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Hip-Hop Artist Jasiri X Does a Music Video on The Ground at Capitol Square in Madison!

• February 25, 2011 • 1 Comment

Posted in American History, American Politics, Black People, Budget Cuts, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Discrimination, Labor History, Labor Relations, Music, National Issues, Obama Administration, Political Malfeasance, Public Intellectualism, The Economy, The Rest of the World, The Tea Party Movement, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin
Tags: "Free the Jena 6", "This Week with Jasiri X", "What If the Tea Party Was Black?", American Workers, Black History Month, Budget Repair Bill, Jack and Jill Politics, Jasiri Oronde Smith, Jasiri X, Jena 6, John Boehner, Koch family, Mac Miller, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA, Public Employees, Public Sector Unions, Rupert Murdoch, Union Busting, Unions, United States, UW Platteville, Wiz Khalifa, YouTube

Pittsburgh Resident Curtis Mitchell: Killed by EMS Laziness?

• February 18, 2010 • 8 Comments

Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Auto-Immune Diseases, Black People, Class, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Health, Natural Disasters, Race
Tags: 911 Emergency Service, Blizzards, City of Madison, Curtis Mitchell, Drifts, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Medical Technicians, EMTs, First Responder, Job, John Nolen Drive, Madison WI, Pittsburgh PA, Public Service, Sharon Edge, Snow, Snowstorm, Super Bowl Sunday, Vocation

MSNBC’s Chris “Tweety” Matthews: “I Forgot [Obama] Was Black Tonight”; But He Doesn’t and Neither Do We

• January 28, 2010 • 1 Comment

Posted in American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Democrats, Democrats in Name Only, Differently-Abled, Hate Crimes, Journalism and Ethics, Obama Administration, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Teabagging Party, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African American, African Americans, Barack Obama, Blacks, Blue Dogs, CAPA, Children, Chris Matthews. Tweety, Constables on Patrol, Creative and Performing Arts High School, Crime, Cultural Identity, David Sisek, Differently-Abled, Excessive Force, Fat Cats, High School Students, Jordan Miles, Mentally Challenged, Michael Suldette, MSNBC, Pittsburgh PA, Police Brutality, Post-Racial Era, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Racial Identity, Racial Profiling, Republicans, Revolt, Richard Ewing, State of the Union Address, Tea Party Movement, Teenagers, Terez Miles, The Blue Curtain, Wall Street, WPXI

What the Media Didn’t Tell You About Gym Murderer Sodini

• August 7, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in American Politics, Black People, Class, Crime, Hate Crimes, Joblessness, Journalism and Ethics, Murder/Manslaughter, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin, Women
Tags: African Americans, Birthers, Blacks, Communists, Feminists, Gays, George Sodini, Green Bay WI, Gypsies, Jack & Jill Politics, Jews, L.A. Fitness, Mass Shootings, Misogyny, Murder, Nihilism, Nihilists, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh PA, Racism, Seung-Hui Cho, Slavs, Teabagging, TGSCOM Inc., Virginia Tech, Wisconsin

Naomi Sims is Gone at 61–First Black Supermodel

• August 5, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Fashion, Health, History, Naomi Sims, Race, Women
Tags: "Black is Beautiful", "Ladies' Home Journal", "The Model As Muse", African Americans, Andy Warhol, Beverly Johnson, Bill Blass, Bob Findlay, Breast Cancer, Fashion, Fernando Sanchez, Foster Child, Foster Parents, Giorgio di Sant'Angelo, Gosta Peterson, Halston, Naomi Ruth Sims, Naomi Sims, Newark NJ, Oxford MS, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh PA, Robert Findlay, Salvador Dali, Supermodel, Teal Traina, The Fashion Institute of Technology, The Seventies, The Sixties, Wilhelmina Cooper

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More Slayings at Parchman as Mississippi Confronts Prison Crisis January 22, 2020
Several inmates have been killed in Mississippi prisons in the past month, a crisis that underscores the dangers of a system the state’s new governor has called a “catastrophe.”
Census 2020: Counting Heads Along the Frozen Bering Sea January 22, 2020
The census began its 2020 count in a remote Alaskan village amid questions about whether officials can avoid yet another undercount of minority communities.
Why This Texas City Is Saying Yes to Refugees While the Governor Says No January 21, 2020
In earlier years, Amarillo had more refugees per capita than any other Texas city. The newcomers are considered neighbors now.
Iranian Student Turned Back at Airport, Sparking Protest January 22, 2020
A growing number of Iranian students are being sent away by U.S. authorities amid escalated diplomatic tensions with Iran.
Senate rejects bid to subpoena Mick Mulvaney for testimony January 22, 2020
The acting White House chief of staff may be summoned later.
Claims by PG&E Wildfire Victims Reach 80,000 January 22, 2020
The number of individuals seeking compensation from the utility more than doubled in just over two months.
Democrats push to hear witness testimony from Mulvaney January 22, 2020
The debate raises the larger question of whether any Republican senators will join Democrats in insisting that senior administration officials appear before the Senate.
A sketch artist captures the scene inside the chamber January 22, 2020
Only government-operated cameras are permitted in the Senate chamber, but there is no rule against reporters bringing in a pad and a pencil.

The Guardian, UK

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos's phone 'hacked by Saudi crown prince' January 21, 2020
Exclusive: investigation suggests Washington Post owner was targeted five months before murder of Jamal KhashoggiRevealed: the Saudi heir and the alleged plot to undermine Jeff BezosThe Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos had his mobile phone “hacked” in 2018 after receiving a WhatsApp message that had apparently been sent from the personal account of the crown pr […]
Coronavirus: health officials announce first known US case January 21, 2020
Man in his 30s in good condition in hospital in Washington stateCDC says risk to American public is lowThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced the first known case of a new strain of the coronavirus in the US. In a Tuesday press conference, a CDC spokesman said a US citizen returning from a trip to central China had been diagnos […]
Harry and Meghan in new privacy row – just hours after Canada reunion January 21, 2020
Couple threaten legal action over press pictures of Duchess of Sussex and baby ArchieThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex began their new lives in Canada by firing a warning shot across the bows of the media over paparazzi photographs they said were taken without consent.Within hours of Prince Harry touching down in Vancouver to join Meghan and their baby son, Arc […]
Frozen iguanas forecast to shower south Florida as temperatures drop January 21, 2020
National Weather Service warned of reptiles falling from trees as iguanas are susceptible to freezing once temperatures fall to 40FThe National Weather Service (NWS) took the unusual step on Tuesday of warning that frozen iguanas are expected to shower south Florida as temperatures drop to unusually low levels for the region overnight.Iguanas, as it turns ou […]
Former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull says Trump is the world's 'leading climate denier' January 22, 2020
Turnbull says US president is ‘actively working against global action to reduce emissions’Donald Trump is the world’s “leading climate denier”, the former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has said.Turnbull, who lost the prime ministership in August 2018 in part because of his own party’s opposition to his plans to do more to reduce greenhouse gas e […]
Dominic Cummings thinktank called for 'end of BBC in current form' January 21, 2020
New Frontiers Foundation said in 2004 the BBC was ‘mortal enemy’ of Tory partyWhat Cummings thinktank said about ‘propagandist’ BBCDominic Cummings’s thinktank called for the “end of the BBC in its current form” and suggested rightwingers should work to undermine the credibility of the broadcaster, branding it the “mortal enemy” of the Conservative party.Cum […]
Kylie Moore-Gilbert case: advocates urge tougher line on Iran over jailing of academic January 21, 2020
The Australian government says the case is a ‘very high priority’, but human rights campaigners say quiet diplomacy has failed Human rights groups and advocates for political prisoners in Iran have urged the Australian government to take a more forceful position in negotiating with Iran for the release of detained academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert, but the Austra […]
Brazil prosecutors charge 16 people with murder in dam collapse that killed 270 January 21, 2020
Former CEO of mining giant Vale among those chargedVale ‘acted directly to create false impression of safety in dams’Brazilian prosecutors have charged 16 people – including the former CEO of mining giant Vale – with murder and environmental crimes over the collapse of a tailings dam which killed 270 people on 25 January 2019.The charges were announced by st […]

The BBC

Trump impeachment trial opens as senators clash over rules January 22, 2020
The Senate rejects Democratic attempts to obtain documents and evidence in the proceedings.
New China virus: US announces first case January 21, 2020
Nearly 300 people have been infected in the coronavirus outbreak, which originated in Wuhan, China.
China coronavirus: What we know so far January 22, 2020
The BBC's online health editor explains what we know about the coronavirus.
Lebanon protests: New government ends months of deadlock January 21, 2020
There has been a caretaker administration since October, when mass anti-government protests erupted.
Architect of CIA's 'enhanced interrogation' testifies at Guantánamo tribunal January 22, 2020
A psychologist who designed the "enhanced interrogation" techniques gives evidence at Guantánamo Bay.
Swiss police 'exposed Russian spies in Davos' January 21, 2020
Two suspected agents, one posing as a plumber, were discovered in August, a Swiss newspaper says.
US census kicks off by counting first person in rural Alaska January 21, 2020
The census, which takes place every 10 years, begins in the remote fishing village of Tooksok Bay.
Venezuela crisis: Secret service raids offices of opposition leader Guaidó January 22, 2020
The opposition leader, widely recognised as Venezuela's interim president, is on a visit to the UK.