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Beyoncé: White Face, Black Face? Whose Face?

• February 23, 2011 • 3 Comments

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Friday Night Music, March 5, 2010: Des’ree, “You Gotta Be,” 1994

• March 5, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Barbados, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Des'ree, Health, Jamaica/British Caribbean, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Music Videos, Spirituality, Television, The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "Dream Soldier", "I Ain't Movin'", "You Gotta Be, Arts, Barbados, Beyonce, Blacks, Common Sense, Des'ree, Desirée Annette Weeks, Janet Jackson, Lyrics, Music, Romeo + Juliet, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Song Lyrics, The Caribbean, The Nineties

Succumbing to The Stupid: Kanye West

• September 15, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Music, Music Videos, Race, Television
Tags: "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", "The Jay Leno Show", "You Belong With Me", African Americans, Barack Obama, Beyonce, Chris Brown, Donda West, Growing Up, Jay Leno, JayZ, Kanye, Kanye West, Lack of Common Sense, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Rihanna, Rihanna Fenty, Taylor Swift, Video Music Awards, VMA

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Trump’s Signature New York Hotel and the Art of the Compromise August 25, 2019
Facing demands to change the name of the Trump International Hotel and Tower, the president’s business is considering signage that would elevate its Central Park West address.
PTSD Made Him Walk Away From Public Life. Now He’s Heading Back. August 25, 2019
Generations of politicians have assumed that openly acknowledging a psychiatric disorder would be disastrous. Jason Kander is testing that assumption.
In Aftermath of El Paso Attack, a Reckoning on Texas’s Divisive Political Rhetoric August 24, 2019
A letter sent out by Gov. Greg Abbott before the El Paso shooting asking donors to “defend Texas” from illegal immigration has angered Democrats.
The Police Photoshopped His Mug Shot for a Lineup. He’s Not the Only One. August 25, 2019
When witness descriptions made no mention of a suspect’s facial tattoos, the police airbrushed them away for an identification lineup. The practice goes beyond one case.
4 Will Be Charged in Florida Nursing Home Deaths After Hurricane Irma, Lawyers Say August 25, 2019
A dozen residents’ deaths were ruled homicides by a medical examiner after the nursing home’s air-conditioners failed in 2017.
Candidate Says City in Michigan Should Be Kept White ‘As Much as Possible’ August 25, 2019
Jean Cramer, who is running for City Council in Marysville, Mich., added, “No foreign people.”
Summer on the Swollen Great Lakes August 25, 2019
The lakes rose this year to levels not seen in decades. A 1,234-mile drive around one of them revealed what all that water has left behind — vanishing beaches, closed roads, new islands.
How a Bitter Divorce Battle on Earth Led to Claims of a Crime in Space August 24, 2019
NASA is examining a claim that an astronaut improperly accessed the bank account of her estranged spouse from the Space Station.

The Guardian, UK

G7: Trump's demands for Russia's readmission cause row in Biarritz August 25, 2019
US president argues Putin should be included in discussions on Iran, Syria and North KoreaDonald Trump has rowed with his fellow G7 leaders over his demand that Russia be readmitted to the group, rejecting arguments that it should remain an association of liberal democracies, according to diplomats at the summit in Biarritz.The disagreement led to heated exc […]
Britain can 'easily cope' with no-deal Brexit, claims Boris Johnson August 25, 2019
PM said EU leaders would be blamed for their ‘obduracy’ and that UK could keep much of £39bn settlementBritain could “easily cope” with a no-deal Brexit, which would be the fault of EU leaders’ “obduracy”, Boris Johnson claimed at the summit of G7 countries in France, as he continued to resist mounting pressure to spell out his own plans for breaking the dea […]
Hong Kong protests: police use water cannon on demonstrators August 25, 2019
Hundreds of thousands had braved rain to stage peaceful march in triad-linked districtHong Kong police have fired teargas and for the first time used a water cannon to disperse protesters as a weekend of violent clashes dashed hopes of a return to peace after a week of relative calm.Hundreds of thousands of people had earlier braved rain on Sunday to stage a […]
Barcelona police spare bathers' blushes with clothing 'robbery kits' August 25, 2019
Initiative particularly welcome among those who have clothes stolen on city’s nudist beachesPolice in Barcelona have handed out more than 100 emergency clothing kits to bathers who return from a swim to find everything they left on the beach has been stolen by the thieves who plague the city’s shoreline.The “robbery kits”, made up of a T-shirt bearing the ci […]
US companies tell Apple and Amazon to put planet before profits August 25, 2019
Patagonia, Ben & Jerry’s, Danone and others take out full-page ad in New York Times addressed to business leadersThe bosses of some of the world’s biggest companies, including Apple and Amazon, have been told to put the planet before profits – not by environmental campaigners but by other multinationals, including Danone’s US arm, and a unit of Unilever. […]
Ex-minister: Bolsonaro ‘most detested’ leader as he neglects the Amazon August 25, 2019
Rubens Ricupero warns the far-right leader is wreaking havoc on Brazil’s environment and its global standingJair Bolsonaro’s neglect of the Amazon has made him “the most despised and detested leader” on earth, Brazil’s former environment minister has claimed, as the far-right leader again rebuked French president Emmanuel Macron for challenging his environme […]
British citizens born in US risk having UK bank accounts frozen August 25, 2019
Britons who left US as children being chased by their banks for a US tax ID they do not haveTens of thousands of British citizens born in the US but who left when only a few months or years old risk having their bank accounts in Britain frozen because of intense pressure by US tax authorities on UK banks.In one case, a 74-year-old living in Cambridge has bee […]
Prince Andrew took flight on Epstein private jet with Russian model August 25, 2019
In 1999, prince and Anna Malova were among nine people on previously undisclosed flight from the US Virgin Islands to FloridaPrince Andrew took a previously undisclosed flight on Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet with a group that included a Russian model. Related: Lisa Bloom: lawyer in Epstein case speaks of suffering sexual abuse Continue reading...

The BBC

Hong Kong police fire gun and use water cannon on protesters August 25, 2019
Police fire a gun and deploy a water cannon to disperse crowds during a 12th week of protests.
Israel says it struck Iranian 'killer drone' sites in Syria August 25, 2019
In a rare acknowledgement, PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli forces targeted "killer drones".
Mallorca aircraft collide in mid-air, killing at least seven August 25, 2019
Two of those killed when a helicopter and an ultralight plane collided were under 18.
Sharks and rays to be given new international protections August 25, 2019
An estimated 100 million sharks are killed every year, many for shark fin soup.
Floods kill more than 60 in Sudan August 25, 2019
Nearly 200,000 people have been affected by floods since the beginning of July.
Amazon fires: The devastation seen from above August 25, 2019
Swathes of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil are burning at a record rate.
LA policeman who said sniper shot him 'made it up' August 25, 2019
Deputy Angel Reinosa cut two bullet holes in his shirt and called in to say he was "taking shots".
Amazon fires: Fines for environmental crimes drop under Bolsonaro August 24, 2019
The government is accused of ignoring illegal deforestation and burning in the Amazon.