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Those Cartoons from Facebook, March 25, 2013

• March 25, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Democrats, Discrimination, Education, Facebook, Health, Immigration, Mental Health/Psychology, Race, Rosa Parks, Voter Suppression, Women
Tags: "Racial Entitlements", Antonin Scalia, Book Lovers, Cartoons, Chores, Emory University, Facebook, Faux Noise, Fox News, High Water Pants, Impressions, Italian American, Limousine Liberals, Marky Mark, Misconceptions, Misinformation, Political Cartoons, Republicans, Rosa Parks, Sagging Pants, Scalia, Science, Social Statements, Suffrage, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court of the United States, Three-Fifths Compromise, Voting Right Act, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act, White House

That Cartoon From Facebook

• January 3, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Labor History, Labor Relations, National Issues, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Unions/Union Busting
Tags: African Americans, Arts, Cartoon, Cartoons, Facebook, GOP, Online Communities, Political Cartoons, Politics, Posters, Racism, Republicans, Social Media, Social Networking, The Other 98%, Twitter, United States

Christmas Songs: “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch,” from “How The Grinch Stole Christmas!” Thurl Ravenscroft, 1966

• December 10, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Children's Shows, Cultural History, Film, Holidays, Television
Tags: Boris Karloff, Cartoons, Christmas, Chuck Jones, Chuck Jones Productions, Cindy Lou Who, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Film, Frosted Flakes, Golden Age of Warner Bros. Cartoons, Grinch, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, June Foray, Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Seuss, Singers, The Whos, Thurl Ravenscroft, Tony The Tiger, Voice Actors, WB Television Network, Whoville

Derrion Albert Case Concludes in Chicago with Four Defendants Tried and Convicted as Adults, One as Juvenile, But No One Really Wins

• June 3, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American History, Anjanette Albert, Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Class, Crime, Education, Gang Violence, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Obama Administration, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
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Willow Smith on “Ellen”: This Little Girl Is For Real, and Yet…

• November 3, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Daily AM/PM Talk Shows, Education, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Music Videos, Sexuality, Television, Willow Smith, Women
Tags: "Hollywood-a-Go-Go", "Hullabaloo", "Shindig!", "The Lloyd Thaxton Show", "The Wizard of Oz", "Where the Action Is", African Americans, Blacks, Bugs Bunny, Cartoons, Child Abuse, Child Star, Children, Common Sense, Developing Early, Doris Day, Exploitation, Fantasies, Growing Up, Hair, Jackie Evancho, Janet Jackson, Judy Garland, Lennon Sisters, Lloyd Thaxton, Michael Jackson, Midget, Mighty Mouse, Rape, Self Image, Self-Worth, Sex, Shirley Temple, Taboo, Ticket Cashiers, Willow Smith, Wizard of Oz

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They Were Laid Off. Now They’re Helping Out. April 9, 2020
Across the country, unemployed workers are setting up online communities to help navigate the nightmare of crashed websites and confusing regulations.
Coronavirus in the South: Vulnerable Region Awaits the Worst April 9, 2020
Public health officials fear underlying problems, from poor health to poverty, could exacerbate the effects of the coronavirus in the South.
Checkpoints, Curfews, Airlifts: Virus Rips Through Navajo Nation April 9, 2020
The coronavirus is tearing across the largest Native American reservation in the United States. Facing a spike in deaths, Navajo officials are scrambling to respond.
Poultry Worker’s Death Highlights Spread of Coronavirus in Meat Plants April 9, 2020
Some employees are coming in sick, and one woman died after being ordered back to work. “Our work conditions are out of control,” a longtime Tyson employee said.
Baltimore Hopes Surveillance Planes Lower Crime, but Residents Fear Abuse April 9, 2020
The A.C.L.U. has challenged a six-month trial program endorsed by the police chief in a city with one of the highest murder rates in the nation.
Iowa Was Meaningless April 9, 2020
We spent a lot of time covering the candidates’ ups and downs in Iowa. Almost none of it mattered.
OPEC and Russia Are Said to Agree to 10% Production Cut April 9, 2020
The cuts for May and June were smaller than some investors and analysts had expected, and oil prices gave up earlier gains.
New Episode of ‘Tiger King’ Is Announced April 9, 2020
Netflix says an ‘after show’ of its popular and divisive hit true-crime series will premiere on Sunday.

The Guardian, UK

Coronavirus live news: confirmed global cases pass 1.5m as Boris Johnson leaves intensive care April 9, 2020
Italy’s curve flattening but deaths rise by 610; UK’s PM improves in hospital; virus could push 500m people into povertyFull story: global coronavirus cases pass 1.5 millionBoris Johnson leaves intensive careHow coronavirus spread across the globe - visualisedUS coronavirus updates – liveSee all of our coronavirus coverage 12.18am BST The British prime minis […]
UK lockdown could end 'with sector-by-sector plan' for firms April 9, 2020
Industries like manufacturing could return to normal before entertainment companies, according to Whitehall sourcesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMinisters are looking at ending the coronavirus lockdown with a “gradual sector-by-sector approach” that could see vital industries such as manufacturing get back to work before less cr […]
WHO warned of transmission risk in January, despite Trump claims April 9, 2020
Notes to global health leaders on 10 and 11 January highlighted possible infection routesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe World Health Organization warned the US and other countries about the risk of human-to-human transmission of Covid-19 as early as 10 January, and urged precautions even though initial Chinese studies at that […]
EU strikes €500bn relief deal for countries hit hardest by pandemic April 9, 2020
Compromise reached after Netherlands relents on ‘economic surveillance’ of beneficiary nationsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA messy compromise to unlock €500bn (£438bn) of EU support for countries hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic has been struck after Italy’s prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, warned that the existence of th […]
Hong Kong face masks ban largely upheld despite coronavirus April 9, 2020
Law against use at legal and illegal assemblies was introduced during protestsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAs health experts in Hong Kong call for masks to be made mandatory to tackle coronavirus, a ban on their use that was introduced in response to protests has been largely upheld by the appeal court.The court also used its r […]
'It's all gone': Cyclone Harold cuts a deadly path through Vanuatu April 9, 2020
The northern islands of the Pacific nation were hit by a category-5 cyclone on Monday, flattening buildings, cutting power and stripping treesThe once-lush forest cover of the island of Malo has been completely denuded. Nearly every tree lost major limbs. Many were snapped at the trunk. Even cyclone-adapted coconut trees were strewn about like matchsticks. S […]
Saudi Arabia begins two-week ceasefire in Yemen due to coronavirus April 9, 2020
Aid agencies welcome move amid fears virus outbreak could devastate war-torn countryCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSaudi Arabia has started a two-week unilateral ceasefire in Yemen, in a move designed to show its awareness of the threat the coronavirus poses to a war-torn country with only rudimentary health services.So far no Co […]
China signals end to dog meat consumption by humans April 9, 2020
Draft policy released by agriculture ministry cites concern over animal welfare and prevention of disease transmission as factors behind moveCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Chinese government has signalled an end to the human consumption of dogs, with the agriculture ministry today releasing a draft policy that would forbid ca […]

The BBC

Coronavirus: Worst economic crisis since 1930s depression, IMF says April 9, 2020
Global economic growth will turn "sharply negative" this year due to the pandemic, the IMF warns.
EU agrees €500bn coronavirus rescue package April 9, 2020
EU finance ministers reached the deal after marathon talks in Brussels.
Oil producers agree to cut production by a fifth April 9, 2020
The group will cut production by 10 million barrels a day from May to combat a fall in demand.
Coronavirus: Spain PM sees 'fire coming under control' April 9, 2020
Pedro Sánchez is the latest leader to express cautious optimism about the coronavirus outbreak.
Coronavirus: Is it too soon for a movie about it? April 9, 2020
Corona: Fear is a Virus, which is thought to be the first film about the disease, is set in a lift.
Coronavirus fuels a surge in fake medicines April 9, 2020
With the world's major medicine producers in lockdown, dangerous counterfeit drugs are on the rise.
Coronavirus: WHO chief and Taiwan in row over 'racist' comments April 9, 2020
Taiwan rejects accusations by the UN health body's head that racist slurs against him originated there.
Coronavirus: US weekly jobless claims hit 6.6 million April 9, 2020
The Federal Reserve unveils more measures to shore up the economy as weekly jobless claims hit 6.6 million.