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The Ancestors Summon “Smokin'” Joe Frazier, Boxer and Entertainer

• November 8, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Diabetes, Documentary, Film, Muhammad Ali, Race, Sports
Tags: "Respect", "Rocky", Abuse, African Americans, Ali, Belinda Ali, Blacks, Boxing, Boxing License, Cancer of the Liver, Cataracts, Diabetes, Eddie Futch, Exhaustion, Fight of the Century, Frazier, George Foreman, Golden Gloves, HBP, High Blood Pressure, Hospice, Insults, Jacqui Frazier-Lyde, Joe Frazier, Joseph William Frazier, Liver Cancer, Madison Square Garden, Marvis Frazier, Muhammad Ali, Olympic Gold Medalist, Parkinson's Disease, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Poverty, Pugilism, Racial Abuse, Racism, Rocky Balboa, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Smokin' Joe Frazier, The Philippines, The Seventies, Thrilla in Manila, United States, Veronica Porsche

It’s Going To Be HOT in Madison Today

• June 7, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Black People, Cooking, Food, Health, Stroke, The Heart, Travel, Weather, Wisconsin
Tags: Babies, Cats, Channel 3000, Children, Conditions and Diseases, Dogs, Elderly, Gary Cannalte, Hard-headedness, Health, Heat Illness, Heat Stroke, High Blood Pressure, Hydration, Infants, Madison Metro, Pets, Severe weather terminology (United States), Southern Wisconsin, Stroke, Stubbornness, Sun, Sunblock, Sunshine, Temperature, The Heart, Water, Weather, Weather Report, Wisconsin

The Ancestors Claim Bassist Marvin Isley, 56, of The Isley Brothers (w/Update)

• June 7, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Diabetes, Health, Love, Music, Music Videos, Sexuality, Television, The Isley Brothers, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Between the Sheets", "Chicago Now", "Don't Say Goodnight", "Fight the Power", "For the Love of You", "Go for Your Guns", "Harvest for the World", "I Wanna Be With You", "The Heat is On", "The Pride", "Voyage to Atlantis", African Americans, American Diabetes Association, Associated Press, Bass Guitar, Bass Guitarist, Bass Line, Blacks, Celebrity Deaths, Chicago, Death, Diabetes, Guitar God, HBP, High Blood Pressure, Isley Brother, Isley Brothers, Isley-Jasper-Isley, Jaco Pastorius, Jalen Isley, Love, Mark Allen, Marvin Isley, Pride, Ronald Isley, Salt, Sex, Sheila Isley, Stanley Clarke, Sugar, Sydney Isley, The Eighties, The Isley Brothers, The Seventies

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Rural Montana Had Already Lost Too Many Native Women. Then Selena Disappeared. January 21, 2020
For decades, with little public notice, Native women have gone missing or been found murdered. The search for Selena Not Afraid showed how much things had changed.
Video Reveals Unused Earthquake Aid in Puerto Rico: ‘We Are Outraged’ January 21, 2020
The governor dismissed three members of her cabinet, but some Puerto Ricans still took to the streets in protest.
Amid Tight Security, Virginia Gun Rally Draws Thousands of Supporters January 21, 2020
Some 22,000 people, many of them armed, flooded the streets around the State Capitol to protest gun control proposals from the new Democratic majority.
‘We’ve Got to Change This’: Has Dixie Highway Reached the End of the Road? January 20, 2020
In South Florida, leaders are discussing whether to change the name of Dixie Highway, which some say glorifies the nation’s racist history.
Greta Thunberg’s Message at Davos Forum: ‘Our House Is Still on Fire’ January 21, 2020
The activist punched a hole in the promises emerging from a forum of the global political and business elite at Davos, telling the leaders to stop investing in fossil fuels immediately.
Impeachment Trial, Davos, Coronavirus: Your Tuesday Briefing January 21, 2020
Here's what you need to know.
Texas’ Governor Said No to Refugees. In Amarillo, They’re Saying Maybe. January 21, 2020
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A Challenge for the Trial: 100 Senators Who Love to Talk, Sitting in Silence January 21, 2020
Senators will have to give up their cellphones and speeches, and sit silently at their desks for the duration of the impeachment trial.

The Guardian, UK

Davos 2020: Greta Thunberg says 'world is on fire' and blasts leaders' climate inaction – live January 21, 2020
Rolling coverage of the first day of the World Economic Forum, including Donald Trump’s special address and Greta Thunberg’s panel sessionThunberg: tackle climate change for your children’s sakeTrump boats of his success at Davos.......and backs 1 trillion trees pushYoung activists demand action at DavosThunberg: Listen to the scienceThe agenda 1.31pm GMT Ba […]
Coronavirus: Chinese hospitals not testing patients, say relatives January 21, 2020
Number of cases, and deaths, could be much higher than those cited in official reports if claims are trueOn 12 January Huang got news his healthy 65-year-old mother had been checked into a hospital in the central Chinese city of Wuhan with a fever and a cough.There had been reports of a strange new virus with similar symptoms, and the hospital staff were dre […]
Trump impeachment: Senate prepares for opening of historic trial January 21, 2020
Mitch McConnell unveils resolution to move trial forward with unanticipated speed, consigning key proceedings to late-night hoursAs Donald Trump prepared on Tuesday to address the billionaires in Davos, the US Senate prepared to hear opening arguments in an impeachment trial that could remove Trump from the presidency, if not from his seemingly unassailable […]
Study finds shock rise in levels of potent greenhouse gas January 21, 2020
Scientists had expected fall in levels of HFC-23 after India and China said they had halted emissionsEfforts to reduce levels of one potent greenhouse gas appear to be failing, according to a study.Scientists had expected to find a dramatic reduction in levels of the hydrofluorocarbon HFC-23 in the atmosphere after India and China, two of the main sources, r […]
Labour leadership: Jess Phillips due to make announcement amid speculation she might quit contest - live news January 21, 2020
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen 1.10pm GMT Next week’s cabinet meeting will take place on Friday in the north of England to mark the UK’s departure from the EU, Downing Street has said. The prime minister’s spokesman told the lobby briefing:The prime minister and the cabinet have set out that they want to work for the enti […]
Boris Johnson urged to confront Egypt leader over human rights January 21, 2020
PM meets Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, seen as critical to ending Libyan civil war, at London summitBoris Johnson has been challenged to do more to confront the domestic human rights record of the Egyptian president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, including his practice of imprisoning children charged with taking part in protests against the regime.The president, as chair of t […]
Lesotho PM called for police questioning over former wife’s murder January 21, 2020
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Lack of antibiotics in low income countries 'worsening superbugs threat' January 21, 2020
Only three new treatments available in 10 or more poorer countries, report findsMany antibiotics are unavailable in poorer countries despite higher infection rates, exacerbating the threat of drug-resistant superbugs, according to a report to be presented to world leaders and the bosses of top pharmaceutical companies in Davos.The report, released by the Acc […]

The BBC

Davos: Trump decries climate 'prophets of doom' with Thunberg in audience January 21, 2020
The US president attacks activists at the World Economic Forum, which Greta Thunberg is attending.
'Forget about net zero, we need real zero' January 21, 2020
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has addressed world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
New China virus: Warning against cover-up as number of cases jump January 21, 2020
Beijing's top leaders urge transparency as it is confirmed the coronavirus can pass between people.
Trump impeachment trial set to open in US Senate January 21, 2020
What we can expect in the trial starting on Tuesday, from the key players to unusual rules in place.
Storm Gloria: Deadly squall batters Spain, then shifts to France January 21, 2020
Four deaths are reported in Spain, with Gloria described as the worst storm in the region since 1982.
Alarm at Mexico butterfly conservationist's disappearance January 21, 2020
Homero Gómez was last seen on 13 January and a search has so far failed to yield any results.
Pyjamas in public: Chinese city apologises for 'shaming' residents January 21, 2020
The local authority said it was trying to promote "civilised" behaviour - but later apologised.
France apology after history textbook links CIA to 9/11 January 21, 2020
The statement aimed at students echoed a debunked conspiracy theory and was spotted by teachers.