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Memorial Jam for Catfish Collins Tomorrow, September 4

• September 3, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American History, Black People, Bootsy and Catfish Collins, Cancer, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, James Brown/The JB's, Love, Music, Music Videos, People of Color, Sexuality, The Netherlands/Holland
Tags: Bootsy Collins, Catfish Collins, Charlie Wilson, Cornel West, Covington KY, Dressing Up, Fly, Freekbass, Funeral Expenses, Funk, George Clinton, Holland, James Brown, Kandi, North Sea Jazz Festival, Patti Collins, Phelps "Catfish" Collins, Ray Parker, Razzberry, Rotterdam, The Bootsy Collins Foundation, The Catfish Nation, The Catfish Nation Musician's Fund, The James Brown Tribute Band, The Madison Theater, The Netherlands, Tribute, William "Bootsy" Collins

The Ancestors Summon “The Godfather of the Bass Guitar,” Robert Wilson of The Gap Band, 53

• August 24, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Love, Music, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Gap Band, The Heart
Tags: "Magician's Holiday", "The Godfather of Bass Guitar", ?uestlove, African Americans, Ahmir Thompson, Bassist, Blacks, Brenda Wilson, Charlie Wilson, Coronary, Funk Bassist, Guy and Aaron Hall, Heart Attack, Keith Sweat, Leon Russell, Love, Memorial, Myocardial Infarction, Palmdale CA, R. Kelly, Robert Wilson, Ronnie Wilson, The Black Church, The Eighties, The Gap Band, The Roots, The Seventies, The Timeless Music Festival, Tulsa OK, Wayman Tisdale

Friday Night Music, March 25, 2010: The Gap Band, “Yearning for Your Love,” 1981

• March 26, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Love, Race, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Gap Band, Women
Tags: "Yearning for Your Love", Aaron Hall, African Americans, Charlie Wilson, Covered, Funk, Guy, Keith Sweat, Love, Marriage, R. Kelly, Robert Wilson, Ronnie Wilson, Sampled, Sex, The Eighties, The Gap Band

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Rural Montana Had Already Lost Too Many Native Women. Then Selena Disappeared. January 21, 2020
For decades, with little public notice, Native women have gone missing or been found murdered. The search for Selena Not Afraid showed how much things had changed.
Video Reveals Unused Earthquake Aid in Puerto Rico: ‘We Are Outraged’ January 21, 2020
The governor dismissed three members of her cabinet, but some Puerto Ricans still took to the streets in protest.
Amid Tight Security, Virginia Gun Rally Draws Thousands of Supporters January 21, 2020
Some 22,000 people, many of them armed, flooded the streets around the State Capitol to protest gun control proposals from the new Democratic majority.
‘We’ve Got to Change This’: Has Dixie Highway Reached the End of the Road? January 20, 2020
In South Florida, leaders are discussing whether to change the name of Dixie Highway, which some say glorifies the nation’s racist history.
Detroit’s Revival Is Anchored in Its Train Station January 21, 2020
Ford Motor is transforming the long-vacant Michigan Central Station, part of the city’s overall resurgence.
Girl, 11, Killed in Brooklyn Fire January 21, 2020
The fire in the Midwood neighborhood also left one firefighter injured. The cause of the blaze is still under investigation.
Greta Thunberg’s Message at Davos Forum: ‘Our House Is Still on Fire’ January 21, 2020
The activist punched a hole in the promises emerging from a forum of the global political and business elite at Davos, telling the leaders to stop investing in fossil fuels immediately.
Impeachment Trial, Davos, Coronavirus: Your Tuesday Briefing January 21, 2020
Here's what you need to know.

The Guardian, UK

Trump decries climate ‘prophets of doom’ as he hails 1tn trees plan January 21, 2020
Environmentalists question president’s attempt to show green credentials in DavosDavos 2020 – live updatesDonald Trump has sought to defuse growing criticism of his approach to the climate crisis by hailing his support for an initiative to plant a trillion trees in the next 10 years as a sign of his green credentials.In a thinly veiled attack on the activist […]
Coronavirus: Chinese hospitals not testing patients, say relatives January 21, 2020
Number of cases, and deaths, could be much higher than those cited in official reports if claims are trueOn 12 January Huang got news his healthy 65-year-old mother had been checked into a hospital in the central Chinese city of Wuhan with a fever and a cough.There had been reports of a strange new virus with similar symptoms, and the hospital staff were dre […]
Trump impeachment: Senate prepares for opening of historic trial January 21, 2020
Mitch McConnell unveils resolution to move trial forward with unanticipated speed, consigning key proceedings to late-night hoursAs Donald Trump prepared on Tuesday to address the billionaires in Davos, the US Senate prepared to hear opening arguments in an impeachment trial that could remove Trump from the presidency, if not from his seemingly unassailable […]
Heads could roll at PwC over Isabel dos Santos links, says chairman January 21, 2020
Exclusive: Bob Moritz says he is ‘shocked and disappointed’ by Luanda Leaks disclosuresThe global chairman of PwC has warned that heads could roll at the professional services firm over its links to Isabel dos Santos, Africa’s richest woman, who is battling allegations that she obtained her wealth through corruption and nepotism.Bob Moritz, whose firm advise […]
Zaghari-Ratcliffe: court hearing over £400m Iran debt may hasten release January 21, 2020
Court of appeal due to settle size of debt, for a 1970s tank sale from the UK to Iran, this weekThe release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman held in a Tehran jail since 2016, could come a step closer if a long-running dispute over the UK government’s non-payment of a £400m debt to Iran is settled in the court of appeal this week.In a t […]
Labour leadership: Jess Phillips due to make announcement amid speculation she might quit contest - live news January 21, 2020
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happenFull story: Jess Phillips set to quit Labour leadership raceLisa Nandy: withdrawal bill changes ‘threaten workers’ rights’ 2.19pm GMT Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first minister, will update the Scottish parliament on her government’s next steps toward a second independence referendum next wee […]
French energy workers cut power to 35,000 homes in pensions protest January 21, 2020
Minister hits out at ‘scandalous’ action targeting Orly airport and thousands of homes and businessesFrench energy workers cut electricity supplies to about 35,000 homes and businesses south of Paris, including to Orly airport and the city’s fresh food market, as they continued to protestagainst pension reforms.Members of the hardline CGT union’s branches sa […]
Lesotho police call PM for questioning over former wife’s murder January 21, 2020
Investigators hope Thomas Thabane can cast light on 2017 killing of Lipolelo ThabanePolice in Lesotho have summoned the prime minister for questioning over alleged links to the 2017 murder of his estranged wife.It is the latest instalment in a long-running drama that some observers have described as a “game of thrones” in the poor mountainous kingdom in sout […]

The BBC

Davos: Trump decries climate 'prophets of doom' with Thunberg in audience January 21, 2020
The US president attacks activists at the World Economic Forum, with Greta Thunberg in the audience.
'Forget about net zero, we need real zero' January 21, 2020
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has addressed world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
New China virus: Warning against cover-up as number of cases jumps January 21, 2020
Beijing's top leaders urge transparency as it is confirmed the coronavirus can pass between people.
Trump impeachment trial set to open in US Senate January 21, 2020
What we can expect in the trial starting on Tuesday, from the key players to unusual rules in place.
Storm Gloria: Deadly squall batters Spain, then shifts to France January 21, 2020
Four deaths are reported in Spain, with Gloria described as the worst storm in the region since 1982.
Alarm at Mexico butterfly conservationist's disappearance January 21, 2020
Homero Gómez was last seen on 13 January and a search has so far failed to yield any results.
Pyjamas in public: Chinese city apologises for 'shaming' residents January 21, 2020
The local authority said it was trying to promote "civilised" behaviour - but later apologised.
France apology after history textbook links CIA to 9/11 January 21, 2020
The statement aimed at students echoed a debunked conspiracy theory and was spotted by teachers.