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Saturday Night Music, March 26, 2011: En Vogue, “(My Lovin’) You’re Never Gonna Get It,” 1992

• March 26, 2011 • 7 Comments

Posted in Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, En Vogue, Fashion, Jody Watley, Love, Music, Music Videos, Sexuality, Women
Tags: "(My Lovin') Never Gonna Get It", "Funky Divas", African Americans, Alameda County, American Music Award, Arts and Entertainment, Baltimore, Billboard (magazine), California, Children, Dawn Robinson, EnVogue, Foster & McElroy, Girl Group, Jody Watley, Love, MTV Video Music Awards, Music, New York, Oakland, Oakland CA, Rufftown Records, The Nineties, United States

Technical Difficulties…and Some Updates on Long Running Stories: Mitrice, Oscar Grant

• November 8, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Democrats, Education, Fashion, India, Indonesia, Islam/Sufism, Latice Sutton, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Mitrice Richardson, National Issues, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, South Korea, Stroke, Television, The Economy, The Heart, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Weight Gain/Lack/Loss, Who I Am, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: "The Los Angeles Times", "The Malibu Surfside News", African Americans, Alameda County, Anne Soble, Aretha Franklin, Barack Obama, BART, BART Police, Black Women, Blacks, Blue Screens, California, Constables on Patrol, Coroner, Error Messages, Indonesia, Jack and Jill Politics, Johannes Mehserle, Laptop Computer, Latrice Sutton, LGBT, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles County California, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Malibu CA, Mitrice Richardson, Murder, Oakland CA, Oscar Grant III, Police Cover-Up, Police Murder, Police Shooting, Protesters, Rebooting, Republicans, Sheriff, Sheriff Lee Baca, Technical Difficulties

“Dr. Laura” Caller Nita ‘Jade’ Hanson on “Larry King Live”: Next Time, Sista, Go to a Qualified Shrink to Work Out Your Problems, Especially Not a Wing Nut Radio Talk Show Host

• August 20, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Public Intellectualism, Race, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Larry King Live", "Strawberry Letter", "Two Mules for Sister Sara", African Americans, Anonymity, Barack Obama, Black Women, Blacks, Cheap, Clint Eastwood, Confrontation, Consumer, Consumerism, Cowards, Dr. Laura, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Ed Schultz, Faux Noise, Fox News, Hate Speech, Howard Stern, Interracial Couples, Interracial Love, Interracial Marriage, Interracial Relationships, Intimacy, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Love, Madison WI, Marriage, Nita 'Jade' Hanson, Nita Hanson, Oakland CA, Oaktown, President Barack Obama, Psychologists, Psychology, Racism, Radio Talk Show, Randi Rhodes, Rush Limbaugh, Self-Respect, Shrinks, Snakes, Southside Madison, Stereotypes, Steve Harvey, Stranger, Talk Radio, The First Amendment, The N Word, Therapists, Therapy

Johannes Mehserle Sentencing Delayed to Find Grounds for Appeal

• July 17, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Hate Crimes, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, People of Color, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Appealing, Barbara Rodgers, BART, BART Police, Beating, Blacks, California, Constables on Patrol, Cops, Death by Cops, Excuse, Fruitvale Station, Grounds for Appeal, Guilty, Indefinite Delay, Innocent, Johannes Mehserle, John Burris, Justice Delayed, Latinos, Michael Rains, MSM, Murder, New America Media, Oakland, Oakland CA, Oscar Grant, Oscar Grant III, Police Officers, Racism, Reckless, Sentence, Sentencing Delay, Shooting, Stalling, Tasering, The Grio, The Media, White Supremacy

Defense Attorney Releases Mehserle Letter Apologizing for Shooting Grant

• July 9, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Hate Crimes, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Public Intellectualism, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Apology, BART, BART Police, Blacks, Blaming the Victim, California, Cephus Johnson, Coalition for Justice for Oscar Grant, Constables on Patrol, Defense Attorney, Gall, Johannes Mehserle, John Burris, Killing, Letter, Michael Rains, Murder, Oakland CA, Oscar Grant, Oscar Grant III, Police Brutality, Police Killings, Shooting, The Banality of Evil, Tony Coleman

After the Verdict on Mehserle, Black Oakland Largely Sits This One Out

• July 9, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Hate Crimes, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, People of Color, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Aftermath, Attitudinal Healing Connection, Black Youth, Blacks, Churches, Coffeehouses, Community Centers, Constables on Patrol, Drama, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Growing Up, Johannes Mehserle, Lake Merritt, Latinos, Mainstream Media, Mayor Ron Dellums, MSM, Murder, Oakland CA, Oakland Chamber of Commerce, Oaktown, Oscar Grant, Oscar Grant III, Racism, Rage, Richard Pryor, Rodney King, Ron Dellums, Shawn Gullatt, The Media, Verdict, Vigil, Youth, Youth Uprising, Youths of Color

Oscar Grant’s Family and Supporters Respond…

• July 8, 2010 • 3 Comments

Posted in African American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Hate Crimes, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Murder/Manslaughter, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Dateline", "Nightline, African Americans, BART, BART Cop, BART Train, Black Women, California, Cephus Johnson, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Cops, Death by Cops, Google News, Johannes Mehserle, Latinas, Latinos, LeBron James, Los Angeles CA, Murder, New Year's Day, Oakland CA, Oakland City Hall, Oakland Police Department, Oscar Grant, Racism, Verdict

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Puerto Rico Protests: Live Updates on March Against Governor July 22, 2019
Tens of thousands of people have joined what is expected to be one of the largest protests the island has ever seen against Gov. Ricardo A. Rosselló.
Defying Protests, Gov. Ricardo Rosselló of Puerto Rico Says He Will Stay On July 22, 2019
Saying “I have made mistakes, and I have apologized,” the governor said he would not seek re-election and would give up the leadership of his party, but would not resign.
Putting Joe Biden’s L.A. Visit in Context July 22, 2019
Monday: Checking on the presidential race, digging into a slowing in Chinese investment; and an unusual Los Feliz house is on the market
Louisiana Police Officer on Facebook Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ‘Needs a Round’ July 22, 2019
Officials in the city where the officer works condemned his comment but said they were not sure it constituted a threat.
California, Wary of More Wildfires, Is Paying for Them Already July 22, 2019
Anxiety is running high over wildfires this summer, and over the precautionary power cuts that a big utility says will be necessary to prevent them.
Marine Corps Orders Duncan Hunter to Stop Using Emblem on Political Mailers July 19, 2019
The mailer, which attacked his opponent and other representatives as radicals and anti-Semites, had used the Marines’ Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblem.
‘The Hate Is Real’: Black Georgia Lawmaker Says She Was Berated at Supermarket July 22, 2019
Erica Thomas said a white man angry at how many items she had in an express lane checkout told her “go back where you came from.”
For Seattle’s Last Mobile Home Owners, the Clock Is Ticking July 22, 2019
An affordable slice of the urban housing market is vanishing as mobile home parks succumb to development, costing residents both their homes and their communities.

The Guardian, UK

'Where were the police?' Hong Kong outcry after masked thugs launch attack July 22, 2019
Police accused of doing nothing to stop suspected triads storming train station and beating people Pro-democracy activists and lawmakers in Hong Kong have accused the police of standing by as men dressed in white attacked commuters and protesters, leaving 45 people hospitalised, including one who is critically injured.Video footage showed dozens of men, most […]
UK must look after its own ships in the Gulf, says Pompeo July 22, 2019
US secretary of state’s comment reflects tensions with UK over Iran nuclear dealThe UK must be responsible for the safety of its own ships in the Gulf, the US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, has said.His remarks reflect unresolved tensions between Britain and the US over Donald Trump’s plans for a US-led military convoy to protect international shipping ope […]
Jo Swinson elected new Lib Dem leader July 22, 2019
Swinson takes over from Vince Cable with party newly resurgent in the pollsYouthful veteran long seen as natural heir to Vince CableFollow the day’s political developments - liveJo Swinson has been elected as the new leader of the Liberal Democrats, using her acceptance speech to appeal to disaffected Conservative and Labour MPs to join a party rising in the […]
Video of uncontacted Amazon tribe highlights threat from illegal loggers July 22, 2019
Clip shows a bare-chested man with a spear, who is believed to belong to the Awá people, the world’s most threatened tribeRemarkable close-up footage that appears to show an uncontacted tribesman in the Amazon rainforest has been released by an indigenous media group that wants to raise awareness of the threat posed by illegal loggers, miners and drug traffi […]
Russia and Syria step up airstrikes against civilians in Idlib July 22, 2019
Dozens killed in attack on market but Assad ground forces stall in last rebel areasAt least 33 people were killed and more than 100 wounded by an airstrike on a marketplace in northern Syria on Monday, as a Syrian and Russian bombing campaign against civilian sites in the rebel-held province intensified.Witnesses and monitoring groups reported widespread des […]
French submarine found 50 years after disappearance July 22, 2019
La Minerve, which vanished in 1968 with 52 sailors on board, discovered off ToulonThe French navy has located one of its submarines that disappeared more than 50 years ago with 52 crew on board.La Minerve was discovered on the seabed in the Mediterranean off the port of Toulon. Continue reading...
Google pays $11m to jobseekers who alleged age discrimination July 22, 2019
Tech firm settles class-action lawsuit but denies it is unfair to older applicantsGoogle has settled a lawsuit alleging age discrimination in its hiring practices, paying $11m to more than 200 jobseekers who were over 40 when they applied to join the company.Although it has settled the case, Google denies the allegations that it was unfairly dismissive of ol […]
US firm WeWork secures 'financial inducement' of £55.7m in Brexit windfall July 22, 2019
Property company makes deal as a result of European Medicines Agency’s move to AmsterdamA US firm run by two billionaire entrepreneurs is being paid €62m (£55.7m) in “financial inducements” as part of the Brexit-enforced relocation of the European Medicines Agency from London to Amsterdam.WeWork, a $47bn (£37.7bn) property company founded by Adam Neumann and […]

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Iran says it arrested CIA spies and sentenced some to death July 22, 2019
Iran says it has arrested 17 spies who worked for the CIA - a claim the US categorically denies.
Massive protests held in Puerto Rico after governor refuses to step down July 22, 2019
Thousands of protesters are expected in a strike across the island over the governor's group chat scandal.
Hong Kong protests: Police criticised over mob violence July 22, 2019
Police deny claims that they stood by as masked men attacked pro-democracy protesters on Sunday.
Israel razes Palestinian homes 'built too near barrier' July 22, 2019
Excavators tear down 'illegal' structures said to house 17 people after a long legal battle.
South Africa's anti-corruption chief Busisiwe Mkhwebane lied under oath July 22, 2019
Busisiwe Mkhwebane is accused of being involved in a dirty tricks campaign against President Ramaphosa.
Poland LGBT march: Police arrest 25 after attacks on activists July 22, 2019
Police clashed with anti-LGBT protesters after violence marred a Polish city's first equality march.
French Minerve submarine is found after disappearing in 1968 July 22, 2019
Fifty-two sailors were on board when the Minerve vanished over 50 years ago in the Mediterranean.
US denounces Venezuela aircraft's 'unsafe approach' July 22, 2019
The US military says a Venezuelan warplane "aggressively shadowed" one of its surveillance aircraft.