Madison Square Garden | This Black Sista's Memorial Page

Gymnast Gabby Douglas Taking Dead Aim at Gold in the Summer Olympics

• March 6, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American History, Black People, Class, Gabrielle Douglas, Sports, Television, The Rest of the World, The Summer Olympics 2012, United Kingdom, Women
Tags: African Americans, Amanar, Amy Chow, Bela Karolyi, Black Girls, Black Women, Blacks, Douglas, Floor Competition, Flying Squirrel, Gabby Douglas, Gabrielle Douglas, Gymnastics, Jordyn Wieber, Karolyi, London, Madison Square Garden, Olympic, Saturday, Sport, The 2012 Summer Olympics, Uneven Bars, United Kingdom, United States, Virginia Beach, Young Black Women

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

This Black Sista’s Archives

Amazons & Valkyries

Born on the Bayou

Bread & Circuses

Brothas & Sistas

Fellow Travelers

Mad City

Reading, Writing & Writers

SGI Nichiren Buddhism

The New York Times

Another Michigan Water Crisis Underscores Infrastructure Woes October 16, 2021
The crises in Benton Harbor and Flint expose broader failures as a congressional push to address the country’s troubled water system stalls.
How West Virginia Established Universal Pre-K October 16, 2021
A program in West Virginia, partially rolled out while Joe Manchin was governor, could be a model for the nation. But there were challenges, including the 10 years it took to establish.
Nikolas Cruz to Plead Guilty for Parkland School Shooting October 16, 2021
The plea will include 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder, a lawyer said, for one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.
Complaints Against Texas’ Juvenile Prisons Include Violence and Sex Abuse October 16, 2021
The extensive allegations present a portrait of an environment inside the state’s juvenile prisons that is rife with physical attacks.
How San Diego Has Water Despite a Punishing Drought October 17, 2021
Sustainability measures that the city and county have taken over decades are paying off. But residents still might have to do more.
In Trial of Ahmaud Arbery's Killing, Video to Have a Big Role October 17, 2021
Three white men are charged in the death of Arbery, an unarmed Black man, in a coastal Georgia suburb. Jury selection begins on Monday.
Glenn Youngkin Talks About Virginia. His Base Talks About Donald Trump. October 16, 2021
Republicans in Virginia are saying what their nominee for governor will not: The governor’s race is a proxy for Mr. Trump’s grievances.
Democrats Work to Sell an Unfinished Bill October 16, 2021
As President Biden and his allies in Congress work to whittle down the size of their ambitious domestic plans, Democrats must sell a bill without knowing precisely what will be in it.

The Guardian, UK

Up to 17 US missionaries and family members kidnapped in Haiti – reports October 17, 2021
Children were reportedly among those abducted by gang members on their way home from an orphanage As many as 17 American Christian missionaries, including children, were kidnapped in Haiti on Saturday, according to US media reports that cited security officials.The kidnapping happened as the missionaries were leaving an orphanage in the crisis-engulfed Carib […]
Revealed: how UK spies incited mass murder of Indonesia’s communists October 17, 2021
Newly declassified papers show shocking role played by Britain in slaughterA propaganda campaign orchestrated by Britain played a crucial part in one of the most brutal massacres of the postwar 20th century, shocking new evidence reveals.British officials secretly deployed black propaganda in the 1960s to urge prominent Indonesians to “cut out” the “communis […]
Priti Patel considering police protection for MPs after David Amess killing October 17, 2021
Home secretary says safety measures for constituency surgeries under discussionThe home secretary, Priti Patel, has said she is considering offering police protection for MPs at their constituency surgeries, as a review takes place to “close the gaps” in security in the wake of the killing of David Amess on Friday.Patel said local police forces had already c […]
French villagers bid to stop Tory donor Aquind laying cable under Channel October 17, 2021
Energy firm and director Alexander Temerko have given £1.1m between them to ConservativesFrench mayors and residents along the Normandy coast are campaigning to block a project for a cross-Channel electricity cable backed by a Ukrainian-born businessman who has donated hundreds of thousands of pounds to the Conservative party.Kwasi Kwarteng, Britain’s busine […]
Russian film crew return to Earth after shooting the first movie in space October 17, 2021
Actor and director land safely in Kazakhstan after spending 12 days on the International Space Station shooting the first movie in orbitA Russian actor and a film director have returned to Earth after spending 12 days on the International Space Station shooting scenes for the first movie in orbit.Yulia Peresild and Klim Shipenko landed as scheduled on Kazakh […]
Female directors wait longer than men for their big break, report reveals October 17, 2021
A huge equality gap in top jobs and pay has been highlighted between women TV documentary-makers and male colleaguesTelevision documentary teams in Britain today are full of ambitious and capable women but most of them have to wait much longer than their male colleagues to become directors and earn a bigger wage.The findings of the campaigning group We Are D […]
Macron and the ‘French Trump’ trap Gaullism’s heirs in a political vice October 17, 2021
With just months to go before presidential polls, the centre-right Les Républicains, under pressure from both flanks, are scrambling for a suitable candidateSix months before a presidential election and France’s mainstream right finds itself squeezed – between the hammer and the anvil as they say here – without a candidate and facing an existential threat fr […]
English council urges parents not to allow children to watch Squid Game October 17, 2021
Bedfordshire safeguarding team issues warning after reports children are copying Netflix show’s violent challengesA council in the south of England has advised parents not to let their children watch the Netflix show Squid Game, after reports children as young as six are copying its violent challenges.The education safeguarding team from Central Bedfordshire […]

The BBC

Haiti: US Christian missionaries kidnapped in Port-au-Prince - reports October 17, 2021
At least 15 women, men and children were abducted by an armed gang near the capital, sources say.
Kerala floods: At least 19 dead and dozens missing in India October 17, 2021
Heavy rains cause rivers to overflow in Kerala, washing away homes and trapping people under debris.
Sudan: Protesters demand military coup as crisis deepens October 17, 2021
The protests come as tensions rise between civilian and military rulers.
Robert Durst: US millionaire hospitalised with Covid after life sentence October 16, 2021
Robert Durst was on Thursday convicted of murder and is a suspect in two other deaths.
Russia sets condition for return of BBC journalist October 17, 2021
Ambassador Andrei Kelin says the BBC reporter can return if Russian journalists gets UK visas.
Russian team back on Earth after filming first movie in space October 17, 2021
The Russian film crew return after an ISS shoot that had its own moments of drama.
Pigs at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport help to keep skies safe October 16, 2021
A team of 20 at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport is part of a range of measures being used to reduce bird-strikes.
Venezuelan President Maduro's close aide extradited to US October 17, 2021
Venezuela halted talks with the opposition after Alex Saab was flown from Cape Verde to the US.