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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

Tony Award Winner Zakes Mokae, South African-Born Actor, Dies at 75

• September 15, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Film, Race, South Africa, Television, The Rest of the World
Tags: "A Dry White Season", "A Lesson from Aloes", "Boesman and Lena", "Master Harold...and The Boys", "Oz", "The Blood Knot", "The Comedians", "The Serpent and The Rainbow", "The X-Files", Alzheimer's Disease, Athol Fugard, Bill Pullman, Blood Knot, Cathy Tyson, Fugard, Johannesburg, Las Vegas, Las Vegas NV, Madelyn Mokae, Nevada Shakespeare Company, Parkinson's Disease, South Africa, Stroke, Zakes Makgona Mokae, Zakes Mokae

The Irish Claim Muhammad Ali

• September 1, 2009 • 1 Comment

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Education, Health, History, Ireland, Race, The Rest of the World
Tags: 1860s, Abe Grady, Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., County Clare, Ennis, Ireland, John Grady, Kentucky, Muhammad Ali, Nation of Islam, Odessa Lee Grady, Parkinson's Disease, Sufism, Sunni Islam, The Seventies, The Sixties, Yolanda "Lonnie" Ali

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‘People Actively Hate Us’: Inside the Border Patrol’s Morale Crisis September 15, 2019
Overwhelmed by desperate migrants and criticized for mistreating the people in their care, many agents have grown defensive, insular and bitter.
Transgender Woman Found Burned Beyond Recognition in Florida, Officials Say September 15, 2019
Bee Love Slater was the 18th transgender person known to have been killed in the United States this year, according to the Human Rights Campaign.
Minnesota Police Announce Arrest in Synagogue Fire September 15, 2019
The Duluth police made the arrest days after the Adas Israel synagogue burned down.
Homeless Residents Got One-Way Tickets Out of Town. Many Returned to the Streets. September 15, 2019
As cities offer transportation passes to get homeless people to a more stable destination, some worry whether they are sending people to insecurity in a new place.
Trump Inspires California Lawmakers to Go on Offense September 15, 2019
California Democrats have been energized by a wave of anti-Trump sentiment to enact a sweeping liberal agenda that in almost every way offers a counternarrative to Trump administration policies.
In Coal Country, the Mines Shut Down, the Women Went to Work and the World Quietly Changed September 14, 2019
From 2010 to 2017, Letcher County in Kentucky saw a greater shift in the gender balance of its labor force than almost any other county in the United States.
More Than 2,200 Preserved Fetuses Found at Property of Dead Doctor, Officials Say September 15, 2019
There was no evidence that medical procedures were performed at the Illinois property where the remains were found, the authorities said.
Minnesota Police Announce Arrest in Synagogue Fire September 15, 2019
The Duluth police made the arrest days after the Adas Israel synagogue burned down.

The Guardian, UK

Police fire teargas and water cannon at Hong Kong protesters September 15, 2019
Demonstrators surround government complex, throwing rocks and molotov cocktailsA peaceful rally in Hong Kong has descended into chaos as police fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters who hurled petrol bombs, set fires, and clashed with residents.Tens of thousands of demonstrators defied a police ban and marched on the seat of the government calling fo […]
First migrants land in Italy under post-Salvini coalition deal with EU September 15, 2019
EU ministers pledge support as 82 disembark from NGO boat, ending Salvini’s entry banEighty-two migrants have disembarked in Italy, marking a break from the era of hardline immigration measures pushed by the former interior minister, Matteo Salvini.On Saturday night, the migrants were transferred from the Norwegian-flagged rescue boat Ocean Viking, operated […]
EU officials reject Boris Johnson claim of 'huge progress' in Brexit talks September 15, 2019
PM’s upbeat account dismissed as Jean-Claude Juncker warns time is running outEU officials have rejected Boris Johnson’s claim that “a huge amount of progress” is being made in Brexit talks, as Jean-Claude Juncker warned that time is running out.Juncker, who will stand down as European commission president on 31 October, is expected to ask Johnson to spell o […]
Iran denies launching drone attacks on Saudi oil facility September 15, 2019
Foreign ministry counters accusations from US secretary of state with threats to US basesIran has dismissed US accusations that it was responsible for a series of explosive drone attacks on the world’s largest petroleum processing facility in Saudi Arabia that disrupted more than half of the kingdom’s oil output and could affect global supplies.Yemen’s Iran- […]
Pomp, thin crowds and mixed feelings as Robert Mugabe is buried September 15, 2019
The bands played but the funeral of Zimbabwe’s ex-president was a strange affair in a divided nationAt just before 11.30am, the thousands of mourners in the vast bowl of Zimbabwe’s national stadium stood and the casket carrying the mortal remains of Robert Gabriel Mugabe began its short journey across the green grass to the podium where it would lie during t […]
Trump blasts calls for impeachment of Brett Kavanaugh after new allegations September 15, 2019
New York Times details new claims against supreme court judgeCastro: ‘Kavanaugh lied under oath. He should be impeached’Donald Trump came storming to the defence of Brett Kavanaugh on Sunday, after the publication of new allegations about the supreme court justice’s behaviour while he was a student at Yale led to renewed calls for his impeachment. Related: T […]
'It’s all lies': Tunisia heads to the polls amid widespread disillusionment September 15, 2019
The economic crisis and security fears have dominated the presidential campaignSeven million Tunisians headed to the polls on Sunday in the country’s second presidential election since its 2011 revolution, faced with a crowded list of candidates, uncertainty and widespread disillusion over the country’s progress in the past eight years.Twenty-six candidates […]
‘We don’t care who wins’: young Gazans see little choice in Israel’s elections September 15, 2019
On Gaza City’s quayside, Palestinians fear that Benjamin Netanyahu’s rivals in Tuesday’s poll are as belligerent as he isAs reflections from the quayside lights twinkle in the water below, the fisherman Maher Abu Hazima takes a five shekel coin from his pocket and holds it face up. “That’s Netanyahu,” he says before turning it over with a flick of his wrist. […]

The BBC

Saudi oil attacks: Iran condemns US 'deceit' after accusation September 15, 2019
The US had said that Tehran was behind drone attacks on two Saudi oil sites, not Yemeni rebels.
Hong Kong protests: Petrol bombs and water cannon used in clashes September 15, 2019
Violence breaks out after thousands defy a police ban to march as unrest continues unabated.
Tunisia holds second free presidential election September 15, 2019
It is seen as a test of one of the world's newest democracies, and two women are among those running.
New Zealand: Man brings clown to redundancy meeting September 15, 2019
Josh Thompson took a clown to a work meeting as a "support person" when he was about to lose his job.
Why thousands are flocking to corgi cafes September 14, 2019
Corgi cafes are all the rage, with these dog-themed businesses popping up across Asia.
Mexico Jalisco: Forensics identify 44 bodies in well September 14, 2019
The corpses were found among 119 black bags containing human remains.
Virginia removes requirement to declare race on marriage forms September 15, 2019
The US state's attorney-general says couples no longer have to declare their race to get married.
Sackler family 'funnelled $1bn into different bank accounts' September 14, 2019
The family owns OxyContin-producer Purdue Pharma, which is accused of fuelling the US opioid crisis.