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Girl Racing With Pet Camel, Film at 11

• November 17, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Animals, Documentaries, Documentary, Film, Love, Public Television, Television, Women
Tags: Alex, Animals, Arizona, Big Cats, Bond, California, Camel, CamelsandFriends.com, Critters, Domesticated Animals, Dromedary, Dromedary Camel, Exotic Animals, Friends, Friendship, Giraffes, Koalas, Natural Habitat, Pony Express, Skunks

James Arthur Ray, Leader of Deadly Sweat Lodge Retreat, Found Guilty of Three Counts of Negligent Homicide

• June 23, 2011 • 2 Comments

Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Celebrities/Royals, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Cultural History, Education, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Native Americans/First Nations, People of Color, Religion, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Spiritual Warrior", Altered States, Arizona, Death, Food, Hawaii, Huna, Indigenous People, James Arthur Ray, James Shore, Kirby Brown, Larry King, Law of Attraction, Liz Neuman, Manslaughter, Mind Control, Negligent Homicide, New Age, Oprah Winfrey, Peru, Psychology, Q'eros, Ray, Rituals, Samurai Game, Sedona, Sedona Arizona, Sedona AZ, Self-Help Gurus, Stanislav Grof, Success, Sweat Box, Sweat Lodge, The Samurai Game, Thinking, United Indians of All Tribes, United States, Verdict, Water, Yavapai County Arizona

Acid Attack Victim Derri Dias Velarde Appears on CBS’ “Early Show”

• January 31, 2011 • 6 Comments

Posted in Chemical/Acid/Fire Burns, Class, Crime, Derri Dias Velarde, Domestic Violence, Hate Crimes, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Race, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "The Early Show", Acid Attack, Acid Throwing, Apartment, Arizona, Bethany Storro, Burns, California, CBS, Convalescence, Derri Dias Velarde, Derri Velarde, Early Show, Erica Hill, Facebook, Five Children, HLN, Jane Velez Mitchell, Los Angeles, Massachusetts, Mesa AZ, Mother, People of Color, Police, Recovery, Second Acid Attack, Second Degree Burns, Sulfuric Acid, Sulphuric Acid

“Machete” Looks Like THE Labor Day Weekend Movie Winner

• September 3, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in Acting, American History, American Politics, Celebrities/Royals, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Drama, Film, Immigration, Mental Health/Psychology, Mexico, National Issues, People of Color, Teabagging Party, The Tea Party Movement
Tags: "Desperado", "Desperate Housewives", "La Bamba", "Runaway Train", "Spy Kids", Andrei Konchalovsky, Arizona, Champion, Character Actor, Cheech Marin, Cousin, Danny Trejo, Don Johnson, East San Jose, Entrepreneur, Fantasy, Good Fortune, Good Guy, Immigration, Inmigration, ITN Clothing, Jeff Fahey, Jessica Alba, King and Story Roads, Latinos, Lindsay Lohan, Low Lifes, Michelle Rodriguez, Pacoima CA, Quentin Tarantino, Ritchie Valens, Robert DeNiro, Robert Rodriguez, San Quentin, Steven Seagal, Superhero, Tattoo Artist, Testosterone, Thugs, Twelve Step Program, Uncle Machete, Voice Actor

GMAFB: Guru Connected with Sedona AZ Sweat Lodge Deaths Says He’s Being “Tested”

• October 15, 2009 • 4 Comments

Posted in Books, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Education, History, Memoir, People of Color, Race, Religion, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Womanism, Women
Tags: "Spiritual Warrior", Arizona, AZ, Blonde-White-Girl-in-Distress Meme, Citizen Potawatomi, Creation, Fasting, Grandfather, Grandmother, Investigation, James Arthur Ray, James Shore, Johnny Flynn, Kirby Brown, Marina del Ray CA, Marvin Coops, Milgram Experiment, Milwaukee WI, Mishomsinanek ewi Nokmisek, Money, Mother Earth, Native American Traditionalists, Native Americans, Northern Cheyenne, Oklahoma, Payment, Pima, Plastic Tarps, Prayer, Rachel Carroll-Pthers, Sandalwood Incense, Sedona, Stones, Sweat Lodge, The Creator, The Feminine, The Principle of the Feminine, Tom McFeeley, Womb

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
Tags: "Spiritual Warrior", Abenaki, Africa, Africans, Ancestors, Angel Valley, Anger, Arizona, Asia, Asian American, Baron Samedi, Cow Hollow, Culture, Curios, Erzulie, Eucalyptus, Fasting, François Duvalier, French Quarter, George Harrison, Haiti, Haitians, Idols, Incense, James Arthur Ray, Joseph Bruchac, La Vieux Carre, Latino American, Legba, Loko Atison, Marie Laveau, Masks, Melanesia, Micronesia, Native American, Neighborhoods, New Age, New Orleans, Nichiren Buddhism, Noe Valley, Oshun, Pine Tar, Religion, Rituals, San Francisco, Sauna, Scandinavia, Sedona, Sioux, Sweat Lodge, The French Quarter, The Voodoo Museum, Turtle Island, Union Street, United States, Voudou, Voudou Flags, Yavapai County

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For This Fourth of July, Officials Say Celebrate Freedom by Staying Home July 3, 2020
As the nation staggers toward a holiday weekend during the coronavirus pandemic, health officials are pleading with residents to not make a bad situation worse.
Texas Governor Reverses Course and Orders Face Masks July 4, 2020
In an abrupt reversal, Gov. Greg Abbott directed Texans in all counties with 20 or more coronavirus cases to wear face masks in public places. He also authorized limits on public gatherings.
All Eyes on Bars as Virus Surges and Americans Go Drinking July 3, 2020
Governors were closing bars — again — in some states as coronavirus clusters emerged. Even federal health officials have pointed to bars as a problem.
Colleges Rescinding Admissions Offers as Racist Social Media Posts Emerge July 2, 2020
Amid a national accounting over racism after George Floyd’s death, at least a dozen schools have revoked admissions offers to incoming students.
A Teacher Held a Famous Racism Exercise in 1968. She’s Still at it. July 4, 2020
The day after Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, Jane Elliott carried out the ‘Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes’ exercise in her classroom. Now, people are returning to her work.
With Plexiglass and Piles of Hot Dogs, a Fourth of July Tradition Lives On July 4, 2020
“They’re going to be burping and groaning, and I’m just going to have to focus on my hot dogs,” the 2020 Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest champion mused ahead of the quieter, crowd-free competition.
The Pandemic’s Big Mystery: How Deadly Is the Coronavirus? July 4, 2020
Even with more than 500,000 dead worldwide, scientists are struggling to learn how often the virus kills. Here’s why.
Live Coronavirus Updates: A More Subdued Fourth July 4, 2020
Protests in Arizona focus on new restrictions. England’s pubs reopen, and Iraq’s health care system nears breakdown. Experts call on W.H.O. to recognize that the virus can be airborne.

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Coronavirus live news: pubs reopen in England as Catalonia announces new lockdown July 4, 2020
Fourth of July weekend in US sees cases surging; WHO changes timeline of how it was alerted to virus; housing estates in Melbourne locked down. Follow developments liveWhat we’re learning about Covid as US states open upHow Victoria’s outbreak divided AustraliaScotland and Wales attack UK government’s shambolic travel changes 7.33pm BST Israel is one of seve […]
Coronavirus world map: which countries have the most Covid-19 cases and deaths? July 4, 2020
Covid-19 has spread around the planet, sending billions of people into lockdown as health services struggle to cope. Find out where the virus has spread, and where it has been most deadlyCoronavirus map of the UKCoronavirus map of the USCoronavirus cases in Australia Continue reading...
UK ponders joining EU's coronavirus vaccine scheme July 4, 2020
Ministers said to be weighing benefits against broader desire to cut ties with BrusselsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UK is assessing whether to join an EU programme to help secure a potential coronavirus vaccine in what could mark a bellwether for post-Brexit cooperation.In what the Daily Express described as a “Brexit backt […]
One school, 25 bereavements: Essex head fears emotional impact of Covid-19 July 4, 2020
Vic Goddard is one of many school leaders daunted by the burden of supporting pupils and staff through their griefCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageVic Goddard is trying not to cry. The headteacher of Passmores academy in Harlow and star of the 2011 TV series Educating Essex is thinking about the 23 pupils and two staff at his schoo […]
Trump claims US on way to 'tremendous victory' over Covid-19 as cases surge – live July 4, 2020
President made remark in Fourth of July message at White HouseTrump says US under assault from ‘far-left fascism’ in speech US coronavirus deaths near 130,000Supreme court gives conservatives blues – what’s really going on?Sign up to our First Thing newsletter 7.43pm BST For 4 July, in the summer of protests over the killing of George Floyd, a picture galler […]
Ghislaine Maxwell will not say anything about Prince Andrew, says friend July 4, 2020
Laura Goldman says she expects Maxwell to seek plea deal over charges relating to exploitation of young girlsGhislaine Maxwell would never say anything about the Duke of York’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, according to one of her friends.Maxwell appeared in court in the US on Thursday accused of helping disgraced financier Epstein “identify, befriend a […]
'Hidden language': Hongkongers get creative against security law July 4, 2020
Residents use wordplay including repurposed Chinese Communist party dogma to express frustration Hongkongers are finding creative ways to voice dissent after Beijing blanketed the city in a new security law and police began arresting people displaying now forbidden political slogans.Faced with the sudden threat of prosecution for anything that might promote […]
Earl Cameron, 'Britain's first black film star', dies aged 102 July 4, 2020
Bermudian-born actor rose to prominence in the 1950s in films such as Pool of London and Sapphire, as well as appearing in the 007 film ThunderballEarl Cameron, who with his debut role in the 1951 film Pool of London, became one of the first significant black actors in British cinema, has died aged 102. His agent confirmed the news to the Guardian, saying “h […]

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Donald Trump orders creation of 'national heroes' garden July 4, 2020
Angry at the toppling of statues, President Trump wants US heroes honoured in a new national garden.
Coronavirus clouds US 4 July Independence Day events July 4, 2020
Beaches are closed and fireworks cancelled as the US scales back 4 July amid surging Covid cases.
Coronavirus Australia: Melbourne locks down tower blocks as cases rise July 4, 2020
Nine housing estate blocks in the Australian city are locked down amid a “new phase of the pandemic”.
Japan flooding: Many feared dead in flooded care home July 4, 2020
Fifteen people are believed dead and nine are missing on the island of Kyushu amid devastating rains.
Coronavirus Spain: Catalonia locks down area of 210,000 people July 4, 2020
The Spanish region re-imposes restrictions on an area west of Barcelona after a surge in infections.
'Fourth of July isn't for people who look like me' July 3, 2020
What does the Fourth of July mean to black Americans?
Elijah McClain: US officers fired for pictures mocking man's death July 4, 2020
Three officers are sacked in Aurora, Colorado after they shared photos re-enacting a chokehold.
Nagaland dog meat: Animal rights groups hail ban as 'major turning point' July 4, 2020
Animal rights groups say a ban on the sale of dog meat in Nagaland is a milestone.