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Some Sunday Love: Hazel Scott with a Medley of Gershwin and “Taking a Chance on Love”

• July 22, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Education, Fashion, Film, Love, Music, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Adam Clayton Powell, African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Cafe Society, Diahann Carroll, Eartha Kitt, France, Growing Up, Hazel Scott, Lena Horne, Leslie Uggams, Love, Mike Douglas Show, People, Rhapsody in Blue, The Great American Songbook, The Sixties, United States

Prince Albert Reportedly Banned By New Bride From Contact with Nicole Coste and Other Former Lovers

• August 15, 2011 • 1 Comment

Posted in Africans, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Fashion, Gossip, Love, Monaco, People of Color, Race, Sexuality, South Africa, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "The Daily Mail", "The Daily Telegraph", "The Independent", Adoption, Alexandre Coste, Banishment, Charlene Wittstock, Divorce, Ex-Lovers, France, Gareth Wittstock, Heirs, Hereditary Princess Caroline of Monaco, Hereditary Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, Illegitimate Child, Mansions, Mistress, Monaco, Monte Carlo, Nicole Coste, On Approval, Paris Match, Prince Albert II of Monaco, Prince Ernst of Hanover, Princess Grace of Monaco, Rainier III Prince of Monaco, South Africa, South African, Stefano Casiraghi, Succession, The Grimaldis, The Ocean Necklace, The Red Cross Ball, Togo, Van Cleef & Arpels, Villas, Vineyards

Today is Bastille Day, July 14, 2011: Vive la liberté! Hourra pour les droits des êtres humains!

• July 14, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Acting, African American History, American History, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, European History, Film, Haiti, Music, People of Color, Revolutions, Slavery, The Rest of the World, Wisconsin, World History
Tags: "Concerts on the Square", Abu Ghraib, American Revolution, Bastille, Bastille Day, BastilleDay, Boulevard Henri IV, Casablanca, City of Madison, Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, Die Wacht am Rhein, Film Noir, France, Franco-Prussian War, French Revolution, German Empire, Hanoi Hilton, History, Humphrey Bogart, La Marseillaise, Madison WI, Madison Wisconsin, Paris, Paul Henreid, Pont de la Concorde, Rick Blaine, Storming of the Bastille, The American Revolution, The French Revolution, Totalitarianism, United States, Victor Laszlo

“Le Grand Séducteur”–IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn–Takes The Perp Walk for Sexually Assaulting a Hotel Maid, An African Immigrant Woman

• May 16, 2011 • 3 Comments

Posted in Africans, Bailouts, Class, Crime, Cultural History, France, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Protestant Denominations, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: African Immigrants, African Woman, Anne Sinclair, Bedclothes, Consenting, Consenting Adults, Davos, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, France, IMF, International Monetary Fund, New York, New York City, New York City Police Department, Nicolas Sarkozy, Not Consenting, NYPD, Perp Walk, President of France, Rape, RTL, Sex Crimes, Sexual Assault, Socialist Party, Socialists, Special Victims Unit, Switzerland, The Socialists, Towels, Tristane Banon

Trailer for “Venus Noire,” The Film About ‘The Hottentot Venus,’ Saartjie Baartman of South Africa

• October 20, 2010 • 3 Comments

Posted in Acting, African American History, Africans, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, European History, Film, France, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, Saartjie Baartman, Sexuality, South Africa, The Rest of the World, Travel, United Kingdom, Women
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The Ancestors Claim Lena Horne, 92

• May 10, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Acting, African American History, American History, Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Film, Lena Horne, Love, Music, People of Color, Race, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
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‘The People Can’t Take It Anymore’: Puerto Rico Erupts in a Day of Protests July 23, 2019
Many Puerto Ricans are deeply dissatisfied with a government they say has left much of the island mired in poverty, unemployment and corruption.
Two Police Officers Are Fired Over Facebook Post Saying Ocasio-Cortez ‘Needs a Round’ July 23, 2019
One police officer from Gretna, La., referred to the congresswoman as a “vile idiot” and suggested she should be shot. Another officer liked the post.
Gun Ownership Rates Tied to Domestic Homicides, but Not Other Killings, Study Finds July 23, 2019
“It is women, in particular, who are bearing the burden of this increased gun ownership,” the lead author of the study said.
Puerto Rico Protests: Demonstrators Demand Governor’s Resignation July 23, 2019
Hundreds of thousands of people have joined the protests to push for the ouster of Gov. Ricardo A. Rosselló.
Defying Protests, Gov. Ricardo Rosselló of Puerto Rico Says He Will Stay On July 22, 2019
Saying “I have made mistakes, and I have apologized,” the governor said he would not seek re-election and would give up the leadership of his party, but would not resign.
Putting Joe Biden’s L.A. Visit in Context July 22, 2019
Monday: Checking on the presidential race, digging into a slowing in Chinese investment; and an unusual Los Feliz house is on the market
Louisiana Police Officer on Facebook Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ‘Needs a Round’ July 22, 2019
Officials in the city where the officer works condemned his comment but said they were not sure it constituted a threat.
California, Wary of More Wildfires, Is Paying for Them Already July 22, 2019
Anxiety is running high over wildfires this summer, and over the precautionary power cuts that a big utility says will be necessary to prevent them.

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Three deaths and disappearance of two teenagers in Canada might be linked, say police July 23, 2019
Bearded man seen talking to murdered Australian on remote highway has emerged as the key to solving mystery Police in Canada are investigating three suspicious deaths and the disappearance of two teenagers which took place within days of each other along a remote Canadian highway.At a press conference on Monday, representatives of the Royal Canadian Mounted […]
Video of uncontacted Amazon tribe highlights threat from illegal loggers July 22, 2019
Clip shows a bare-chested man with a spear, who is believed to belong to the Awá people, the world’s most threatened tribeRemarkable close-up footage that appears to show an uncontacted tribesman in the Amazon rainforest has been released by an indigenous media group that wants to raise awareness of the threat posed by illegal loggers, miners and drug traffi […]
Trump says he could win Afghan war 'in a week … but I don't want to kill 10m' July 22, 2019
President hosts Pakistani PM Imran Khan amid aid disputeUS pursues talks with Taliban with Islamabad’s cautious supportDonald Trump has said that he could win the Afghanistan war “in a week” but did not want to wipe the country “off the face of the Earth”.At the same White House, the president also made a quixotic offer to mediate the longstanding Kashmir di […]
Drug-resistant malaria parasites 'spreading aggressively' across south-east Asia July 23, 2019
Up to 80% of the most common carriers of the disease are immune to the most common treatments, researchers findDrug-resistant forms of malaria-causing parasites are spreading across south-east Asia leading to “alarmingly high” treatment failure rates of frontline medication, researchers have warned.In twin studies published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases […]
Blackouts plunge Venezuela into chaos as minister blames saboteurs July 23, 2019
Nationwide outages caused by ‘electromagnetic attack’ on hydroelectric system, government claims Venezuela has been hit by a nationwide power outage which the government has blamed on an “electromagnetic attack” on the nation’s hydroelectric system.The blackouts affected at least 14 of Venezuela’s 24 states, including the capital Caracas where power went out […]
Iran claims to have arrested 17 CIA spies July 22, 2019
Tehran says some of the Iranians allegedly spying for US have been sentenced to deathSeventeen Iranian nationals allegedly recruited by the CIA to spy on Iran’s nuclear and military sites have been arrested, Tehran said on Monday, adding that some of them had already been sentenced to death.The arrests took place over the past months and those taken into cus […]
Cristiano Ronaldo will not face criminal charges over rape allegations July 22, 2019
Juventus star had been accused of 2009 assault in Las VegasProsecutor says there is not enough evidence to bring chargesProsecutors in Las Vegas say that Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo will not face criminal charges over allegations he raped a woman at a Las Vegas hotel in 2009.After reviewing a police investigation into the claims, Clark County district at […]
Trump and congressional leaders announce critical debt and budget deal July 23, 2019
The two-year, $1.37tn agreement would avoid the possibility of a government shutdown or first-ever federal defaultDonald Trump and congressional leaders announced Monday that they had struck a critical debt and budget agreement. The deal amounts to an against-the-odds victory for Washington pragmatists seeking to avoid a politically dangerous tumult over the […]

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US expands powers to deport migrants without going to court July 23, 2019
Under the rule, officers will be able to immediately deport more migrants without going to court.
Venezuela blackout: Power cuts plunge country into darkness July 22, 2019
The blackout has hit 18 of the country's 23 states and is blamed on an "electromagnetic attack".
India denies PM Modi asked Trump to mediate in Kashmir conflict July 23, 2019
Mr Trump claimed that India's PM had asked him to mediate in the 70-year-old dispute with Pakistan.
Resistant malaria spreading in South East Asia July 22, 2019
Drug-resistant malaria parasites have moved from Cambodia to Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.
Massive protests held in Puerto Rico after governor refuses to step down July 23, 2019
Hundreds of thousands of protesters join in a strike demanding Ricardo Rosselló's resignation.
Eight EU nations agree migrants deal, France says July 22, 2019
The countries will share the resettlement of migrants rescued in the Mediterranean, Paris says.
American and Australian tourists killed in Canada July 22, 2019
Police say the deaths could be connected to another missing persons case in British Columbia.
Iran says it arrested CIA spies and sentenced some to death July 22, 2019
Iran says it has arrested 17 spies who worked for the CIA - a claim the US categorically denies.