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Aretha to Fantasia: “Get Over Yourself” Regarding Perceived Tribute Snub

• February 24, 2011 • 1 Comment

Posted in Aretha Franklin, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Fantasia Barrino, Music, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "106th and Park", "American Idol", "Diva", African Americans, Aretha Franklin, Attention Hog, Attitude, Black Women, Blacks, Christina Aguilera, Drama, Fantasia Barrino, Grammy, Grammy Award, Growing Up, Hollywood Reporter, Martina McBride, Music Business, MusicCares, Pouting, Self-Control, Self-Sabotage, Show Business, The Aretha Tribute, The Hollywood Reporter, United Negro College Fund

Saturday Night Music, June 6 – The Velvelettes’ “He Was Really Saying Something”

• June 6, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Music, The Velvelettes, Women
Tags: "He Was Really Saying Something", Bertha Barbee, Carolyn Gill, Martha and the Vandellas, Mildred Gill, Motown, Music Business, Norma Barbee, Norman Whitfield, The Velvelettes

Jimi Hendrix Offed by Manager?

• June 5, 2009 • 10 Comments

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Crime, Gossip, History, Music
Tags: "Rock Roadie", Axe Men, Death, Electric Lady Studios, Eric Burdon, James "Tappy" Wright, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jeffrey, Monika Dannemann, Murder, Music Business, Rock Guitarists, Tappy Wright, The Mafia, The Sixties

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Killings of 4 Men in Albuquerque Leave Muslim Community in Fear August 8, 2022
As the authorities appeal to the public for help in their investigation, many Muslim residents are experiencing a “managed panic.”
Two Men in Arbery Case Sentenced Again to Life in Prison August 8, 2022
Travis and Greg McMichael were convicted of federal hate crimes following state murder convictions in 2021. Their lawyers tried without success to have part of their sentences served in federal prison.
Killings of Three Muslim Men in Albuquerque May Be Linked, Police Say August 7, 2022
The authorities also suspect the deaths could be connected to the homicide of a Muslim man in 2021.
Sacramento Savors Its Underdog Moment August 8, 2022
The capital city, often overshadowed by San Francisco and Los Angeles, is taking pride in the success of its lower-tier Sacramento Republic F.C. over Major League Soccer teams.
Uvalde Postpones Decision to Fire School Police Chief Pete Arredondo July 22, 2022
The South Texas school district said it would delay a decision on terminating the chief who led the schools’ response to a school shooting.
California Counties, Cities Restrict Airbnbs Amid Pandemic Tourism July 23, 2022
San Diego, Marin County, San Bernardino County and more have approved rules this year to restrict short-term rentals.
Newsom to Sign Bill Allowing Residents to Sue Over Illegal Guns July 24, 2022
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed legislation that would provide a minimum $10,000 award to residents who successfully sue makers of illegal guns.
He Built a Home to Survive a Civil War. Tragedy Found Him Anyway. July 22, 2022
C. Wesley Morgan once believed that the place he built, which included a 2,000-square-foot bunker, was the safest house in Kentucky.

The Guardian, UK

Kenya election: shifting alliances and economic woe to fore August 8, 2022
Raila Odinga is leading William Ruto in the polls but the latter hopes his ‘hustler’ image will win him votes among the poorKenyans are heading to the ballot box on Tuesday after a campaign season marked by a shift in ethnic alliances and two big-ticket issues: the cost of living crisis and high unemployment.The race pits presidential frontrunners Raila Odin […]
London museum to return 72 Benin treasures to Nigeria August 7, 2022
Horniman museum is first government-funded institution to hand back artefacts looted by British forces in 1897A London museum is to return 72 treasured artefacts, including its collection of Benin bronzes, to Nigeria in what experts described as an “immensely significant” moment.The Horniman museum said it would transfer the ownership of the historic objects […]
Russia’s private military contractor Wagner comes out of the shadows in Ukraine war August 7, 2022
Mercenary group does not officially exist but is playing a more public role and openly recruiting in RussiaRussia-Ukraine war – latest updatesThree billboards in the Ural city of Ekaterinburg shine a light on what was once one of Russia’s most shadowy organisations, the private military contractor Wagner.“Motherland, Honour, Blood, Bravery. WAGNER”, one of t […]
Uganda’s suspension of LGBT charity a ‘clear witch-hunt’, say campaigners August 6, 2022
Country’s government says Sexual Minorities Uganda ‘operating illegally’ in east African nationThe Ugandan government has suspended the country’s leading gay rights organisation, accusing it of operating illegally in the east African nation, in a move campaigners condemned as “a clear witch-hunt”.The National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) – […]
Revealed: UK ran cold war dirty tricks campaign to smear Kenya’s first vice-president August 6, 2022
Special unit spread fake news about leftist politician, Oginga Odinga, seen as threat to British interests in 1960sBritish cold war propagandists smeared Kenyan vice-president Oginga Odinga in the 1960s in “black” propaganda operations, newly declassified files reveal.The Foreign Office’s propaganda arm, the Information Research Department (IRD), targeted th […]
Death toll reaches 36 in eastern DRC as protesters turn on UN peacekeepers August 5, 2022
With elections due next year, analysts fear political motives could be driving the rising violence and tensions in the region Fears of a new wave of violence in the restive east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are growing after weeks of deadly protests against UN peacekeepers and rising regional tensions.Thirty-six people, including four UN peacekeep […]
Cuba: third oil tank ignites as firefighters struggle to extinguish blaze August 8, 2022
Mexico and Venezuela send crews to fight fire that has killed at least one and injured 125, with dozens of firefighters still missingA deadly fire that began at a large oil storage facility in western Cuba has spread after flames enveloped a third tank that firefighters had tried to cool as they struggle to fight the massive blaze.At least one person has die […]
Canadian province declares emergency amid worst wildfires in over 50 years August 8, 2022
Blazes have consumed vast tracts of forest in Newfoundland and Labrador and remain out of controlOfficials in Canada’s easternmost province have issued a state of emergency as crews battle the worst wildfires the region has experienced in more than half a century.Sprawling blazes have consumed thousands of hectares of forest in Newfoundland and Labrador over […]

The BBC

Russia using Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as army base - Ukraine August 8, 2022
Officials say Russia has been launching artillery attacks from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
Tighter export controls on electronics could hamper Russia's war effort - report August 8, 2022
Russian weapons could be permanently degraded by tougher export controls in the West, a think tank says.
US Senate passes sweeping climate, tax and healthcare package August 8, 2022
The bill seeks to lower the cost of medicines, increase corporate taxes and reduce carbon emissions.
Climate change: Alps glaciers melting faster as heatwaves hit August 8, 2022
Meltwater flows from the glaciers, which may be set for their highest mass losses in 60 years.
China-Taiwan: Beijing conducts new military drills near island August 8, 2022
The drills were due to end on Sunday but a statement said sea and air exercises were continuing.
Israel-Gaza: Unusual pre-emptive hit by Israel pays off August 8, 2022
The truth brings relief to Gazans, but the lack of a peace process means this is only temporary.
In pictures: Drought hits Europe's rivers and crops August 8, 2022
Weeks of baking heat have caused big problems for Europe's food producers and river traffic.
Blinken Africa trip: The world should not dictate to the continent August 8, 2022
The US's top diplomat is trying to curry favour amid growing influence from Russia and China.