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A Pro-Trayvon Song by Watoto From The Nile: “Warning “

• July 8, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Gun Violence, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, Music Videos, National Issues, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Watoto From The Nile, Women
Tags: African Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore MD, Black Women, Blacks, Children, Gucci Mane, Harriet Tubman, Lil Wayne, Nile, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, United States, Watoto, Watoto From the Nile, Wiz Khalifa, YouTube

The President DEMOLISHES the House Republicans at Their Baltimore Retreat

• January 29, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in American Politics, Black People, Class, Democrats, Health, Health Care/The Public Option, Obama Administration, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Race and the Health Care Debate, Teabagging Party, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
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This Guy’s Inner Hell is Paving His Way INTO Hell: Six Bodies of Women Found Within, Under Cleveland, OH House

• November 1, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Rape/Sex Crimes
Tags: 123rd Street, African Americans, Allan Sowell, Anthony Sowell, Baltimore MD, Blacks, Bodies, City of Baltimore, Constables on Patrol, Cuyahoga County, Imperial Avenue, Janice Webb, Jeffrey Dahmer, Nancy Cobbs, Patricia Warren, Racism, Rape, Rapist, Rapists, Serial Killer, Serial Killings, Sex, Strangulation, Survivors/Victims of Tragedy, The Day of The Dead, Women

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Pensacola Attack Probed for Terrorism Link. Saudi Suspect Clashed With Instructor. December 9, 2019
The F.B.I. said it was conducting a terrorism investigation into the shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola, as new information emerged about the gunman’s training at the facility.
Pensacola Victims: Three Hopeful Men at the Dawn of Naval Careers December 9, 2019
The sailors who were fatally shot on Friday at Naval Air Station Pensacola had only recently arrived to train in naval aviation, grieving relatives said.
Despite Warnings, Trump Moves to Expand Migrant Family Detention December 9, 2019
Tiny prison uniforms were replaced with T-shirts. Healthcare and schooling improved. Experts say there is still no safe way to incarcerate families.
5-Year-Old Carries Baby in Subzero Cold After They Are Abandoned, Police Say December 8, 2019
A power outage scared the older child, who, wearing socks and light clothing, carried the baby about half a mile to another house in Alaska.
Donald B. Marron, Financier, Art Collector and Philanthropist, Dies at 85 December 9, 2019
Mr. Marron began his Wall Street career as a teenager before becoming a business leader and supporter of the arts.
Pensacola Shooting Updates: F.B.I. Presumes It Was Terrorism December 9, 2019
Officials said on Sunday that federal investigators were working on the presumption that the attack in Pensacola on Friday was an act of terrorism. Sailors from Alabama, Florida and Georgia were killed, and eight others were injured.
How to Protect Your Children From Online Sexual Predators December 7, 2019
Don’t count on tech companies to keep online games and chat apps safe for children, experts warn. It’s all about “parental empowerment” and imposing limits.
Report on F.B.I. Russia Inquiry Expected to Show Mistakes but No Anti-Trump Plot December 9, 2019
A much-anticipated report by the Justice Department’s inspector general will criticize the F.B.I. but also debunk many conspiracy theories.

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New Zealand volcano: five dead after White Island eruption December 9, 2019
No survivors left on island, say police after disaster leaves up to two dozen people missingPolice in New Zealand have said they do not expect to find any more survivors from a volcanic eruption on White Island that killed at least five people and injured up to 20.“No signs of life have been seen at any point,” police said after rescue helicopters and other […]
Afghanistan papers reveal US public were misled about unwinnable war December 9, 2019
Interviews with key insiders reveal damning verdict on conflict that cost 2,300 US livesHundreds of confidential interviews with key figures involved in prosecuting the 18-year US war in Afghanistan have revealed that the US public has been consistently misled about an unwinnable conflict.Transcripts of the interviews, published by the Washington Post after […]
PM refuses to look at picture of boy forced to sleep on hospital floor December 9, 2019
Boris Johnson accused of not caring after refusing reporter’s requests several timesLatest election news – live updatesBoris Johnson has been accused of not caring after he repeatedly refused during a TV interview to look at a photo of a four-year-old boy forced to sleep on the floor at an overcrowded A&E unit, before pocketing the reporter’s phone on wh […]
Russia banned from Tokyo Olympics and football World Cup December 9, 2019
Wada hands Russia a four-year ban for doping offencesIndividual athletes can still compete under a neutral banner The World Anti-Doping Agency has voted unanimously to ban Russia from international sport for four years for doping offences.Russia now have 21 days to appeal against the sentence, which would see the country banned from participating at next sum […]
China claims detained Uighurs have been freed December 9, 2019
Xinjiang governor offers no evidence of release but says ‘trainees’ have found stable jobsChina has said Uighurs and other minorities believed to be detained in Xinjiang have been freed, repeating claims made previously but offering no evidence of their release.In response to growing international criticism of the detention of up to 1.5 million people in re- […]
North Korea insults Trump as 'heedless and erratic old man' as tension rises December 9, 2019
Pyongyang responds to tweets on denuclearizationThe Guardian view on North Korea: a brewing nuclear crisisNorth Korea insulted Donald Trump again on Monday, calling him a “heedless and erratic old man” after he tweeted that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un would not want to abandon a special relationship between the two leaders and affect the US presidential […]
Swedish diplomat faces trial for trying to free China dissident December 9, 2019
Anna Lindstedt accused of brokering unauthorised meeting over fate of Gui MinhaiSweden’s former ambassador to Beijing is to go on trial for overstepping her duties by trying to negotiate the release of a Chinese-Swedish dissident held in China.Anna Lindstedt is accused of brokering an unauthorised meeting to try to get Gui Minhai freed, prosecutors said. Con […]
1.9 billion people at risk from mountain water shortages, study shows December 9, 2019
Rising demand and climate crisis threaten entire mountain ecosystem, say scientistsA quarter of the world’s population are at risk of water supply problems as mountain glaciers, snow-packs and alpine lakes are run down by global heating and rising demand, according to an international study.The first inventory of high-altitude sources finds the Indus is the […]

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New Zealand volcano: 'No sign of life' after White Island eruption December 9, 2019
Police believe there are no survivors on White Island, where tourists were caught in an eruption.
Russia banned from global sports for four years December 9, 2019
Russia is handed a four-year ban from all major sporting events - including the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics - by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Pensacola attack gunman reported to have filed complaint December 9, 2019
Mohammed Alshamrani alleged a naval instructor mocked his moustache in front of other students.
Finnish minister Sanna Marin, 34, to become world's youngest PM December 9, 2019
Social Democrat Sanna Marin will head a female-led governing coalition in the Nordic nation.
French far-left leader Mélenchon sentenced for intimidation December 9, 2019
Jean-Luc Mélenchon was filmed berating and pushing an official as his HQ was being searched.
China Uighurs: Detainees 'free' after 'graduating', official says December 9, 2019
The unverified claims follow rising pressure over the internment of an estimated one million Muslims.
Ukraine conflict: Putin and Zelensky hold landmark talks in Paris December 9, 2019
The Russian and Ukrainian leaders go into face-to-face talks to end the eastern Ukraine conflict.
Juice Wrld: US rapper dies aged 21 'after seizure at airport' December 8, 2019
The rapper best known for viral hit Lucid Dreams reportedly suffered a seizure at a Chicago airport.