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Iman “Not a Great Beauty” Either, Especially Without Her Make-Up

• March 8, 2011 • 1 Comment

Posted in Africans, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Fashion, Gossip, Michelle Obama, People of Color, Women
Tags: "The National Enquirer", African Americans, Age, Ambush, Ambushed, Attractiveness, Beauty, Black Women, Bossip, David Bowie, Fashion, Fashion Model, Fashion Sense, First Lady Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States, FLOTUS, Iman, Looksism, Michelle Obama, New York, Older Black Women, Older Women, Self Image, Supermodel, The First Lady, United States

Comedian Joan Rivers Calls The First Lady “Blackie O”

• January 25, 2011 • 1 Comment

Posted in African American History, American History, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Fashion, Love, Michelle Obama, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Womanism, Women
Tags: "Joan and Melissa Know Best", African Americans, Barack Obama, Black Women, Blacks, Executive Mansion, Faux Noise, FLOTUS, Fox News Channel, Howard Stern, Huffington Post, Iman, Insult, Joan Rivers, Michelle Obama, Michelle Obama Watch, Mrs. O, Oscar de la Renta, POTUS, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Racial Slur, Robin Quivers, Sarah Palin, Schwartze, Second Thoughts, Slur, The First Lady, The President, The White House, United States, White House, Womanist Musings

Iman: Michelle Obama “Not a Great Beauty”

• May 17, 2009 • 18 Comments

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Fashion, Michelle Obama, Race, Women
Tags: African, African American, African Americans, Aging, Barbara Smith, Beauty, Color, Eritrea, Eritreans, Ethiopia, Ethiopians, First Lady of the United States, Glamour, Harvard, Huffington Post, Iman, Internalized Racism, Jack and Jill Politics, Looksism, Parade Magazine, Princeton, Self Image, Somalia, Somalis, Style, Zuleikha Haywood

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The New York Times

Schools Are Seeing Shortages of Bus Drivers, Cafeteria Workers and Other Essential Roles September 16, 2021
Just weeks into the new year, schools are struggling to fill jobs. Low pay, few benefits and erratic schedules are keeping workers away.
Alex Murdaugh to Surrender for Staging His Own Killing September 16, 2021
The police have opened a separate inquiry into the death of a housekeeper at Mr. Murdaugh’s home in 2018, the latest twist in the story of his powerful South Carolina family.
Former Georgetown Tennis Coach Agrees to Plead Guilty in Admissions Scandal September 15, 2021
Gordon Ernst was accused of taking bribes to designate at least 12 students as recruits, including some who did not play tennis competitively.
Democrats’ Stumble on Drug Prices Shows Power of Industry September 15, 2021
An attempt in the House to take a bite out of drug companies meets resistance.
Trump-Era Special Counsel Secures Indictment of Lawyer September 16, 2021
The defendant, Michael Sussmann, is accused of lying to the F.B.I. in a meeting about Trump and Russia. He denies wrongdoing.
Biden to Speak With Pelosi and Schumer on $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan September 16, 2021
The conversation is largely expected to focus on advancing the president’s $3.5 trillion economic package.
Cave Featuring Native American Wall Art Is Sold to Anonymous Bidder September 16, 2021
The cave, which sold for $2.2 million in St. Louis on Tuesday, is considered a sacred site by members of the Osage Nation. A tribal leader called the sale “heartbreaking.”
Idaho Allows Overwhelmed Hospitals to Ration Care If Needed September 16, 2021
“We don’t have enough resources to adequately treat the patients in our hospitals, whether you are there for Covid-19 or a heart attack or because of a car accident,” said a top state health official.

The Guardian, UK

Aukus pact: UK and US battle to contain international backlash September 16, 2021
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Rules on GM farming and cars to be top of UK bonfire of EU laws September 16, 2021
Minister reveals plans to change laws inherited from EU, with rules on medical devices also in crosshairsRules on genetically modified farming, medical devices and vehicle standards will be top of a bonfire of laws inherited from the EU as the government seeks to change legislation automatically transferred to the UK after Brexit.Thousands of laws and regula […]
Labour condemns new trade secretary for tweets rejecting climate science September 16, 2021
Anne-Marie Trevelyan dismisses those who believe in global heating as ‘fanatics’ in resurfaced postsCabinet reshuffle: who’s in, who’s outPolitics latest – liveThe new international trade secretary, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, has been accused of rejecting the science behind the climate emergency after a series of tweets came to light showing her dismissing those […]
Pencil drawing of old man identified as Van Gogh work September 16, 2021
Drawing has been in private hands since around 1910 and is now going on display in AmsterdamA pencil drawing of a broken old man, head in hands looking utterly exhausted, has been identified as a work by Vincent van Gogh.The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam said on Thursday that it had authenticated the drawing as being the work of the man himself. Teio Meedendo […]
‘About damn time’: First Nation gets clean water after 24-year wait September 16, 2021
Residents of Shoal Lake 40 can drink from taps thanks to a new water treatment facility but dozens of communities lack accessResidents of a First Nations community in Canada, who were deprived of clean drinking water for nearly a quarter of a century, can now drink from their taps after a water treatment facility became fully operational earlier this week.Sh […]
France suspends 3,000 unvaccinated health workers without pay September 16, 2021
Staff at hospitals and care homes had refused Covid jab despite warning by Macron of September deadlineCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFrance has suspended 3,000 health workers without pay for refusing the Covid vaccine.The health minister, Olivier Véran, said the staff had been notified in writing before the government-imposed de […]
Scientists find evidence of humans making clothes 120,000 years ago September 16, 2021
Tools and bones in Moroccan cave could be some of earliest evidence of the hallmark human behaviourFrom the medieval fashion for pointy shoes to Victorian waist-squeezing corsets and modern furry onesies, what we wear is a window to our past.Now researchers say they have found some of the earliest evidence of humans using clothing in a cave in Morocco, with […]
French woman held by Home Office officials at Gatwick for eight hours September 16, 2021
Tessa Stines, who has EU settlement claim in progress, detained by Border Force despite rule changeA French woman who has an EU settlement application under way was detained and held by Home Office officials at a London airport for more than eight hours.Tessa Stines has been living in the UK for the past year and volunteering for a charity, while making trip […]

The BBC

Aukus: China denounces US-UK-Australia pact as irresponsible September 16, 2021
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Covid: Italy to require all workers to show 'green pass' certificate September 16, 2021
New rules mean workers must show they are vaccinated, have tested negative, or recovered from Covid.
Somali President Farmajo cuts PM Roble's powers amid row over missing spy September 16, 2021
The president cuts the prime minister's powers, raising fears of renewed armed conflict in Mogadishu.
North Korea reveals train-launched missile system September 16, 2021
North Korean state media has unveiled what appears to be a new rail-based ballistic missile system.
US general defends 'secret' phone calls with China September 16, 2021
Gen Mark Milley allegedly phoned Beijing to "reassure" them amid concern about President Trump.
Vincent Van Gogh: Newly discovered drawing goes on display September 16, 2021
Study for Worn Out has been sitting in a Dutch family's private collection for more than a century.
Hezbollah brings Iranian fuel into Lebanon to ease shortages September 16, 2021
Lebanon's economic collapse has left the country dangerously short of fuel and electricity.