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“Stop and Frisk” Ruled Unconstitutional in New York City: Attorney General Holder May Strike Down Current Sentencing Rules for Nonviolent and Lower Level Offenders

• August 12, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Obama Administration, People of Color, Police Misconduct/Killings, Puerto Ricans, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
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Richard Blanco Delivers the Inaugural Poem–He Is Who He Is In Spite of His Cubana Grandmother

• January 21, 2013 • 1 Comment

Posted in American History, American Politics, Arts, Books, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cuba, Cultural History, Immigration, Memoir, Mental Health/Psychology, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, Sexuality, Television, The Catholic Church, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: Barack Obama, Blanco, Child Abuse, Colorado, Cuba, Cuban, Cubana, Florida International University, Gay, Great Lakes, Great Plains, Growing Up, Inaugural Poem, Inauguration of Barack Obama, Latina, Latino, Latinos, LGBT, Love, Poet, Poetry, President Obama, Racism, Richard Blanco, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, United States

Ana Grace Márquez-Greene, Slain at Sandy Hook Elementary School, To Be Laid to Rest Saturday, December 22, in Bloomfield, CT

• December 20, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in American Politics, Black People, Class, Crime, Education, Facebook, Health, Mass Shootings, Murder/Manslaughter
Tags: African American, African Americans, Ana, Ana Greene, Ana Marquez-Greene, Biracial, Biracial Children, Blacks, Burial, Chicago, Child, Children, Connecticut, Daughter, Drive Bys, East Palo Alto, Facebook, Funeral, Funeral Services, Jimmy Greene, Latina, Latino, Love, Mass Murder, Murder, Nelba Marquez-Greene, Newtown, Philadelphia, Puerto Rico, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Stray Bullets, Street Violence, United States, Western Connecticut State University

Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: Democrats and Independents, You Gotta Vote Come November and Here is How

• September 3, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Class, Democrats, Education, History, National Issues, People of Color, Race, The Economy, The Tea Party Movement, Voter Suppression, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: African American, African Americans, Baggers, Blacks, Common Sense, Democratic, GOP, J.B. Van Hollen, Latino, League of Women Voters, List of Attorneys General of Wisconsin, Madison WI, Paul Ryan, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Racism, Republican, Republicans, Supreme Court, Tampa Florida, Teabaggers, The Tea Party, True the Vote, United States, Voter ID Laws, Voter Registration, Voter Suppression, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Supreme Court

That “Hey, Marcel” AT&T Commercial

• March 23, 2011 • 17 Comments

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Comedy, Commercials, Cultural History, People of Color, Sports, Television, Television Series, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Dark Ride", Andrea Bogart, AT&T, AT&T U-Verse, Black Man, Cable Channels, Commercial, Commercials, General Hospital, Ghost Whisperer, Hey Marcel, Latino, Marcel, Marcel Marceau, Marcello Mastrioanni, My Multiview, Sophia Loren, Syfy, Television, TV Commercial, You Tube

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Southern Baptist Leaders Mishandled Sex Abuse Crisis, Report Alleges May 23, 2022
Executives of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination ignored victims, resisted reforms and were concerned with avoiding ‘potential liability,’ the third-party investigation says.
In the Fight Over How to Teach Reading, This Guru Makes a Major Retreat May 22, 2022
Lucy Calkins, a leading literacy expert, has rewritten her curriculum to include a fuller embrace of phonics and the science of reading. Critics may not be appeased.
What Donald Trump Didn’t Count On in Georgia May 22, 2022
Brian Kemp, the incumbent governor, is at the top of the former president’s enemies list. But to many Georgia Republicans, he is ‘one of us.’
Has California’s Fire Season Begun? May 23, 2022
Severe drought conditions and unseasonably warm temperatures are already raising the risks of fire.
David Perdue Makes Racist Remarks About Stacey Abrams in Georgia May 23, 2022
Mr. Perdue, who badly trails Gov. Brian Kemp in the Republican primary for governor, accused Ms. Abrams of “demeaning her own race” in describing the state’s problems.
Baby Formula Shortage Reveals Gaps in Regulation and Reporting May 23, 2022
The government has ordered more safeguards at an Abbott Nutrition plant. But the lack of reporting requirements and limited testing make it hard to monitor the deadly bacterium that led to a recall.
Princeton Fires Tenured Professor in Campus Controversy May 23, 2022
Joshua Katz’s dismissal is related to his inappropriate conduct with a female student, the university said. He says his criticism of a campus protest group is the issue.
Ex-City Official in Florida Is Sentenced to 3 Years for Killing a Shoplifter May 23, 2022
The former commissioner, Michael Dunn, 51, of Lakeland, Fla., had pleaded guilty to manslaughter after shooting a man he had suspected of stealing a hatchet in his store in 2018.

The Guardian, UK

Why are monkeypox cases suddenly emerging across the world and could the virus have mutated? May 23, 2022
Data prior to current outbreaks suggested resurgence of the disease, with waning immunity from smallpox vaccination contributing to spreadFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingThe sudden emergence of monkeypox in several countries has raised questions about how the virus, which is most […]
Sole survivor of 2009 Comoros plane crash recalls terrifying ordeal May 23, 2022
Bahia Bakari, who was 12 at the time, tells French court of the moments leading up to crash in which 152 diedA woman who was 12 when she became the sole survivor of the 2009 Yemenia Airways crash in the Comoros islands that killed all 152 others on board has described the terrifying moments leading up to her plunge into the ocean and subsequent rescue as par […]
Médecins Sans Frontières pulls images of teenage rape survivor after outcry May 23, 2022
NGO takes down photos of girl, 16, from DRC from website after critics call them unethical and racist Médecins Sans Frontières has removed photographs of a teenage rape survivor from its website after criticism that the images were unethical and racist.MSF took down two photos of a 16-year-old girl from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who was gang […]
Number of displaced people passes 100m for the first time, says UN May 22, 2022
‘Staggering milestone’ calls for urgent international action to address underlying causes of conflict, persecution and the climate crisis, says high commissioner for refugeesThe UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has said the global number of forcibly displaced people has passed 100 million for the first time, describing it as a “staggering milestone”.The UN high com […]
UK to announce more monkeypox cases as efforts ramp up to contain outbreak May 22, 2022
Close contacts of those infected with rare disease offered vaccines and told to isolate for up to 21 daysPublic health officials are to announce more UK monkeypox cases on Monday, as efforts ramp up to contain the first multinational outbreak of the virus that has led to cases in at least 14 countries.The unusual outbreak of the rare disease has sparked a wa […]
Britain slashes humanitarian aid by 51% despite global food crisis May 22, 2022
Campaigners say ministers must change course as millions face famine in Africa and the Ukraine war threatens to disrupt global food suppliesMinisters have been accused of choosing the “worst moment in history” to slash the foreign aid budget, as provisional figures showed that UK overseas humanitarian funding was cut by more than half last year.MPs and chari […]
Bolivia’s perennial student leader clung to post for decades without graduating May 23, 2022
Max Mendoza has been arrested after a judge said his 32-year enrollment at university on a government salary may be a crimeMax Mendoza has been a remarkably persistent student – and a profitable one: he has been enrolled at a public university in Bolivia for 32 years but never graduated, much of it while being paid a government salary to serve as a student l […]
Canada storms: at least eight dead amid trail of destruction May 23, 2022
Huge clean-up after Ontario and Quebec hit by tornado-like weather, felling trees, uprooting utility poles and cutting power to more than 500,000The death toll from powerful thunderstorms in Canada’s two most populous provinces has risen to at least eight, authorities said on Sunday, as emergency crews continued a massive clean-up to restore power to half a […]

The BBC

Russian diplomat quits over war in Ukraine May 23, 2022
Boris Bondarev walks out of his job in Geneva, saying he has never been more ashamed of Russia.
Ukraine war: Russian soldier Vadim Shishimarin jailed for life over war crime May 23, 2022
The tank commander admitted killing an unarmed civilian at the first war crimes trial since the invasion.
Monkeypox virus outbreaks are containable - WHO May 23, 2022
More than 100 cases of the virus have now been confirmed in 16 countries outside Africa.
Biden vows to defend Taiwan in apparent US policy shift May 23, 2022
The US leader warned China against invading the island, likening such a move to Russia's war in Ukraine.
Heard's team change course on Johnny Depp testimony May 23, 2022
Supermodel Kate Moss is expected to take the stand in the final days of the high-profile trial.
Dozens feared trapped after 10-storey building collapses in Iran May 23, 2022
Pictures show concrete floors and steel beams that crushed cars after falling on to the street below.
Southern Baptist Convention vilified sex abuse survivors - report May 23, 2022
Survivors of sex abuse at the hands of clergy were stonewalled and vilified, a new report finds.
North Korea's Kim Jong-un is seen at state funeral not wearing a mask May 23, 2022
The North Korean leader attends the funeral of a top military official as the country faces a Covid outbreak.