millionaires, Nina Simone, Papparazzi, Phil Spector, Ronnie Turner, Soka Gakkai International - Switzerland, Swiss Bank Accounts, Switzerland, Taxes, Tina, Tina Turner, U.S. Citizenship, United States, Zurich

Gabrielle “Gabby” Douglas Triumphs at the Olympics…Despite Disses About The State of Her Hair and About Her Blackness

• August 4, 2012 • 2 Comments

Posted in African American History, American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Cultural History, Education, Gabrielle "Gabby" Douglas, Gossip, Health, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Race, Sports, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, The Summer Olympics 2012, Travel, United Kingdom, Venus and Serena Williams, Women
Tags: "Advertising Age", African American, African Americans, Arielle Hawkins, Balance Beam, Black Hair, Black Teenagers, Black Women, Blacks, Common Sense, Gabby, Gabby Douglas, Gabrielle Douglas, Growing Up, Gymnastics, Hair, Iowa, Jordyn Wieber, Olympic, Olympic Games, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sister, Teenagers, The 2012 Summer Olympics, The Olympics, The Summer Olympics, Uneven Bars, United States, West Des Moines IA, Young Black Girls.Young Black Women

Serena Does It Again at Wimbledon; Shares Doubles Title with Sister Venus

• July 7, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in Auto-Immune Diseases, Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Health, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Travel, United Kingdom, Venus and Serena Williams, Womanism, Women
Tags: African American, African Americans, Agnieszka Radwańska, Andrea Hlaváčková, Black Women, Blacks, Centre Court, Grand Slam, Love, Martina Navratilova, Radwanska, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Serena, Serena Williams, The Championships Wimbledon, United States, Venus, Venus Williams, Williams

The New Year, 2012, Arrives

• December 31, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Cultural History, Holidays, Love, People of Color, Spirituality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Travel, Who I Am, World History
Tags: Asia, Auckland, Australia, International Date Line, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, New Year, New Years Eve, New Zealand, Oceania, Pacific Ocean, Samoa, Samoan, Samoans, Sydney, Tokelau

Black Surfers? It’s Not Just a White Thing. “Whitewash,” Black Surfing Documentary Narrated by Ben Harper and Black Thought of The Roots Now at Hulu

• December 13, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Black Britons/British Caribbean, Black People, Black Surfers, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Documentary, Film, Jamaica/British Caribbean, Love, Music, Spirituality, Sports, Travel, Weather, Women
Tags: African American, Amelia Earhart, Beach Boys, Ben Harper, Black People, Black Surfers, Black Thought, California Girls, Coast Starlight, Documentary, Don Schollander, Esther Williams, Ethnicity, Fordham University, Gidget, James Brown, John Hoberman, Kelly Slater, Los Angeles, Memoir, New Orleans, Rob Machado, Sal Masekela, Soui, Southern California, Sports Commentator, Surf, Surf Culture, Surfing, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, Tariq Trotter, The Roots, United States, Whitewash

It’s Going To Be HOT in Madison Today

• June 7, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Black People, Cooking, Food, Health, Stroke, The Heart, Travel, Weather, Wisconsin
Tags: Babies, Cats, Channel 3000, Children, Conditions and Diseases, Dogs, Elderly, Gary Cannalte, Hard-headedness, Health, Heat Illness, Heat Stroke, High Blood Pressure, Hydration, Infants, Madison Metro, Pets, Severe weather terminology (United States), Southern Wisconsin, Stroke, Stubbornness, Sun, Sunblock, Sunshine, Temperature, The Heart, Water, Weather, Weather Report, Wisconsin

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News or ‘Trauma Porn’? Student Journalists Face Blowback on Campus November 14, 2019
Incidents at Northwestern and Harvard reveal a growing tension between traditional journalistic practices and the demands of student activists.
He Invited Donald Trump Jr. to Campus. Now He’s Facing Impeachment. November 14, 2019
The student body president of the University of Florida is under fire for using student fees to host one of President Trump’s sons.
3 Cows Swept Out to Sea by Hurricane Dorian Are Found Alive November 13, 2019
The cows, believed to have been carried out to sea when the storm hit North Carolina, have been spotted hanging out on the Outer Banks.
Oklahoma Town Reels After a Detective Is Charged With Killing Its Police Chief November 14, 2019
What does a town do when the chief is killed at a law enforcement conference and one of his officers is charged in the homicide? Mannford, Okla., is finding out.
Supreme Court Hears Racial Discrimination Case Against Comcast November 13, 2019
Byron Allen, an African-American entrepreneur, says the cable giant discriminated against his company, Entertainment Studios Networks.
Supreme Court Appears Ready to Let Trump End DACA Program November 13, 2019
The justices are considering whether the Trump administration can shut down a program that shields about 700,000 young immigrants from deportation.
Where Civility Is a Motto, a School Integration Fight Turns Bitter November 12, 2019
A plan to desegregate schools in a liberal Maryland suburb founded on values of tolerance has met with stiff resistance.
Impeachment Briefing: What Happened on Day 1 of Public Hearings November 14, 2019
Two seasoned diplomats testified, and we got a look at how Democrats and Republicans will approach these hearings.

The Guardian, UK

Trump cared more about investigating Biden than Ukraine, key witness reveals November 13, 2019
House begins public hearings with testimonies from Bill Taylor and George Kent as president struggles to prevent investigationTrump impeachment inquiry public hearings – live updatesDonald Trump cared more about investigating his political rival Joe Biden than the fate of Ukraine, according to dramatic testimony from a key witness in the first impeachment in […]
Hong Kong protests: foreign students start to leave as unrest shifts to universities November 14, 2019
Danish university chief tells 36 students to return home as several protesters injured in violenceDozens of foreign students have been urged to leave Hong Kong after another night of clashes left several people seriously injured.A worker for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, struck by an object thrown by protesters earlier on Wednesday, was in c […]
Japan's PM cancels cherry blossom party after outcry over florid spending November 14, 2019
Taxpayer-funded festivities are meant to honour praiseworthy citizens but critics say they have turned into an exercise in political patronageIn a bid to contain a blossoming scandal over lavish flower-viewing parties, Japan’s prime minister has cancelled next year’s annual taxpayer-funded festivity.Shinzo Abe’s move to shut down the 2020 party comes after c […]
Grace Millane trial: suspect details how he disposed of UK backpacker's body November 14, 2019
Jury watches accused’s second police interview, in which he says Millane’s death was an accidentA jury in Auckland has been shown a second police interview with the man accused of murdering Grace Millane, in which he says the British backpacker had accidentally died while being consensually strangled.The 27-year-old New Zealand man, whose identity is suppres […]
NSW and Qld fires: teenager accused of lighting destructive bushfire near Yeppoon November 14, 2019
Police allege 16-year-old lit Queensland blaze that razed 14 homes, after body found in bushland near Kempsey on the NSW mid-north coastPolice allege a teenager started a central Queensland bushfire that has destroyed 14 homes, while a fourth person has been confirmed dead in bushfires ravaging New South Wales.Police say the 16-year-old boy has not been char […]
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi faces first legal action over Rohingya crisis November 14, 2019
Case launches in Argentina under ‘universal jurisdiction’ demanding justice over ‘existential threat’ to minorityAung San Suu Kyi is among several top Myanmar officials named in a case filed in Argentina for crimes against Rohingya Muslims, the first time the Nobel Laureate has been legally targeted over the crisis.Rohingya and Latin American human rights gr […]
'An apocalypse happened': Venice counts cost of devastating floods November 13, 2019
Businesses and residents say they feel helpless as they brace for next high tidesAs tourists posed for selfies at St Mark’s Square on Wednesday evening, shop owners mopped the floors of their premises and cleared debris while assessing the cost of the damage caused by record high tides.“An apocalypse happened,” said Antonella Rossi, who owns a handmade jewel […]
Hillary Clinton warns of path to 'fascism' after MPs stand down November 13, 2019
Former US secretary of state concerned that female MPs cited online threatsOnline threats which intimidate people into standing down as MPs are “the path to authoritarianism [and] fascism”, Hillary Clinton has said.Speaking to an audience in London, Clinton said she took “very seriously” the fact that significant numbers of female MPs had opted not to run ag […]

The BBC

Trump impeachment inquiry: New claims amid public hearing November 14, 2019
Donald Trump was overheard asking about "investigations" into Joe Biden, a top US diplomat says.
Bolivia crisis: Clashes as Morales supporters oppose interim rule November 14, 2019
Supporters of Evo Morales clash with riot police as lawmakers vow to challenge Jeanine Áñez's rule.
Australia bushfires: Death toll rises as communities remain on alert November 14, 2019
A fourth person has died in a week of emergencies that are now threatening east and west coasts.
Israel-Gaza fighting continues for second day after militant's death November 14, 2019
After an overnight lull, militants fire more rockets towards Israel and Israeli aircraft hit Gaza.
Ebola vaccine approved as second jab trialled November 13, 2019
A second Ebola vaccine is to be offered to thousands of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Cows swept away by Hurricane Dorian found alive in North Carolina November 14, 2019
Officials believe the three cows washed up on the Outer Banks after swimming for up to five miles.
Hong Kong protests: Students fight police with petrol bombs, bows and arrows November 13, 2019
Student protesters fought a pitched battle with police at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Duterte's health: 'Work from home' raises questions in Philippines November 14, 2019
The Philippine president is famous for his strongman persona - but is he well enough to continue?