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Jonylah’s Funeral is Now

• March 19, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Black People, Crime, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Gang Violence, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Protestant Denominations, Race, Religion, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Buddhism, Charles Knight, Chicago, Children, Death, Death Care, Drama, Drugs, Funeral Services, I Will Always Love You, Jonathan, Jonathan Watkins, Jonylah, Jonylah Emani Watkins, Jonylah Watkins, Judy Watkins, Love, Marriage, Motherhood, Murder, Tamela Mann, Whitney Houston

In a Blink of an Eye: It’s Been Forty-Five Years Since Otis Redding’s “(Sitting On) The Dock of The Bay” Was Recorded

• January 9, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Daily AM/PM Talk Shows, Love, Otis Redding, Suicide, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: "(Sitting On} The Dock of the Bay", 45th Anniversary, African Americans, Anniversary, Bay, Blacks, Death, Dock of the Bay, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Eric Clapton, Fillmore, Growing Up, Jimi Hendrix, Lake Monona, Madison, Madison WI, Monterey Pop Festival, Otis, Otis Redding, San Francisco, Steve Cropper, Summer of Love, The Bar Kays, The Mar-Kays, The Sixties, United States, Wisconsin

Rodney King Buried at Forest Lawn Last Saturday, But Questions and Rumors Still Persist About The Moments Before His Death

• July 4, 2012 • 9 Comments

Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, Police Misconduct/Killings, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Race, Suicide, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "The Riot Within: My Journey From Rebellion to Redemption", African Americans, Al Sharpton, Alcoholism, Blacks, California, Constables on Patrol, Daughters, Death, Drug Abuse, Drugs, Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Hollywood, King, Laura Dene King, Los Angeles, Racism, Rialto, Rialto California, Rodney King, Saturday, Simi Valley, Suicide, The Nineties, The Reverend Al Sharpton, The Reverend Jesse Jackson, United States

Don’t Miss “An Evening with Valerie Simpson in Honor of Nick Ashford” Coming to PBS Stations This Month

• February 18, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American History, Ashford and Simpson, Black People, Cancer, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Gwen Ifill, Love, Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, Spirituality, Valerie Simpson, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: African Americans, Ashford, Ashford and Simpson, Berry Gordy, Black History Month, Black Women, Blacks, Brother Ray, Celebrity Deaths, Death, Gwen Ifill, Interview, Love, Love Songs, Marvin Gaye, Motown, Nickolas Ashford, Passing, Public Television, Ray Charles, Simpson, Tammi Terrell, Teddy Pendergrass, The Eighties, The Seventies, Tivos, Valerie Simpson, W, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Public Television

Rapper Heavy D Died of a Blood Clot After Long Transatlantic Plane Flight

• December 27, 2011 • 2 Comments

Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cooking, Music, Music Videos, Spirituality, The Heart, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Blood Clot, California, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, CNN, Common Sense, Death, Eddie Murphy, Heart Disease, Heavy D, London, Los Angeles County California, Los Angeles County Coroner's Office, Meals, Mia Amber Davis, Obesity, Plates, Pounds, Pulmonary Embolism, Rappers, Rapping, Thrombus, Tower Heist, Trans-Atlantic, Transatlantic Plane Flights, United States

Etta James Is Not Long For This World

• December 18, 2011 • 1 Comment

Posted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Etta James, Health, Leukemia, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Women
Tags: "At Last", "I'd Rather Go Blind", "Tell Mama", Addict, African Americans, Artis Mills, Beverly Hills, Black Women, Blacks, California, Children, Chronic Leukemia, Common Sense, Death, Donto James, Dr. Elaine James, Drug Addiction, Eric Clapton, Etta, Etta James, Gladys Knight, Heroin, James, Los Angeles, Marriage, Paul Butterfield, Prescription Drug Addiction, Press-Enterprise, Riverside California, Sametto James, Sons, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Terminal Illness, The Eighties, The Nineties, The Seventies, Weight Problems

A Verdict Has Been Reached in The Dr. Conrad Murray Criminal Manslaughter Case

• November 7, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Michael Jackson, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, The Jackson 5/Michael Jackson, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: "This is It", Addiction, Cardiologist, CNN, Conrad Murray, Death, Dr. Conrad Murray, Guilty, Health, Jackson, Joe Jackson, Jury, Katherine Jackson, Manslaughter, Mental Health, Michael Jackson, Michael Joseph Jackson, Murder, Not Guilty, Not Guilty Plea, Personal Physician, Propofol, Quackery, Quacks, Sleep, United States, Verdict

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Weinstein and His Accusers Reach Tentative $25 Million Deal December 11, 2019
A proposed settlement would end nearly every lawsuit filed by the Hollywood producer’s alleged victims, without his having to admit wrongdoing or pay anything to the women.
U.S. Troops Could Soon Be Able to Sue Over Medical Blunders December 11, 2019
A must-pass spending bill in Congress would loosen the Feres doctrine, a bar to suing the government for injuries sustained on active duty. It is named for a heroic World War II paratrooper.
Bipartisan Bill Targets Online Spread of Child Sex Abuse Material December 11, 2019
The legislation, responding to an investigation in The New York Times, would make tech companies more responsible for retaining data about abuse.
Pentagon Restricts Training for Saudi Military Students December 12, 2019
More than 800 students from Saudi Arabia have been limited to classroom training in the wake of a shooting at a Pensacola Navy base that left three people dead.
Judge Issues Nationwide Injunction Blocking Border Wall Funding December 11, 2019
A federal court ruled that President Trump’s proclamation of a national emergency did not justify tapping into Pentagon construction funds.
Britt McHenry Sues Fox News, Saying Tyrus Sexually Harassed Her December 11, 2019
The Fox Nation host accused her former co-host Tyrus, whose real name is George Murdoch, of sexual harassment and said that Fox News failed to respond appropriately to her claims.
Someone Is Putting Cowboy Hats on Pigeons in Las Vegas December 10, 2019
No one knows why. A rodeo was in town but denied any connection. The Las Vegas police said it “does not appear to be a police matter at this time.”
‘They’ Is the Word of the Year, Merriam-Webster Says, Noting Its Singular Rise December 10, 2019
A surge in searches for the definition of an old-school pronoun signals a new, nonbinary meaning.

The Guardian, UK

Johnson to tell new Tory MPs they have to change party for good December 15, 2019
PM intends to set plans for Brexit bill, carry out minor cabinet reshuffle and present Queen’s speech before ChristmasBoris Johnson will tell the next generation of more than 100 new Tory MPs that they have a responsibility to change the the party for good, as he sets out plans for a first vote on his Brexit bill before the festive season.With just a week un […]
More than 600 French doctors threaten to quit amid funding row December 16, 2019
Medics say budget cuts have pushed health system to brink of collapse and put lives at riskMore than 600 French hospital doctors have threatened to resign if the government does not increase health funding, as striking medics prepare to take to the streets this week across the country.The doctors warn that budget cuts, bed closures and staff shortages are br […]
Australia faces 'massive' rethink to prepare for long-term bushfires and air pollution December 15, 2019
David Bowman says Australia must retrofit houses to make them heat and smoke-proofAustralia has a “massive adaptive program” ahead to prepare for future protracted bushfires and subsequent air pollution, a professor of pyrogeography and fire science has warned, urging politicians to “tone down the ideology and start solving the problem using the skills Austr […]
Harvey Weinstein: my work promoting women has been forgotten December 16, 2019
Disgraced mogul tells New York Post he feels his pioneering work in gender equality has been ‘eviscerated’Harvey Weinstein has complained he feels like “the forgotten man” and that his “pioneering” work championing movies directed by and about women has been “eviscerated” in the wake of multiple sexual assault allegations against him.The 67-year-old producer […]
Greta Thunberg in first-class Twitter spat with German rail firm December 15, 2019
Deutsche Bahn says activist’s tweet implied she had not been offered a seat on journey homeSwedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has been criticised by a German rail firm for what it said was her implication that she had spent a journey without a seat on an overcrowded train.The teenager tweeted a photograph of herself looking pensively out of the window o […]
Goldman Sachs to stop financing new drilling for oil in the Arctic December 16, 2019
US bank becomes the first to establish a no-go zone in the oil and gas sectorGoldman Sachs has ruled out future financing of oil drilling or exploration in the Arctic and said it would not invest in new thermal coal mines anywhere in the world.The new environmental policy, which was released by the US bank on Sunday, was praised by environmentalists, though […]
Trump threatens Comey with 'years in jail' over FBI Russia report December 15, 2019
Ex-director admits ‘sloppiness’ in surveillance of Trump aidePresidential abuse follows Fox News Sunday interviewImpeachment: Democrats fume as Republicans rally to TrumpJames Comey, the former director of the FBI who has become a prime nemesis of Donald Trump, admitted on Sunday to being responsible for “real sloppiness” over the handling of surveillance of […]
Two standard alcoholic drinks a day no longer safe, health officials say December 16, 2019
National Health and Medical Research Council updates guidelines for first time since 2009 and says adults should average no more than 1.4 drinks a day It is no longer safe to have two standard drinks a day, Australian health officials have warned.Released just in time for Christmas, the National Health and Medical Research Council on Monday published a draft […]

The BBC

Citizenship Amendment Act: Protests erupt across India over citizenship law December 16, 2019
The law lets migrants fleeing religious persecution claim citizenship - but not if they are Muslim.
New Zealand volcano: Minute's silence marks one week after eruption December 16, 2019
A minute's silence has been observed, a week after the eruption that killed at least 16 people.
Imported for my body: The African women trafficked to India for sex December 16, 2019
BBC Africa Eye uncovered an illegal network that lures women to India from Africa for sex work.
US envoy Stephen Biegun tells North Korea: 'Let's get this done' December 16, 2019
The US envoy calls on North Korea to resume nuclear talks - as Pyongyang's self-imposed deadline looms.
Anak Krakatau: Giant blocks of rock litter ocean floor December 15, 2019
Landslide debris from the collapsed Anak Krakatau volcano is imaged on the seabed for the first time.
McDonald's sacks Australian franchisee over race row video December 16, 2019
A video which showed the man berating his Aboriginal neighbour has caused outrage in Australia.
Hallmark apologizes for pulling same-sex ads December 16, 2019
The company withdrew the adverts under pressure from conservatives, then reversed its decision.
COP25: Longest climate talks end with compromise deal December 15, 2019
Exhausted delegates reach agreement on the key question of ambition with tricky issues postponed.