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The Ancestors Summon “Smokin'” Joe Frazier, Boxer and Entertainer

• November 8, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Diabetes, Documentary, Film, Muhammad Ali, Race, Sports
Tags: "Respect", "Rocky", Abuse, African Americans, Ali, Belinda Ali, Blacks, Boxing, Boxing License, Cancer of the Liver, Cataracts, Diabetes, Eddie Futch, Exhaustion, Fight of the Century, Frazier, George Foreman, Golden Gloves, HBP, High Blood Pressure, Hospice, Insults, Jacqui Frazier-Lyde, Joe Frazier, Joseph William Frazier, Liver Cancer, Madison Square Garden, Marvis Frazier, Muhammad Ali, Olympic Gold Medalist, Parkinson's Disease, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Poverty, Pugilism, Racial Abuse, Racism, Rocky Balboa, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Smokin' Joe Frazier, The Philippines, The Seventies, Thrilla in Manila, United States, Veronica Porsche

The Case of Libyan Iman al-Obeidi: Raping Women Is Still A Terrorist Act

• March 28, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted 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

August Update on Bruce Jackson of the Four Starved Brothers: Judge Refuses to Unseal 2006 Records Regarding Care

• September 1, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Class, Differently-Abled, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Race
Tags: "The Philadelphia Inquirer", Abuse, Adopted Brother, Adoptive Parents, African Americans, Blacks, Brothers, Bruce Jackson, Care, Child Abuse, Confidential Records, Conservator, Developmentally Disabled, Differently-Abled, Disabled, Dropping the Anvil, Four Starved Brothers, Group Home, Growing Up, Haddonfield, Haddonfield New Jersey, Incompetent, Inquirer, John Connell, Judge Mary Eva Colalillo, Los Angeles, Maturity, Michael Jackson, New Jersey, Racism, Sexuality, Superior Court, Transparency, Trending

Chris Brown Wasn’t Fakin’ Those Tears

• June 28, 2010 • 9 Comments

Posted in Alice Walker, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Domestic Violence, Gossip, Mental Health/Psychology, Rihanna Fenty, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Please Please Please", "The Temple of My Familiar", Abuse, African Americans, Awards Show, BET, BET Awards, Black Women, Blacks, Breaking Down, Chris Brown, Comeback, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Faking It, Grief, Growing Up, James Brown, Love, Michael Jackson, Michael Joseph Jackson, Publicized, Queen Latifah, Rihanna, Rihanna Fenty, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Taraji P. Henson, Tears

Womb Jealousy and Infant Stealing: Yet Another Expectant Mother Found Murdered

• July 30, 2009 • 1 Comment

Posted in Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Domestic Violence, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, People of Color, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "The Boston Herald", Abuse, Attention, Babies, Baby Worship, Children, Class, Color, Crime, Culture, Darlene Haynes, Department of Mental Retardation, Developmentally Disabled, Domestic Violence, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Fetus, Infants, IQ, Julie Carey, Lower Middle Class, Massachusetts, Motherhood, Murder, Nadya Suleman, Newborns, Parents, Psychology, PTSD, Roberto Rodriguez, Stalking, The Poor, Womb Jealousy

Rihanna Set to Give Testimony Tomorrow in Hearing to Determine Whether Chris Brown Stands Trial

• June 21, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Celebrities/Royals, Love, Public Intellectualism, Women
Tags: "People Magazine", "The Independent", Abuse, African American, Blacks, Blaming the Victim, Breezy, Chris Brown, Common Sense, Domestic Violence, Drama, Growing Up, Mark Geragos, Misogyny, Plea Deal, Rihanna, Rihanna Fenty, Self Image, Sex, Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg, Testimony

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Philadelphia’s Police Commissioner Resigns After Harassment Suit Against Officers August 21, 2019
Commissioner Richard Ross had not acted quickly enough after sexual harassment reforms last summer, the mayor said.
Ransomware Attack Hits 22 Texas Towns, Authorities Say August 21, 2019
The state declined to say which towns were affected by the coordinated cyberattack. But one expert said it could signal more such attacks in the future.
FogCam Is Signing Off in San Francisco August 21, 2019
Long before streaming video, it captured images of campus life every 20 seconds. The quirky project, believed to be the longest-running public webcam, will shut down at the end of August.
‘Shark!’: Cape Cod Recoils in a Summer of Great White Sightings, Real and Imagined August 20, 2019
After a fatal shark attack last year, a place celebrated for its summer beach season has wrestled with how to cope with the risk of more.
What to Know About California’s New Police Use-of-Force Law August 20, 2019
Tuesday: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law one of the nation’s toughest standards for the use of deadly force. Also: A stunning turn in the Ghost Ship fire trial.
Clerk Convicted of Murder for Shooting Memphis Teenager Who Stole ‘$2 Beer’ August 20, 2019
A clerk at a store in Memphis, Anwar Ghazali, 29, was found guilty of fatally shooting Dorian Harris, 17, as he ran out last year.
Chicago Man Charged in Death Threat Against Abortion Clinic August 20, 2019
He is the second man to be arrested and charged by federal authorities this month in connection to posts on iFunny, an online forum.
White Officers Who Led Black Man on Rope Won’t Face Criminal Charges August 20, 2019
A photograph of the man’s arrest in Galveston, Tex., on Aug. 3 evoked images of slavery. The authorities are also investigating whether the officers violated any police department policies.

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Boris Johnson visit will not change German stance, says Merkel ally August 21, 2019
British PM’s proposal to ditch backstop likely to be firmly rebuffed when he visits BerlinAngela Merkel is likely to give a friendly but firm rebuttal to Boris Johnson during his first overseas visit as prime minister on Wednesday, with politicians and officials in Berlin saying they do not consider that his letter to Donald Tusk asking the EU to drop the Ir […]
Trump cancels Denmark trip after PM says Greenland is not for sale August 21, 2019
President says he is postponing meeting with Mette Frederiksen because she was not interested in discussing transactionDonald Trump has cancelled his trip to Denmark and postponed his meeting with the Danish prime minister after she said that Greenland was not for sale. Speaking on Sunday during a trip to Greenland, Mette Frederiksen called purchasing the is […]
Vatican invokes Cardinal George Pell's 'right to appeal' after child sexual abuse conviction upheld August 21, 2019
Former Vatican treasurer, and most senior Catholic cleric in the world to be convicted of child sexual assault, maintains innocence after losing appealThe most senior Catholic cleric in the world to be convicted of child sexual abuse, Cardinal George Pell, has lost his appeal against his conviction, but maintains he is innocent.In a brief statement issued af […]
Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro confirms months of secret US talks August 21, 2019
‘Various contacts’ made, says embattled president, amid reports he is negotiating a way to stand down Nicolás Maduro has confirmed top Venezuelan officials have been talking to members of Donald Trump’s White House, after reports his second-in-command had been negotiating his downfall with the United States.“I confirm that for months there have been contacts […]
'We feel very helpless': Hong Kong family voice fears for detained UK consulate worker August 21, 2019
Rally will be held outside UK consulate in Hong Kong on Wednesday following news of Simon Cheng’s detention on mainland ChinaThe family of a UK consulate worker detained in mainland China during a trip from Hong Kong nearly two weeks ago have voiced their fears for his safety, saying they “feel very helpless”.Simon Cheng, 28, who works in the British consula […]
Trump accuses Jewish Americans of ‘disloyalty’ for voting Democratic, in antisemitic trope August 20, 2019
President’s remarks seemed to refer to a perception that Jewish Americans have a dual loyalty to both America and IsraelDonald Trump used an apparently antisemitic trope when accusing Jewish Americans who vote for Democrats as showing “either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty”.The remarks came as part of a barrage of disparaging comments that thr […]
Homeless children put up in shipping containers, report says August 20, 2019
Children’s commissioner for England condemns ‘scandal’ of family homelessnessThousands of homeless children are growing up in cheaply converted shipping containers and cramped rooms in former office blocks, putting their health and wellbeing at serious risk, according to the children’s commissioner for England.Anne Longfield said it was scandal that at least […]
French musician killed by bear in Canada August 20, 2019
Julien Gauthier, 44, was on an expedition recording sounds of nature for his musicA French artist who used sounds of nature in his music has been killed by a bear in Canada.Friends said Julien Gauthier, 44, was the victim of an attack after a bear entered a camp near the village of Tulita, in the Northwest Territories, in the early hours of Thursday last wee […]

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Cardinal George Pell loses appeal against sexual abuse convictions August 21, 2019
Pell, the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of sexual abuse, will complete a six-year sentence.
Trump cancels Denmark visit over Greenland spat August 21, 2019
The US president abruptly cancels his visit after the Danish PM says he cannot purchase Greenland.
Amazon fires: Record number burning in Brazil rainforest - space agency August 21, 2019
Fires in the Amazon have risen 83% amid growing deforestation, Brazil's space research agency says.
Sony 'disappointed' as Spider-Man MCU deal ends August 21, 2019
Sony Pictures has owned the film rights to the Marvel character since 1999.
Venezuela crisis: President Maduro in talks with US August 21, 2019
President Nicolás Maduro says talks with the Trump administration have been going on for months.
Trump accuses Jewish Democrat voters of 'great disloyalty' August 21, 2019
The president is accused of using an anti-Semitic trope in criticism of Jewish Democrat voters.
Texas school district sued for colouring in teen's hair August 21, 2019
The teen's parents are suing a Texas school district for using a black Sharpie to colour his scalp.
Papua prison break: Hunt for 250 inmates who escaped torched prison August 21, 2019
Papua has seen days of unrest with protestors blocking streets and torching buildings including the prison.