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Tina Turner is Becoming a Swiss Citizen for Love, Not for Evading American Taxes

• March 7, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American History, Black Expatriates, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Facebook, Fashion, Film, Love, Music, Religion, Sexuality, SGI Nichiren Buddhism, Spirituality, Switzerland, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Tina Turner, Travel, Women
Tags: American Citizenship, Armani, Capitol Records, Carl Jung, Chateau Algonquin, Craig Hill, Eduardo Saverin, EMI, EMI Germany, Erwin Bach, Europe, French Riviera, German, Germany, Ike Turner, Küsnacht, Kuesnacht, Long Term Relationship, Love, Millionaires, Nina Simone, Papparazzi, Phil Spector, Ronnie Turner, Soka Gakkai International - Switzerland, Swiss Bank Accounts, Switzerland, Taxes, Tina, Tina Turner, U.S. Citizenship, United States, Zurich

London Rings in The New Year

• December 31, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Cultural History, European History, Holidays, Music, People of Color, Television, The Rest of the World, United Kingdom
Tags: "V for Vendetta", 2012, Africa, Big Ben, Celebrations, Europe, Fireworks, Freddie Mercury, Houses of Parliament, London, London Eye, Millenium Wheel, New Year, New Years Eve, Queen, River Thames, Thames, The New Year, United Kingdom

The President’s Speech on Libya

• March 29, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Afghanistan, African American History, Africans, American Foreign Policy, American History, Arabs, Class, Democrats, Egypt, France, Hate Crimes, Iraq, Islam/Sufism, Journalism and Ethics, Libya, Murder/Manslaughter, Obama Administration, Rape/Sex Crimes, Revolutions, Television, The Iraq War II, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Tunisia, United Kingdom, War Crimes, Women
Tags: African Americans, Africans, al Qaeda, Arab League, Benghazi, Blacks, British Petroleum, Europe, European Interests, Libya, Mideast, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Murder, No-Fly Zone, North Africa, Oil, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Rape, Rebels, The Bill Press Show, The Mic, Torture, United Arab Emirates, United Nations Security Council, United States

The Most Powerful Black Women in Europe in 2010

• December 6, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in African American History, Africans, Black Britons/British Caribbean, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Education, European History, Exploration and Colonization, Fashion, Film, Haitians/Francophone Caribbean, Health, Immigration, Love, Music, People of Color, Race, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: Activists, African American, African American History, African Americans, Afro-British, Afro-French, Afro-German, Afro-Greek, Afro-Russian, Afro-Swedish, Athletes, Black People, Black Women, Blacks, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Dounne Alexander, Educators, Europe, Grace Bumbry, History, Liechtenstein, Models, Norway, Politicians, Princess Angela of Liechtenstein, Singers, Spain, Sweden, Trisha Goddard, United States, Yvette Jarvis

Nelson George Gives Us The Black Presence in Barcelona, Spain

• October 13, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Africans, Black Britons/British Caribbean, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Education, European History, People of Color, Race, The Rest of the World, Travel, Women
Tags: African Americans, Afro-Europe.com, American Airlines, Barcelona, Black Atlas.com, Black Entertainment Television, Black Women, Blacks, Domestic Travel, Espana, Europe, Expatriates, Hip Hop, International Travel, Judi Oshowole, Milan Italy, Music, NAACP Image Awards, Nelson George, Queen Latifah, Screen Actors Guild Awards, Spain, Travel, Travel Blogger, United States

Dr. Ivan Van Sertima, 74, Dies; Academic and Author of “They Came Before Columbus”

• May 30, 2009 • 3 Comments

Posted in Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Education, History, Mexico, People of Color, The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "Black Women in Antiquity", "Journal of African Civilizations", "They Came Before Columbus", 1976, Africans, British Guyana, Caribbean, Christopher Columbus, Duke University, Europe, Europeans, Glyn Daniel, Guyana, Ivan Van Sertima, Rutgers University, Swahili, United States

Michelle and the President Meet Europe Starting Tuesday

• March 29, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Barack and Michelle Obama, Celebrities/Royals, Fashion, History, Michelle Obama, The Economy, Women
Tags: Carla Bruni Sarkozy, Elizabeth II, Europe, Great Britain, Her Majesty The Queen, London, The First Lady, The G20, United Kingdom

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Local bourbon, 'rested' gin and rhubarb tea are highlights of Distill America 2015 March 2, 2015
A new bourbon made in Dane County, a hot new distillery out of Milwaukee and inventive spirits from all over the country marked Distill America 2015.
D.J. Duffy: Call Scott Walker the Man From ALEC March 2, 2015
Dear Editor: Once upon a time there was a TV series named "Man From UNCLE." Now we have Scott Walker starring in one called "Man From ALEC." Wouldn't that make some good campaign commercials? …
E.J. Dionne Jr.: GOP hopefuls sing a chorus of 'no' to Obama, Clinton March 2, 2015
Do Republicans need to be for something to win the presidency? Most Republican members of Congress don't seem to think so.
Cap Times will host Resnick/Soglin mayoral debate tonight March 2, 2015
The top two finishers in last week’s primary will square off Monday, March 2, at the Madison Public Library Central Branch.
UPDATE: Nearly 500 sign letter demanding that Ray Cross oppose Scott Walker's plan to restructure the university March 2, 2015
UW System president Ray Cross says that Walker's public authority model is aligned with his own reforms to build the university of the future.
Pasqual's on East Wash runs into Landmark issues March 2, 2015
The city is concerned over rooftop air units and drill holes in the exterior brick.
Sue Handrich-Herr: Solidary, from a public-sector worker to private-sector ones March 2, 2015
Dear Editor: I understand how private-sector union members feel right now with the right-to-work legislation being rammed through. As a public-sector employee, I was there myself. Watching you…
Ray Allen named state's top bank regulator March 2, 2015
Allen has long record of government service including three terms on the Madison School Board.

The Chicago Tribune

Garcia reverses stance on Obama library parkland after Emanuel criticism March 2, 2015
Under the increased scrutiny and pressure of a one-on-one campaign against Mayor Rahm Emanuel, challenger Jesus “Chuy” Garcia on Monday dropped his months-long opposition to allowing a Barack Obama presidential library to be built on city parkland.
Grateful Dead tickets going for as much as $15K March 2, 2015
The good news for die-hard Deadheads who got shut out of the Grateful Dead's reunion concerts July 3-5 at Soldier Field when tickets went on sale over the weekend: Tickets are showing up in droves on the secondary market.
Homeless man reached for gun before he was killed, Los Angeles police say March 2, 2015
A rookie officer cried out that a homeless man in a "brutal" videotaped struggle with police had hold of his gun before three other officers fired, killing the man, the Los Angeles police chief said on Monday.
Reinsdorf, 17 other Illinoisans — and a guy named Jordan — on Forbes list March 2, 2015
Forbes' 2015 list of the world's richest people contains two new names linked to the Chicago Bulls: NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan and Jerry Reinsdorf, team chairman.
Netanyahu assails Iran talks, tries to ease tensions with Obama March 2, 2015
Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. officials cast their dispute over Iran as a family squabble on Monday, but the Israeli leader still claimed that President Barack Obama doesn't understand his nation's vital security concerns.
Jimmy Carter, Condoleezza Rice to speak at tribute for Hesburgh March 2, 2015
Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz will speak at a tribute to the late Rev. Theodore Hesburgh.
CPS reverses course, will administer controversial test March 2, 2015
In a major reversal, Chicago Public Schools on Monday said it will administer a controversial new standardized test to all 230,000 eligible students in the coming days.
More delays for Wrigley Field bleachers, bathrooms March 2, 2015
For the first time since the Cubs began renovations at Wrigley Field, the team opened up the construction site to the media for a tour Monday and addressed delays that have been caused by the record cold temperatures.

The New York Times

Skid Row Shaken as Los Angeles Police Kill Man in Confrontation Caught on Video March 2, 2015
A video of the encounter has become a new symbol of what many people see as police abuses directed against minorities and the homeless.
Prosecutors to Seek Death Penalty in Murders of Arab-American Students March 2, 2015
Craig Stephen Hicks confessed to the Feb. 10 killings of Yusor Mohammed Abu-Salha, her husband and sister in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Senator Barbara Mikulski, Maryland Democrat, to Retire March 2, 2015
Ms. Mikulski, a Democrat, became the first woman to run the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee and served as a mentor to women in both parties.
Motherlode Blog: ‘My Friend Has a Son Who Is Autistic’ March 2, 2015
At first, I didn’t get that the clumsy idle talk was an attempt at showing compassion.
Motherlode Blog: Why Schools Should Undermine Moral Teachings March 2, 2015
All men are created equal. True or False … or Opinion?
In Four-Word Phrase, Challenger Spied Health Care Law’s Vulnerability March 2, 2015
An employment benefits lawyer from Greenville, S.C., made the discovery that fueled a case that will be heard by the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Netanyahu Tells Aipac He Intends No Disrespect to Obama March 2, 2015
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, opening a high-profile visit to Washington, said at a conference of Israel supporters that he had a “moral obligation” to warn against a nuclear deal with Iran.
Rev. Malcolm Boyd, Episcopal Activist and Writer, Dies at 91 March 2, 2015
Father Boyd was among a handful of white clergymen who became nationally known for civil rights and protesting war, and — after disclosing in 1976 that he was gay — fought for women and homosexuals in the church.

The San Jose Mercury News

$4.8 million in gold bars stolen from truck March 2, 2015
Armed robbers stole about $4.8 million in gold bars on Sunday from an armored truck traveling north along Interstate 95 from Florida to Massachusetts, authorities said Monday.
Supreme Court rejects appeal from California same-sex marriage opponents over disclosing donors March 2, 2015
The Supreme Court has turned away an appeal from same-sex marriage opponents in California who want to keep the identities of their campaign donors secret.
Two Bay Area men suspected in Penngrove homicide arrested after police chase, shootout in Arizona March 2, 2015
A Marin County man identified as a suspect in a Sonoma County homicide was arrested after a chase to Arizona that ended in a shootout, authorities said Sunday.
Bill Gates is richest billionaire, Larry Ellison at No. 5, Forbes says March 2, 2015
Forbes said Monday that Bill Gates's net worth rose to $79.2 billion in 2015 from $76 billion last year. That put him at the top of the magazine's list of the world's billionaires for the second consecutive year. The co-founder of Microsoft has topped the list for 16 of the last 21 years.
Mom who blogged about son's health woes convicted of his salt-poisoning death March 2, 2015
A woman who blogged for years about her son's constant health woes was convicted Monday of poisoning him to death by force-feeding heavy concentrations of sodium through his stomach tube.
Netanyahu: Iran nuclear deal threatens Israel's security March 2, 2015
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted Monday that his plans to address Congress are not aimed at disrespecting President Barack Obama, even as he assailed the U.S. leader's bid for a nuclear deal with Iran as a threat to his country's survival.
Late-winter storms spread across areas of California, Southwest March 2, 2015
LOS ANGELES -- Parts of California were getting a welcome dose of rain and snow from a storm system moving through the state, while late-winter weather dumped snow elsewhere in the Southwest.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker: 'I don't believe in amnesty' March 1, 2015
Gov. Scott Walker once envisioned a world where the 11 million immigrants living in the country illegally could embark on a path to citizenship.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Appeal of wetlands damage suit against energy companies will continue March 2, 2015
The east bank levee authority Monday (March 2) voted 5-4 to continue its appeal of a federal judge's decision throwing out a controversial wetlands damages lawsuit against oil, gas and pipeline companies. Monday's special meeting was requested by three Southeast Louisiana Flood...
Benjamin Netanyahu assails Iran deal, touts US-Israel ties March 2, 2015
WASHINGTON -- Seeking to lower tensions, Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. officials cast their dispute over Iran as a family squabble on Monday, but the Israeli leader still claimed that President Barack Obama did not -- and could not -- understand...
Kenner's net position falls $17 million, with debt rising, audit says March 2, 2015
A new audit of Kenner municipal government shows City Hall struggling to get on its feet by borrowing money even as annual revenue slipped slightly. It says Kenner's net position fell by $17 million in the fiscal year that ended June...
Targeted by ISIS for criticizing terrorism: Jarvis DeBerry March 2, 2015
Sometimes the people who call on Muslim leaders and scholars to condemn the terrorism of Muslim extremists seem to be suggesting that there aren't any downsides to doing so. But the recent death threat made against a Muslim professor at...
McDonogh City Park Academy surrendering charter, joining ReNEW network March 2, 2015
Principal Christine Mitchell is retiring.
To help Fat City artists, share photos of bellbottoms, tiki torches March 2, 2015
There are no heavy tomes dedicated to the history of Fat City, no museum exhibits, no college courses. Instead, the story of the neighborhood that developed around a teenager's snowball stand to become the hub of Metairie nightlife has been loosely collected...
Film and television industry actor training will be offer at Nunez Community College in Chalmette March 2, 2015
Twelve scholarships will be awarded to qualified St. Bernard residents who are 14 or older, and are seriously pursuing a career in the film and television industry.
Groundbreaking ceremony set for north shore educational campus north of Lacombe March 2, 2015
A groundbreaking ceremony will be held Thursday (March 5) for a long-discussed multi-purpose campus north of Lacombe that will be home to Northshore Technical Community College and other organizations, St. Tammany Parish government announced. Parish President Pat Brister and others will...

The Guardian, UK

Iraqi army and militia begin assault on Isis strongholds north of Baghdad March 2, 2015
Shia-backed military operation is biggest in Salahuddin since Sunni Islamist radicals seized swaths of northern Iraq last yearIraq’s armed forces, backed by Shia militia, have begun a fresh campaign to wrest control and “liberate” Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit, now a stronghold of Islamic State (Isis), the country’s prime minister has said.The long-pro […]
'The best employee we ever had': Mohammed Emwazi's former boss in Kuwait March 2, 2015
Kuwaiti-born Londoner identified as Isis killer was ‘calm and decent’ as a stellar 21-year-old salesman but disappeared in April 2010 after returning to UKMohammed Emwazi, the Briton identified as an Islamic State executioner, was once a star salesman for a Kuwaiti IT company, the Guardian has learned, in fresh revelations about the journey from normality to […]
Kerry and Lavrov hold 'frank discussions' over Ukraine ceasefire March 2, 2015
US secretary of state expected to have used meeting in Geneva to warn Russian counterpart of further sanctions against Russia if ceasefire fails to holdThe US secretary of state, John Kerry, and the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, have met in Switzerland to try to shore-up a shaky two-week old ceasefire in Ukraine.Kerry said Monday’s talks in Geneva […]
Boris Nemtsov murder: girlfriend 'prevented' from leaving Russia March 2, 2015
Anna Duritskaya, who was with opposition politician when he was shot dead, complains of being kept under guard and being unable attending funeralThe girlfriend of the Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, who was with him when he was gunned down outside the Kremlin late on Friday night, has said she is effectively being held prisoner by Russian invest […]
Boris Nemtsov: tens of thousands march in memory of murdered politician March 1, 2015
Mood of quiet dismay as crowds mourn Vladimir Putin’s adversary who was gunned down near the Kremlin on FridayThey came with placards and plaintive cries of “shame” – a vast column of mourners snaking through central Moscow to commemorate the latest Russian opposition figure to meet a wretched fate. But as tens of thousands trudged through the bone-chilling […]
Phenomenal success for new film that criticises China's environmental policy March 2, 2015
Under The Dome notches up 100m views for Chai Jing, who tells of her concerns about the effect of country’s filthy air on her childIt has been compared to Silent Spring, Rachel Carson’s seminal work that shaped US environmental policy. Chai Jing, a former Chinese state television reporter, has produced a widely seen video documentary weaving her personal con […]
Bangladesh authorities arrest man over atheist blogger's murder March 2, 2015
Police say Islamist blogger Farabi Shafiur Rahman is prime suspect in death of US man Avijit Roy, hacked to death with a machete in DhakaBangladeshi authorities have arrested a radical Islamist four days after a secular American blogger of Bangladeshi origin was hacked to death at a crowded book fair in Dhaka.A spokesman for the police’s elite Rapid Action B […]
Netanyahu arrives in US to oppose Iran nuclear deal March 1, 2015
More than 30 Democrats threaten to boycott Israeli prime minister’s planned speech in CongressIsrael and the US are bracing this week for the most strained moment in relations since Barack Obama came to power, after the Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, arrived in Washington on Sunday night to urge Congress to oppose a nuclear deal with Iran.As he […]

The BBC

Iraq 'seizes districts from IS' March 2, 2015
Iraqi forces say they have retaken some districts around Tikrit in their fight to recapture the strategic city from Islamic State.
Ukraine truce 'still not complete' March 2, 2015
The US accuses pro-Russian rebels of a "piecemeal" approach to the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, withdrawing weapons in only some areas.
Bill Gates tops Forbes rich list March 2, 2015
Bill Gates is declared the richest man in the world for the 16th time by Forbes magazine's annual ranking of global billionaires.
'No disrespect' in Netanyahu speech March 2, 2015
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his upcoming speech to Congress is "not intended to disrespect" President Barack Obama.
France 'rebuked over smacking' March 2, 2015
Europe's top rights watchdog is set to rule that France's guidance over spanking children is not sufficiently clear, Le Monde newspaper reports.
Police question Nemtsov girlfriend March 2, 2015
Russian police are still questioning the Ukrainian girlfriend of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, who was with him when he was shot dead in Moscow.
EU 'mediating' Greece bailout row March 2, 2015
The European Commission says it is trying to maintain EU unity after Greece accused Spain and Portugal of conspiring against it in bailout talks.
Pakistan anti-vaccine parents held March 2, 2015
Hundreds of parents are arrested in north-west Pakistan for refusing to allow their children to be vaccinated against polio.

The Independent, UK

Lacey Spears: Mother sentenced to prison for poisoning son to death with salt March 2, 2015
Lacey Spears, a mother who blogged about her son’s health woes, was sentenced to prison on Monday for killing her son by force-feeding him salt.
LAPD launches inquiry after police shoot homeless man on Skid Row in incident captured on video March 2, 2015
Investigators in Los Angeles were tonight trying to get to the bottom of a confrontation over the weekend between five police officers and a homeless man on a downtown street in the city’s Skid Row neighbourhood, which ended in his death.
Chapel Hill shootings: Prosecutors to seek death penalty against Craig Hicks if convicted of murder, say reports March 2, 2015
Prosecutors in North Carolina will seek the death penalty against a man charged with the shooting deaths of three Muslim students, it has been reported.
Wu-Tang Clan has a secret album that could be released – in 88 years March 2, 2015
Wu-Tang Clan, the legendary rap group that launched several solo rap careers, has a secret album called The Wu: Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, but it could be a long, long time before fans can get a hold of the album.
Tinder use surges at right-wing political convention March 2, 2015
People generally attend the Conservative Political Action Conference to see popular Republican politicians speak and to meet other like-minded people at the annual gathering of those representing the most right-wing of American politics.
US ambassador promises Israel it won't let Iran acquire nuclear weapons March 2, 2015
The US Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, has moved to calm Israeli nerves about ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran insisting that Washington will never allow it to acquire a nuclear weapon.
Body cameras recommended for US police by President Obama's task force March 2, 2015
A task force set up by President Barack Obama has called for an increased use of body cameras by police in the US as part of its effort to outline ways to improve relations between law enforcement and citizens.
Motorist detained with wooden dummy in passenger seat in high occupancy lane on New York highway March 2, 2015
You may well have assumed this sort of thing only happened in the movies.

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