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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
Tags: "Venus Noire", Abdel Kechiche, Abdellatif Kechiche, Africa, African Americans, Arts, Black Venus, Black Women, Blacks, Britain, Circus, Colonialism, Degradation, Director, Drama, European Colonialism, European History, Exhibition, Exploitation, France, Hottentot Venus, Intervention, Khoi People, Khoikhoi, Khoisan Woman, Movies, New York, Pejorative, Prostitution, Racism, Rape, Saartjie Baartman, Sarah Baartman, Self Image, Self-Worth, Sex, South Africa, Subhumanity, United States

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
Tags: "Stormy Weather", Activist, Affairs, African American, African Americans, Artie Shaw, Billy Strayhorn, Black Sororities, Black Woman, Blacks, Brooklyn NY, Cafe Society, Civil Rights Activist, Delta, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Donald Bogle, France, Gail Lumet Buckley, Interracial Marriage, Interracial Relationships, James Gavin, Janet Jackson, Joe Louis, Katherine Dunham, Kevin Buckley, Lena Horne, Lennie Hayton, Love, Malcolm X, Marriage, New York City, Orson Welles, Racism, Recluse, Secret Marriage, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Singer, Soror, The Eighties, The Fillmore, The Horn, The Nineties, The Sixties

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‘I Was a Little Scared’: Inside America’s Reopening Schools August 8, 2020
In their first week back, students have faced altered classrooms and emergency quarantines. Here’s what they say school is like in the age of Covid-19.
The Unique U.S. Failure to Control the Virus August 8, 2020
Slowing the coronavirus has been especially difficult for the United States because of its tradition of prioritizing individualism and missteps by the Trump administration.
Seattle Police Chief to Resign as Council Pursues Ambitious Plan to Cut Budget August 11, 2020
Carmen Best announced her retirement on Monday night, hours after the City Council approved cuts to the police budget.
Milwaukee Police Chief Demoted After Questions Over Protest Response August 7, 2020
Officers’ use of tear gas against protesters was among the issues that led to Alfonso Morales’s removal from his post.
17 Learning Tools For Your Next Outdoor Excursion August 11, 2020
Ever wonder how underwater creatures make light? Or what a Carolina leaf-roller eats? Our list of apps, podcasts and websites will help you figure out what’s going on in the great outdoors.
Concrete, a Centuries-Old Material, Gets a New Recipe August 11, 2020
A building block in most construction projects, concrete is responsible for about 8 percent of global carbon emissions. Several companies are working to create a greener mix.
In the Wake of Covid-19 Lockdowns, a Troubling Surge in Homicides August 11, 2020
“People have gotten to the point where they just don’t give a damn,” said a minister in Kansas City, which is on pace for a record number of killings.
For Doctors of Color, Microaggressions Are All Too Familiar August 11, 2020
“They ask you if you’re coming in to take the trash out — stuff they wouldn’t ask a physician who was a white male.”

The Guardian, UK

Global report: coronavirus cases pass 20m as WHO points to 'green shoots of hope' August 11, 2020
US considers blocking infected citizens returning; Australian outbreak trends down; Singapore economy plunges 43%Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNearly five months to the day since the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, Covid-19 infections have passed 20 million cases. In acknowledging the milestone, the health […]
‘Economic tsunami’: US cities and states hit by Covid-19 face dire budget cuts August 11, 2020
State and local governments facing deep shortfalls wrestle with the devastating economic impact of the coronavirusEvery day, New Yorkers throw out 10,000 tons of trash – a third of which is food and yard scraps that could skip the incinerators and landfills and be turned into compost.Over the last several years, a curbside pick-up program allowed New Yorkers […]
Freezing pants and tinfoil: homeworkers' tips for keeping cool August 11, 2020
People working from home share ideas on how not to overheat amid soaring temperatures in BritainAfter months of working from home, hunched over laptops at small kitchen tables, Monday may well have been the hardest day for many. Temperatures reached as high as 35.2C at Heathrow and housebound workers took to social media to share their dissatisfaction.“WFH i […]
Richie Mawson was a beloved dad and Liverpool fan. Did a late lockdown cost him his life? August 11, 2020
On the day the WHO declared a pandemic, 52,000 fans – including 3,000 from Spain – piled into Anfield to watch the Reds play Atlético. Weeks later, the city was a Covid-19 hotspot. The family of one victim explain why they need answersNo one knows for sure when Richard “Richie” Mawson contracted coronavirus, but, if his family were to guess, they would say i […]
New Zealand records first new Covid-19 cases in 102 days August 11, 2020
PM Jacinda Ardern confirms four people from one family in Auckland have tested positiveCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNew Zealand has recorded four new cases of Covid-19, after more than 100 days without any community transmission of the disease, the prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has announced at a late-night press conference.T […]
Secret Service escorts Trump from press briefing after shooting outside White House August 11, 2020
Secret Service shot armed suspect outside White House fencePresident was giving coronavirus briefingDonald Trump was abruptly escorted out of a press briefing by a Secret Service agent on Monday after an armed suspect was shot outside the White House.The president was just minutes into his coronavirus briefing when a Secret Service agent asked Trump to leave […]
Belarus opposition candidate in Lithuania after second night of protests August 11, 2020
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya’s low score in official election results has prompted two nights of unprecedented protest actionSvetlana Tikhanovskaya, the main opposition candidate in Sunday’s disputed elections in Belarus, has left the country as clashes between heavily armed police and demonstrators escalated during a second night of protests.Lithuania’s foreign m […]
Hong Kong rallies around Apple Daily after arrest of founder Jimmy Lai August 11, 2020
Newspaper prints 500,000 copies, up from 100,000, as readers queue for hours to buy pro-democracy tabloidHong Kong residents have rallied behind the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily after its founder Jimmy Lai was detained under a controversial national security law being used to crack down on dissent.Residents lined up around 2am on Tuesday, hours after […]

The BBC

Belarus election: Opposition leader Tikhanovskaya fled 'for sake of her children' August 11, 2020
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is in Lithuania after disputing election results she says were rigged.
Trump escorted out of briefing as man shot near White House August 11, 2020
The US president returned minutes later, saying that the Secret Service had shot a suspect.
Fixing the scars of Beirut's explosion August 10, 2020
A plastic surgeon is offering free surgery to people like Romy, who was driving near the port when the blast hit.
Beirut explosion: Lebanon's government resigns as public anger mounts August 10, 2020
The prime minister announced the move in a TV address as clashes continued for a third day.
Hong Kong paper Apple Daily defiant after arrest August 11, 2020
In an apparent show of solidarity for the paper queues to bulk buy copies began forming at 0230.
'Crazy' Baltimore gas explosion destroys homes August 10, 2020
One person was killed and four others seriously injured as a result of the blast.
Downfall: BP worker sacked after Hitler meme wins payout August 10, 2020
Scott Tracey used the scene from Downfall to portray scenes from company wage negotiations.
Coronavirus: Australia's Northern Territory extends border restrictions for virus hotspots August 11, 2020
The virus-free Northern Territory will continue to ban visitors from Victoria and New South Wales.