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A Work in Progress Trailer of “Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth”

• March 10, 2012 • 1 Comment

Posted in African American History, Alice Walker, Black People, Books, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Documentary, Education, Fiction Writing, Film, Love, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Reproductive Rights, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Rest of the World, Womanism, Women
Tags: African Americans, Alice Walker, Arts, Black Women, Blacks, British Film Institute, Danny Glover, Film Documentary, LGBT, London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, Love, March 2012, Movies, Pratibha Parmar, Racism, Rebecca, Rebecca Walker, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Steven Spielberg, The Color Purple, The Eighties, The Nineties, The Seventies, The Sixties, United States, Walker

A Very Short History of Our Modern Calendar

• January 3, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in American History, Cultural History, Documentary, European History, Film, History, Holidays, Who I Am
Tags: Arts, Audie Murphy, Calendar, Chinese New Year, Classroom, Gregorian Calendar, Holidays, Janus, Jeremiah Warren, Monday, Movies, New Year, NewYear, Vimeo

Join The Podcast Discussion of “Dark Girls” with Channsin Berry and Bill Duke Thursday Night, September 29

• September 29, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Documentary, Film, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Dark Girls", African Americans, Bill Duke, Black Filmmakers, Black Women, Blacks, Chat Room, Color Politics, Colorism, D. Channsin Berry, Dark-Skinned Black Women, Directors, Duke, Film Industry, Lack of Diversity, Movies, Podcast, Producers, Racism, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Toronto International Film Festival, United States

The Queen of Soul Halts Release of “Amazing Grace” Documentary

• September 1, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Aretha Franklin, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Documentary, Film, Music, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Spirituality, Women
Tags: "Shadow and Act", Academy Award, African Americans, Alan Reed, Aretha Franklin, Arts, Black Women, Blacks, California, Common Sense, Compact Disc, Documentary, Dusty Springfield, DVD, Film, Film Documentary, Film Release, Halle Berry, Jeremiah Johnson, Jesus, Legal Maneuver, Movies, Nikki Finke, Oscar Consideration, Roberta Flack, Sydney Pollack, The Oscars, The Seventies, Too Much Diva, Wrong!

Looks Like a Winner, But We’ll See: Eddie Murphy, Gabourey Sidibe, Ben Stiller and Alan Alda Star in Fall Film Offering, “Tower Heist”

• July 28, 2011 • 1 Comment

Posted in Acting, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Film, Gabourey Sidibe, Love, People of Color, Sexuality, Television, Television Series, The Economy
Tags: "Shadow and Act", Action, African Americans, Alan Alda, Ben Stiller, Billionaires, Black Women, Blacks, Brett Ratner, Casey Affleck, Cinema Blend, Comcast, Comedy-Drama, Da Vinci Code, Daddy Day Care, Deals, Eddie Murphy, Films, Gabourey Sidibe, Imagine, Investors, Matthew Broderick, Movies, Pensions, Retirement Fund, Revenge Film, Ron Howard, Series TV, Sex, Shysters, Television, Tower Heist, TV Series

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 “For Colored Girls” Trailer From Tyler Perry: It May Have You Wishing for a Revival of the Broadway Play

• September 15, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Acting, African American History, Black People, Books, Class, Cultural History, Domestic Violence, Drama, Education, Film, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Race, Sexuality, Spirituality, Womanism, Women
Tags: "For Colored Girls, "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuff", "Precious", Art, Depressing, Depression, Film, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf, Frame of Mind, Growing Up, Janet Jackson, Juanita, Ladies in Colors, Live, Love, Marriage, Motherhood, Movies, Murder, Ntozake Shange, Palo Alto, Racism, Rape, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Suicide, The Image, Toussaint L'Ouverture, Tyler Perry, What About Our Daughters?, Whoopi Goldberg

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Trial Opens for Former Officer Who Killed Unarmed Black Man in His Apartment September 23, 2019
Amber Guyger, who was coming home from her job as a Dallas police officer, says she thought she was in her own apartment.
U.S. Soldier Who Discussed Bomb Plot Is Arrested in Kansas, Authorities Say September 23, 2019
The soldier, based in Fort Riley, Kan., discussed plans to attack a major news network and suggested targeting Beto O’Rourke, the authorities said.
Deep in Trump Country, Democrats Hope to Sweep 3 Governors’ Races September 23, 2019
The political headwinds still work in favor of Republicans, but Democrats are surprisingly competitive in Louisiana, Mississippi and Kentucky.
F.B.I. Increases Reward in Series of Unsolved Church Arsons in El Paso September 23, 2019
No one was injured in the three fires, which happened in May and June
Poor Schools Keep Getting Crushed in Football. Is It Time to Level the Playing Field? September 22, 2019
A growing number of states are considering whether economic status should help determine which opponents schools play.
Officer Under Investigation After Arresting Children, 6 and 8, Chief Says September 23, 2019
A 6-year-old girl was arrested and handcuffed after having a tantrum at an Orlando, Fla., school, her grandmother said.
A Motorcade on Mackinac Island? Pence’s Visit Breaks a Long Tradition September 23, 2019
The popular Michigan vacation spot has preserved its quaint atmosphere in part by keeping automobiles out for more than a century — until the vice president came to visit.
Intelligence Whistle-Blower Law, Explained September 22, 2019
Congress and the Trump administration are in a standoff over a secret complaint related to President Trump and Ukraine.

The Guardian, UK

Greta Thunberg condemns world leaders in emotional speech at UN September 23, 2019
Thunberg, 16, says governments have betrayed young people‘You are not mature enough to tell it like it is. You are failing us’Greta Thunberg has excoriated world leaders for their “betrayal” of young people through their inertia over the climate crisis at a United Nations summit that failed to deliver ambitious new commitments to address dangerous global hea […]
Trump shrugs off impeachment talk over call with Ukraine president September 23, 2019
Democrats say allegation president tried to pressure Ukraine to investigate Biden is tipping point in impeachment dilemmaOpinion: this is a taste of how dirty 2020 will getDonald Trump has attempted to shrug off renewed demands for his impeachment over the allegation he tried to pressure a foreign government to hurt his leading rival in next year’s president […]
Corbyn defeats grassroots motion for out-and-out remain campaign September 23, 2019
Brighton conference delegates reject call for clear anti-Brexit campaign ahead of next general electionJeremy Corbyn has seen off an attempt by grassroots activists to force Labour to adopt an out-and-out remain position ahead of a general election.Amid chaotic scenes at Labour’s annual conference in Brighton, delegates rejected a composite motion, hammered […]
Howdy Modi: Indian PM appears with Trump at Texas rally September 23, 2019
Narendra Modi defends actions in Kashmir and accuses Pakistan of ‘hatred towards India’Narendra Modi defended his government’s actions in Kashmir and accused Pakistan of harbouring terrorists during a packed rally in Texas attended by the US president Donald Trump.Trump sat in the front row as the Indian prime minister told cheering crowds his decision to re […]
Thomas Cook travel chaos: firm's collapse leaves 150,000 stranded abroad – live updates September 23, 2019
A huge repatriation effort has begun after company ceases trading with immediate effect, causing flights to be cancelled Latest summary: Rescue efforts underwayWedding in ruins due to overnight collapseFull story: Thomas Cook announces administration after last-ditch talks failThomas Cook collapse: your questions answeredHow have you been affected? 7.53pm BS […]
Iran says it considered exchanging Zaghari-Ratcliffe for £400m owed by UK September 23, 2019
Mohammad Javad Zarif says he would have argued for release if UK repaid tank deal moneyIran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, has said the UK offered to release long-frozen Iranian funds in return for him intervening to help free the British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, detained in Iran for more than three years.Zarif said the suggestion had fi […]
Haiti: photojournalist shot in face as senator opens fire outside parliament September 23, 2019
Jean Marie Ralph Féthière draws handgun amid chaotic scenesChery Dieu-Nalio avoids serious injury; another man woundedTwo men including a photojournalist have been shot and injured by a Haitian senator who opened fire outside the country’s parliament, amid chaotic scenes as the government attempted to confirm the appointment of a new prime minister.Chery Die […]
EU's chief negotiator calls Johnson's backstop solution 'unacceptable' September 23, 2019
Barnier pours scorn on PM’s Irish border proposal as it would not avoid customs and VAT checks post-BrexitMichel Barnier has described Boris Johnson’s solution for replacing the Irish backstop as “unacceptable” as the EU’s chief negotiator gave his most downbeat assessment yet of the chances of striking a Brexit deal by 31 October.Standing alongside the Germ […]

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Greta Thunberg: 'Leaders failed us on climate change' September 23, 2019
The Swedish teenage activist makes an emotional plea at a special UN climate summit in New York.
Trump defends raising Bidens in Ukraine call September 23, 2019
The admission fuelled calls for Democrats to launch impeachment proceedings against the president.
Jarrett William Smith: US soldier 'discussed bombing news network' September 23, 2019
The 24-year-old infantryman also allegedly mentioned Beto O'Rourke as a potential target.
Egypt protests: 'Hundreds held' after rare anti-government unrest September 23, 2019
Protests against alleged government corruption erupted in Cairo and other cities over the weekend.
Kenya school collapse: Seven dead and dozens injured in Nairobi September 23, 2019
Dozens more were injured when the wooden structure collapsed at the start of the school day.
Mediator: French weight-loss drug trial over ‘up to 2,000’ deaths begins September 23, 2019
Experts believe the drug could have killed between 500 and 2,000 people before it was banned.
Indonesia haze causes sky to turn blood red September 23, 2019
Pictures and videos of the phenomenon went viral on social media over the weekend.
Notre-Dame plot: Five women in court over foiled car bomb attack September 23, 2019
The French women, all converts to Islam, face terrorism charges over the incident in September 2016.