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Black Chicagoan Edward Clemons Survived Japan Quake and Tsunami After Days Without Food or Water; Finally Able to Talk With Anxious Mom Back Home

• March 19, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Black Expatriates, Black People, Class, Japan, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Natural Disasters, New Orleans, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Travel, World History
Tags: Anderson Cooper, Chicago IL, Chicagoan, CNN, Cynthia Young, Earthquake, Edward Clemons, English, Epicenter, Japan, JET Programme, Junior High, Middle School, Mother, Nancy Grace, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Reporter, Sendai, Son, Students, Teaching English, Teaching English as a Foreign Language, The JET Program, The Sendai Earthquake and Tsunami, Tohoku Earthquake, Tsunami, United States

New Page for SGI Buddhist Members and Friends Regarding The Japan Crisis

• March 17, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Japan, Natural Disasters, SGI Nichiren Buddhism, Who I Am
Tags: Asia, Buddhism, Daisaku Ikeda, Earthquake, Japan, Nuclear Power Plants, Radiation, SGI, Soka Gakkai, Tsunami

Why Should Black People Care About What Happens To Japan? Because Black People Live and Work in Japan, That’s Why

• March 16, 2011 • 1 Comment

Posted in African American History, American Foreign Policy, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Black Expatriates, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Documentary, Education, Film, Health, Homelessness, Japan, Joblessness, Love, Music, Natural Disasters, New Orleans, People of Color, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Race, SGI Nichiren Buddhism, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Travel, Who I Am, World History, World War II
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Former President Jean Bertrand Aristide Returning to Haiti

• March 12, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Africans, American Foreign Policy, Brazil, Canada, Class, Democrats in Name Only, Education, Exploration and Colonization, France, Haiti, Haitians/Francophone Caribbean, Natural Disasters, Obama Administration, Race, South Africa, The Clintons, The Rest of the World
Tags: "Baby Doc" Duvalier, Blacks, Danny Glover, Democracy, Drug Cartels, Drug Money, Earthquake, Exile, Exiles, Fanmi Lavalas, Glen Ford, Haiti, Haitians, Harry Belafonte, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Jean-Claude Duvalier, Jesse Jackson, Love, Madame Mildred Preval, Maryse Narcisse, Michel Martelly, MINUSTAH, Mirlande Manigat, Organization of American States, Passport, President Jacob Zuma, President Rene Preval, Pretoria S.A., Puppets, Racism, Return, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, South Africa, The Caribbean, The Haitian Earthquake, The United Nations, United Nations Security Council, United States, WikiLeaks

A Big One Hit Japan (w/Updates)

• March 11, 2011 • 4 Comments

Posted in Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Class, Japan, Natural Disasters, People of Color, The Mainstream Media (MSM), World History
Tags: 1998 Winter Olympics, 8.9, Asia, California, Canada, Crescent City California, Earthquake, English Language, Hawaii, Japan, Japan Earthquake, Japanese, Japanese Language, Japanese People, Left Coast, Live Streaming, Los Angeles, Nagano, New Guinea, New Zealand, PC World, Richter Scale, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Sendai, Soka Gakkai Japan, The Philippines, Tokyo, Tsunami Warning System, Tsunami Warnings, Tsunamis, United States, West Coast, West Coast of the United States

Did the Earth Move Under Your Feet? 4.3 Magnitude Illinois Earthquake Felt in Milwaukee and Kenosha

• February 10, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in History, Natural Disasters, Science
Tags: 1811-1812, Arkansas, Burlington, Earthquake, Epicenter, Kenosha, Madison, Magnitude, Menomenee Falls, Milwaukee, Missouri, Mother Earth, Mukwonago, Northern Illinois, Racine, San Andreas Fault, Southern Wisconsin, Tennessee, The New Madrid Fault, United States Geographic Survey, USGS, Wisconsin

Haiti: Four Hurricanes and Now an Earthquake. Have Mercy.

• January 13, 2010 • 1 Comment

Posted in American Foreign Policy, Class, Haiti, History, Hurricanes, Natural Disasters, People of Color, Race, The Rest of the World
Tags: Aftershocks, American Red Cross, Blood, Capital, Charity Navigator, Creoles, Direct Relief, Earthquake, Food, Haiti, Haitian Health Foundation, Haitians, Hope for Haiti, Oxfam, Port au Prince, Prayer, Shelter, The Black Republic, The Salvation Army, The Western Hemisphere, Water, Wyclef Jean

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The Lesbian Perez Hilton of TikTok September 29, 2022
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Did Your Home Security Camera Document Hurricane Ian? September 29, 2022
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The Guardian, UK

Protesters attack French embassy in Burkina Faso over allegedly harbouring ousted president October 1, 2022
West African bloc denounced the country’s second military coup in nine months, saying it was ‘inappropriate’Angry protesters have attacked the French embassy in Burkina Faso’s capital after supporters of the west African nation’s new coup leader accused France of harbouring the ousted interim president, a charge French authorities vehemently denied.Lt Col Pa […]
Prince Harry wildlife NGO under fire after elephants kill three in Malawi October 1, 2022
African Parks, of which the prince is president, is one of three parties accused of rushing a mass translocation of the mammalsTwo wildlife organisations, including one headed by Prince Harry, have been accused of caring about animals more than people after three men died following an elephant translocation in Malawi.In July, more than 250 elephants were mov […]
Burkina Faso’s military leader ousted in second coup this year September 30, 2022
Army officer Captain Ibrahim Traore has overthrown Paul-Henri Damiba, eight months after he took powerMembers of Burkina Faso’s army have seized control of state television, declaring that they had ousted military leader Paul-Henri Damiba, dissolved the government and suspended the constitution and transitional charter. In a statement read on national televi […]
Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga found guilty of inciting violence September 29, 2022
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UK government faces court challenge in Nigerian rendition case September 29, 2022
Family of Nnamdi Kanu granted judicial review over failure of Britain to intervene after arrest last yearThe family of a British citizen who was allegedly taken to Nigeria in an act of extraordinary rendition has been granted a court hearing to challenge the UK government for not intervening in his case.Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Bia […]
Cop27: Egyptian hosts urge leaders to set aside tensions over Ukraine September 28, 2022
Organisers call on nations to carry on crucial climate negotiations despite differences on geopolitical issuesThe Egyptian hosts of the next UN climate summit have issued a plea for countries to set aside tensions and animosity over the Ukraine war for the sake of focusing on the climate crisis.Egypt will host the Cop27 conference in Sharm El-Sheikh in Novem […]
‘We want no more hatred’: leftwing ex-president Lula on verge of comeback in Brazil October 2, 2022
Polls suggest Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is close to majority of votes needed to stop election run-off against Jair Bolsonaro Brazil’s leftwing former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva appeared on the verge of a startling political comeback on Sunday as more than 156 million Brazilians took part in the country’s most important election in decades.As the vet […]
‘A day of hope’: Lula fans eager to see Bolsonaro defeated October 2, 2022
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The BBC

Indonesia: At least 125 dead in football stadium crush October 2, 2022
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Liu Jingyao and Liu Qiangdong: Chinese billionaire sexual assault case settled in US October 2, 2022
A closely-watched case where business titan Richard Liu was accused of rape was settled hours before trial.
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Stakes are high as the far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro could be unseated by left-wing rival Lula.
After chess, cheating rows rock poker and fishing October 2, 2022
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Bruce Willis denies selling rights to his face October 2, 2022
It was widely reported that the actor had sold his face to a deepfake company.
London Marathon 2022: Amos Kipruto and Yalemzerf Yehualaw win first titles in elite races October 2, 2022
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Hurricane Ian: They stayed for the storm - what happens now? October 1, 2022
Florida residents face tough choices about whether to stay or leave in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.