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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
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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
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The President’s Speech on Libya

• March 29, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted 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
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The Sedona, AZ Sweat Lodge Tragedy: Why It Shouldn’t Have Happened

• October 12, 2009 • 9 Comments

Posted in Black People, Class, Education, Health, Memoir, Mental Health/Psychology, New Orleans, People of Color, Race, Religion, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
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Madonna Has Mercy

• June 12, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Celebrities/Royals, Class, Race
Tags: "The Early Show", Adoption, African, African Culture, Africans, CBS, Celebrity, Celebrity Adoptions, Chichewa, Chifundo, Child Slaves, Child Soldiers, Children, Madonna, Malawi, Malawian, Mercy James, Money, Raising Malawi

Dr. Ivan Van Sertima, 74, Dies; Academic and Author of “They Came Before Columbus”

• May 30, 2009 • 3 Comments

Posted in Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Education, History, Mexico, People of Color, The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "Black Women in Antiquity", "Journal of African Civilizations", "They Came Before Columbus", 1976, Africans, British Guyana, Caribbean, Christopher Columbus, Duke University, Europe, Europeans, Glyn Daniel, Guyana, Ivan Van Sertima, Rutgers University, Swahili, United States

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Why So Many Iranian Immigrants Live in California October 6, 2022
The Los Angeles region is home to the world’s largest Iranian community outside of Iran.
Why We Are Surveying the MENA Community in the U.S. October 5, 2022
We are pursuing a project on how people of Middle Eastern and North African descent in the U.S. think about their racial and ethnic identities.
N.L.R.B. Issues Complaint Against Apple October 4, 2022
The labor agency found that the tech giant interrogated employees about the union and prevented union fliers in the break room.
Who Is Perla? A Central Figure in Florida’s Migrant Flights Emerges. October 4, 2022
Investigators believe a woman with a background in military counterintelligence was sent to Texas to recruit migrants for the flights to Martha’s Vineyard.
U.S. Health Officials Urge Vigilance as Ebola Spreads in Uganda October 6, 2022
There are no cases in the United States, but the C.D.C. wants doctors to be on the alert for patients with telltale symptoms.
Barnard College Plans to Offer Abortion Pills on Campus October 6, 2022
It is one of many colleges and universities deliberating over how to respond to the fall of Roe v. Wade.
How to Watch Arizona Senate Debate With Kelly and Masters Tonight October 6, 2022
The debate, set for 9 p.m. Eastern time, will be the first and likely only one to take place in this closely watched Senate contest. Stay here for updates.
Texas Wesleyan Cancels Play After Students Object to Slur October 6, 2022
The play’s author, who is Black, said he crafted its language to be historically accurate in representing civil rights struggles. But the theater program at the university heeded the call of students.

The Guardian, UK

African countries urge rich nations to honour $100bn climate finance pledge October 6, 2022
Ministers rebuke ‘shameful’ failure to meet funding promises for poorer countries to cope with climate crisis ahead of Cop27 summit Ministers and high-ranking officials of African nations have urged rich countries to do more to combat the climate crisis, and called the failure to meet a funding promise from 2009 “shameful”.At a conference in Giza, Egypt, on […]
Warning over cough syrups after 66 children die in the Gambia October 6, 2022
WHO says the contaminated medications may have been distributed outside of the West African country, with global exposure ‘possible’ The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an alert over four cough and cold syrups made by Maiden Pharmaceuticals in India, warning they could be linked to the deaths of 66 children in the Gambia.The UN health agency also […]
Drone footage shows orcas chasing and killing great white shark October 5, 2022
Scientists say behaviour, filmed in South Africa, has never been seen in detail before – and never from the airScientists have published findings confirming that orcas hunt great white sharks, after the marine mammal was captured on camera killing one of the world’s largest sea predators.A pod of killer whales is seen chasing sharks during an hour-long pursu […]
‘Shocking blow to Indigenous land rights’ as court dismisses Maasai herder claim October 5, 2022
Herders lodge appeal against ruling in their case against the Tanzanian government, which they say is violently evicting them from ancestral landLawyers for Maasai herders who say the Tanzanian government is trying to violently evict them from their ancestral land to make way for a luxury game reserve have lodged an appeal against a court ruling that dismiss […]
Sudan faces ‘generational catastrophe’ as millions of children miss school October 5, 2022
Floods, militia raids and hunger mean a third of children are not in school at all, while the rest have too few teachers, aid groups warnNearly every school-age child in Sudan is missing out on education, either completely or facing serious disruption, aid organisations have warned.Schools in some states reopened this week after delays due to severe flooding […]
Ugandan president fires son from military role after ‘capture Nairobi’ tweet October 4, 2022
Latest in series of provocative tweets leads to removal of Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba as infantry commanderThe Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, has fired his son as commander of the country’s infantry forces after the son tweeted an unprovoked threat to capture the capital of neighbouring Kenya, drawing widespread concern in east Africa.Lt Gen Muhoozi Kai […]
Mexico mayor among 18 killed in town hall massacre October 6, 2022
Attack in southern state of Guerrero was followed by fatal shooting of lawmaker in neighbouring state of MorelosAttackers gunned down a mayor, his father and 16 other people in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero on Wednesday, authorities have said.The state’s attorney general, Sandra Luz Valdovinos, told Milenio television late on Wednesday that 18 peopl […]
Thousands of salmon found dead as Canada drought dries out river October 5, 2022
A lack of rain on the western coasts saw 65,000 dead salmon wash up on the creekTens of thousands of dead wild salmon scattered along a creek bed are the latest casualty of a drought that has gripped the province of British Columbia for more than a month and left communities bracing for more devastation.In a video clip posted to social media, the carcasses o […]

The BBC

Thailand: Many children among dead in nursery attack October 6, 2022
An ex-police officer killed at least 37 people at a childcare centre before killing himself and his family.
Ukraine war: 'Mother, I'm scared' - Zaporizhzhia city devastated by rocket attacks October 6, 2022
Survivors recount horror of deadly attacks on city of Zaporizhzhia, being blamed on Russia.
Nika Shakarami: Iran protester's family forced to lie about death - source October 6, 2022
State TV shows Nika Shakarami's uncle condemning the protests as a voice appears to threaten him.
Greek cliff rescue in double migrant tragedy off Lesbos and Kythira October 6, 2022
At least 17 people have died off Lesbos, after a boat hit rocks under a cliff elsewhere in Greece.
Annie Ernaux: 'Uncompromising' French author wins Nobel Literature Prize October 6, 2022
The panel praises French author Annie Ernaux for her "courage" exploring gender, language and class.
UK's Truss joins Europe's leaders for big summit on Russian war October 6, 2022
Leaders from the UK and across Europe meet in Prague as part of a new political forum.
Kevin Spacey on trial over New York sex abuse claim October 6, 2022
The actor denies inappropriately touching a 14-year-old boy at a Manhattan apartment party in 1986.
WHO alert over India-made cough syrups after deaths in The Gambia October 6, 2022
Some 66 deaths in The Gambia may be linked to four syrups made by an India-based firm, world health officials say.