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Zimmerman Released On Bail; Ex-Girlfriend Alleges That He Has Contemplated Suicide and Has Choked Her

• November 19, 2013 • 1 Comment

Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American History, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Domestic Violence, Gun Violence, Health, History, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, People of Color, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Allegations, Choking, Debt, Divorce, Divorce Papers, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Fear, Florida, Gaming The System, George Zimmerman, Girlfriend, Guns, Murder, Public Defenders, Racism, Samantha Scheibe, Sarah Jones, Scheibe, Seminole County, Seminole County Judge Fred Schott, Seminole County Sheriff's Department, Shooting of Trayvon Martin, State Attorney Lymary Munoz, Suicidal, Threats, TMZ, Trayvon Martin, Wife, Women, Working The System, Wrong!

George Zimmerman, Killer of Trayvon Martin, Charged With Domestic Violence Against His New Girlfriend

• November 18, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, American History, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Domestic Violence, Facebook, Gun Violence, Health, History, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, People of Color, Race, Television, Women
Tags: "Stand Your Ground" Laws, Apopka FL, Apopka Florida, Domestic Abusers, Domestic Violence, Facebook, George Zimmerman, Girlfriend, Gun Threatening, Karma, Orlando Florida, Pregnant, Pushing, Renisha McBride, Samantha Scheibe, Scheibe, Sheriff, Shooting of Trayvon Martin, Theodore Wafer, Threats, TMZ, Tracy Martin, Trayvon Benjamin Martin, Zimmerman

The Newtown School Massacre: A Black and Latino Child Died Too

• December 15, 2012 • 4 Comments

Posted in American History, American Politics, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Domestic Violence, Education, Health, Love, Mass Shootings, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, New Orleans, Obama Administration, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rico, Religion, Slavery, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Ana Grace Marquez-Greene, Ana Greene, Aurora CO, Biracial Children, Blacks, Children, Columbine, Connecticut, Domestic Violence, Elementary School, Facebook, Greene, Herald Sun, Jeff Tamarkin, Jimmy Greene, Jovan Belcher, Kassandra Perkins, Love, Marquez-Greene, Marriage, Murder, National Rifle Association, Nelba, New Orleans, Newtown, Newtown Connecticut, NRA, Ottawa, Ottawa Citizen, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Sandy Hook Elementary School, The Black Panthers, United States, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg

Jovan Belcher and Other Sports-Related Killings: It’s Not Over Until The Victim Blaming Stops

• December 9, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Domestic Violence, Education, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Jovan Belcher-Kassandra Perkins, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Sexuality, Sports, Suicide, The Brain, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Uncategorized, Women
Tags: African Americans, Anger Management, Armour Boulevard, Belcher, Bentley, Black Women, Blacks, Bob Costas, Brittni Glass, CDC, Children, Chris Henry, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Common Sense, CTE, Deadspin, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Drama, Infants, Jamaal Charles, Jason Whitlock, Jovan Belcher, Kansas City Chiefs, Kasi Perkins, Kassandra Perkins, Loleini Tonga, Love, MAAV, Male Athletes Against Violence, Motherhood, Murder, Murder Suicide, Newborn, Perkins, Power and Light District, Pregnancy, Sex, Trey Songz, What About Our Daughters?, Zoe

The Ancestors Bring Rodney King Home

• June 17, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Addiction, African Americans, Blacks, California, Celebrity, Celebrity Deaths, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, D-Lister, Domestic Violence, Drugs, Drunk Driving, Los Angeles, Love, Lower Middle Class, Racism, Rialto, Rodney G. King, Rodney King, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Substance Abuse, The L.A. Riots, The Nineties, TMZ.com, United States

Creflo Thinks He Should Never Have Been Arrested, Because He Didn’t Choke or Slap His Daughter. Here We Go Again…

• June 11, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Class, Domestic Violence, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Black, Black Women, Blacks, Child Abuse, Children, Common Sense, Creflo Dollar, Domestic Violence, Drama, Eddie Long, Growing Up, Love, News One, Old Testament, Parenting, Pastor, Sunday, United States

Now It’s His Turn: Creflo Dollar in The Slam for Choking and Slapping His Fifteen-Year-Old Daughter Around

• June 9, 2012 • 3 Comments

Posted in Black People, Class, Cultural History, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Discipline", African Americans, Alexandria, Atlanta GA, Bible, Bishop Eddie Long, Blacks, Child Abuse, Children, Choking, Common Sense, Corporal Punishment, Creflo Dollar, Creflo Dollar Ministries, Disrespect, Domestic Violence, Friday, Growing Up, Hormones, Pastor, Pastor Creflo Dollar, Preachers, Prison, Slapping, Teenagers, Television Evangelist, TV Evangelist

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Live Coronavirus News and Updates April 8, 2020
New York State now has more confirmed cases than Italy. Congress mulls billions in additional funding. A jail in Chicago is the largest-known source of U.S. infections.
‘That Is What We Do’: The Power of Passover and Tradition Across Generations April 8, 2020
Jewish families on Wednesday will again recount the 10 plagues from the Book of Exodus. Only this year will be a little different.
‘I’m in High School Again’: Virus Sends College Students Home to Parents, and Their Rules April 8, 2020
Their college campuses closed, crestfallen students have journeyed back to their childhood bedrooms — and to chores, revived sibling rivalries and curfews.
Black Americans Face Alarming Rates of Coronavirus Infection in Some States April 8, 2020
Data on race and the coronavirus is too limited to draw sweeping conclusions, experts say, but disparate rates of sickness — and death — have emerged in some places.
Many Dermatology Practices Stay Open, Ignoring Public Health Pleas April 8, 2020
Despite guidelines urging telemedicine to slow the spread of coronavirus infections, a number of dermatology offices are promoting in-person visits, including with special senior hours.
Anne Bass, Arts Patron and Peerless Gardener, Dies at 78 April 8, 2020
A leading philanthropist, she championed, without fanfare, the New York City Ballet and numerous art museums. She also loved her dahlias.
Lynx Numbers Are in Decline in the West April 8, 2020
While the federal government weighs taking the Canada lynx off the list of threatened species, a new study points to reduced populations in Washington State, Colorado and Montana.
Read Bernie Sanders’s Full Speech on Ending His Campaign April 8, 2020
“While this campaign is coming to an end, our movement is not,” Mr. Sanders said in a video address on Wednesday.

The Guardian, UK

Coronavirus live news: global trade forecast to fall by up to a third as US sees highest one-day death toll April 8, 2020
Scientists predict UK will be worst-hit country in Europe; Trump threatens to stop WHO funding; global cases pass 1.4 millionBoris Johnson to stay in hospital amid concerns over political vacuumUK coronavirus updates – liveUS sees highest one-day death toll from coronavirusUS coronavirus updates – liveSee all of our coronavirus coverage 8.59pm BST Real Madri […]
Boris Johnson improving and sitting up in bed, chancellor says April 8, 2020
PM ‘engaging positively’ but still in intensive care, according to update on his condition Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson remains in intensive care but his condition is improving and he is sitting up in his hospital bed, the chancellor has said.Rishi Sunak said the prime minister was “engaging positively” with medic […]
Singapore coronavirus surge raises fears of post-lockdown breakouts April 8, 2020
City state reports 142 new infections as other countries eye ways out of lockdown amid economic fearsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFears have resurfaced about the ability of coronavirus to surge again after lockdowns are eased, as Singapore confirmed a sharp rise in new infections.One of the worst-hit countries when the virus fi […]
Influencers among 'key distributors' of coronavirus misinformation April 8, 2020
Study suggests mainstream news outlets struggling to compete with celebrities’ and politicians’ reachCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCelebrities and politicians with large social media followings are proving to be key distributors of disinformation relating to coronavirus, according to a study that suggests the factcheckers and ma […]
Bernie Sanders, who reshaped US politics, ends 2020 presidential run April 8, 2020
Inspirational senator’s youth-led movement pushed for sweeping social change but fell far behind Joe Biden in bid for nominationBernie Sanders, the 78-year-old senator from Vermont who reshaped American politics with his youth-led movement for sweeping social change, on Wednesday ended his presidential campaign for the 2020 Democratic nomination.His withdraw […]
President nowhere to be seen as Nicaragua shuns coronavirus curbs April 8, 2020
Daniel Ortega was last seen on 12 March, and his absence has sparked anger and fear as Central America battles pandemicHe was one of the key leaders of Nicaragua’s revolutionary Sandinista movement that drove the dictatorial Somoza clan from power.But in the battle against coronavirus, Daniel Ortega has been invisible, sparking wild speculation over whether […]
Lockdown keeps casualty figure low as Italian bridge collapses April 8, 2020
Two drivers slightly hurt but fall of 260-metre structure revives memories of Genoa disaster in 2018A bridge on a normally busy provincial road in northern Italy collapsed on Wednesday but, with virtually no traffic due to the coronavirus lockdown, there were just two casualties who suffered minor injuries.The 260-metre bridge on the SS330 road near the town […]
Scientists create mutant enzyme that recycles plastic bottles in hours April 8, 2020
Bacterial enzyme originally found in compost can be used to make high-quality new bottlesA mutant bacterial enzyme that breaks down plastic bottles for recycling in hours has been created by scientists.The enzyme, originally discovered in a compost heap of leaves, reduced the bottles to chemical building blocks that were then used to make high-quality new bo […]

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Bernie Sanders suspends presidential campaign April 8, 2020
The decision clears the way for Joe Biden to become the Democratic nominee who faces Donald Trump.
Coronavirus: 'Drop in global trade to be worse than 2008 crisis' April 8, 2020
The World Trade Organization (WTO) predicts a contraction of between 13% and 32% this year.
Syria war: Syrian air force behind 2017 chemical attacks, OPCW finds April 8, 2020
The chemical weapons watchdog says Sarin and chlorine were used to attack Latamina in March 2017.
Italy bridge collapse: Two drivers survive April 8, 2020
The bridge would normally have been busy but lockdown measures meant there was little traffic.
Ronaldinho and brother under house arrest in Paraguay April 8, 2020
Former Brazil forward Ronaldinho is released from prison and placed under house arrest in Paraguay.
Coronavirus: Marathon talks over EU virus rescue package stall April 8, 2020
EU finance ministers suspend talks on a recovery fund after 16 hours, amid deep divisions.
Poland must suspend judge discipline panel – ECJ April 8, 2020
The EU has repeatedly criticised the judicial reforms introduced by Poland’s Law and Justice Party.
Coronavirus: EU top scientist forced out in political row April 8, 2020
Mauro Ferrari says he lost faith in the system, but EU science officials say he was asked to leave.