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Trailer for “Jean-Michel Basquiat, The Radiant Child”

• March 2, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in Art, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Documentary, Film, Haiti, Haitians/Francophone Caribbean, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Love, People of Color, Puerto Ricans, Race, Spirituality, The Rest of the World
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He Lied, He Covered Up, He Stole…But It’s Shepard Fairey

• October 18, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in American Politics, Art, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Public Intellectualism
Tags: Andy Warhol, Annie Leibovitz, Appropriation, Boston, Boston MA, Charles Moore, Copyright Law, CREAM, Fair Use, Freelance Photographer, Graffiti Artist, Jeff Koons, Larry Lessig, Lying, Mannie Garcia, Media, Money, Photography, Shepard Fairey, Steelerbaby, The Associated Press

Update: Michael Jackson Birthday Block Party Location Change, Andy Warhol’s Michael Portrait Is Sold, and Michael’s Burial Is Postponed. Again.

• August 22, 2009 • 3 Comments

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Education, Gossip, Love, Music, The Jackson 5/Michael Jackson
Tags: 1984, Andy Warhol, Brooklyn, Burial, DJ Spinna, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Fort Greene Park, Home-Schooled, Katherine Jackson, Michael Jackson, Michael Joseph Jackson, Portrait, Prospect Park, Spike Lee, The Borough of Brooklyn, The Buckley School, The Eighties, The Hamptons, The Nethermead, The Seventies, The Vered Gallery, Time Magazine, Tito Jackson, TMZ.com

Naomi Sims is Gone at 61–First Black Supermodel

• August 5, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Fashion, Health, History, Naomi Sims, Race, Women
Tags: "Black is Beautiful", "Ladies' Home Journal", "The Model As Muse", African Americans, Andy Warhol, Beverly Johnson, Bill Blass, Bob Findlay, Breast Cancer, Fashion, Fernando Sanchez, Foster Child, Foster Parents, Giorgio di Sant'Angelo, Gosta Peterson, Halston, Naomi Ruth Sims, Naomi Sims, Newark NJ, Oxford MS, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh PA, Robert Findlay, Salvador Dali, Supermodel, Teal Traina, The Fashion Institute of Technology, The Seventies, The Sixties, Wilhelmina Cooper

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Weinstein and His Accusers Reach Tentative $25 Million Deal December 11, 2019
A proposed settlement would end nearly every lawsuit filed by the Hollywood producer’s alleged victims, without his having to admit wrongdoing or pay anything to the women.
U.S. Troops Could Soon Be Able to Sue Over Medical Blunders December 11, 2019
A must-pass spending bill in Congress would loosen the Feres doctrine, a bar to suing the government for injuries sustained on active duty. It is named for a heroic World War II paratrooper.
Bipartisan Bill Targets Online Spread of Child Sex Abuse Material December 11, 2019
The legislation, responding to an investigation in The New York Times, would make tech companies more responsible for retaining data about abuse.
Pentagon Restricts Training for Saudi Military Students December 12, 2019
More than 800 students from Saudi Arabia have been limited to classroom training in the wake of a shooting at a Pensacola Navy base that left three people dead.
Judge Issues Nationwide Injunction Blocking Border Wall Funding December 11, 2019
A federal court ruled that President Trump’s proclamation of a national emergency did not justify tapping into Pentagon construction funds.
Britt McHenry Sues Fox News, Saying Tyrus Sexually Harassed Her December 11, 2019
The Fox Nation host accused her former co-host Tyrus, whose real name is George Murdoch, of sexual harassment and said that Fox News failed to respond appropriately to her claims.
Someone Is Putting Cowboy Hats on Pigeons in Las Vegas December 10, 2019
No one knows why. A rodeo was in town but denied any connection. The Las Vegas police said it “does not appear to be a police matter at this time.”
‘They’ Is the Word of the Year, Merriam-Webster Says, Noting Its Singular Rise December 10, 2019
A surge in searches for the definition of an old-school pronoun signals a new, nonbinary meaning.

The Guardian, UK

Anger as rifts scupper hopes of breakthrough at UN climate talks December 15, 2019
US, Brazil, Australia and China accused of frustrating progress in marathon COP25 negotiations in MadridGlobal climate talks were continuing towards dawn on Sunday after a marathon final negotiating session in Madrid that has lasted since Friday without clear resolutions on how to implement the Paris agreement.Campaigners from around the world expressed thei […]
EU looks at extending Brexit transition period beyond 2020 December 14, 2019
Move is being considered by EU officials in face of Johnson not seeking extension beyond 11 monthsEU leaders would take the initiative and request an extension to the transition period, keeping the UK under Brussels regulations beyond 2020, under a plan mooted for getting around Boris Johnson’s stated refusal to seek a delay.The move is being considered by E […]
Rohingya fury at Aung San Suu Kyi’s genocide denial to world court December 14, 2019
Muslim victims of Myanmar ‘clearances’ voice outrage as peace prize winner dismisses atrocity chargesWhen Aung San Suu Kyi rose to denounce genocide charges against her country at the “world court” last week, three victims of Myanmar’s ethnic violence were sitting close behind the Nobel peace prize winner – disbelieving and seething with anger.Hamida Khatun, […]
Harry Dunn's mother 'distraught' after suspect filmed driving in US December 15, 2019
Footage of Anne Sacoolas, who returned to the US after the crash that killed British teenager, angers parentsHarry Dunn’s mother has said she is “distraught” after the American suspect in the crash that killed the teenager was filmed back behind the wheel.Dunn, 19, died after his motorbike was involved in a head-on collision with a car outside RAF Croughton […]
New Zealand volcano disaster: Australian victim transferred to Sydney hospital dies December 15, 2019
Death toll rises to 16 as bid to retrieve the remains of those still missing on White Island is unsuccessfulAn Australian victim caught in New Zealand’s deadly White Island volcano eruption has died in hospital in Sydney, bringing the death toll from the tragedy to 16.The man died in Concord hospital almost a week after the deadly blast. It was the first dea […]
Afghanistan papers detail US dysfunction: 'We did not know what we were doing' December 14, 2019
A key theme of the trove of documents published this week was the lack of coherence in Washington’s approach to Afghanistan from the outsetIn the midst of Barack Obama’s much-vaunted military surge against the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2010, Hayam Mohammed, an elder from Panjwai near the Pakistani border confronted an officer from the US 101st Airborne who h […]
'Amazing deal' or 'capitulation'? Why the US-China trade truce may not last December 15, 2019
Donald Trump hailed the agreement, but others think it masks a process of deglobalisation as the two superpowers struggle for hegemonyThe trade war between the US and China may never be settled, experts fear, even after the two sides agreed on an outline “phase one” deal.Economists and investors have been poring over the weekend’s announcement, which appeare […]
Military police remove climate protesters from Schiphol airport December 14, 2019
Hundreds of demonstrators call for international hub in Amsterdam to curb emissionsDutch military police have begun forcibly removing a group of climate protesters at Schiphol airport, in Amsterdam, after they refused to leave during a demonstration organised by Greenpeace.Hundreds of protesters attended the demonstration on Saturday calling on the internati […]

The BBC

New Zealand volcano: Death toll rises to 16 as two remain missing December 15, 2019
A person who was being treated in hospital in Australia dies, as two bodies remain missing.
Climate change: Call for 'flexibility' to reach consensus at talks December 15, 2019
UN climate change talks in Madrid are struggling to reach agreement on crucial measures.
Albania earthquake: Arrests over deaths in collapsed buildings December 14, 2019
Nine people are arrested on suspicion of murder and abuse of power after last month's deadly tremor.
North Korea conducts 'crucial test' - state media December 14, 2019
Few details about the test have been released, but it is the second at the same site within a week.
How Mexicans saved a dying US town December 15, 2019
Guymon, Oklahoma, was on its way to becoming a ghost town. Then Mexican immigrants arrived 20 years ago.
Lebanon crisis: Dozens hurt as police and protesters clash in Beirut December 15, 2019
Riot police fire tear gas and rubber bullets as anti-government protests continue in Lebanon.
Omar al-Bashir: Sudan ex-leader sentenced for corruption December 14, 2019
Bashir has been sentenced to two years for corruption - but cannot be jailed because of his age.
Women rise up on Baghdad's walls December 15, 2019
Murals across the Iraqi capital show how women are taking a rare prominent role in protests.