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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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If Public Schools Are Closed, Should Private Schools Have to Follow? August 5, 2020
A dispute in Maryland over whether prestigious private schools can teach in person during the coronavirus pandemic highlights a national divide.
‘It’s Like Having No Testing’: Coronavirus Test Results Are Still Delayed August 5, 2020
A shortage of chemicals needed to test for the virus is part of what is slowing turnaround times.
With Census Count Finishing Early, Fears of a Skewed Tally Rise August 5, 2020
With 60 million households still uncounted, the bureau said it would wrap up the survey a month early. Critics called it a bald move to politicize the count in favor of Republicans.
‘Like a Horror Movie': A Small Texas Border Hospital Battles the Coronavirus August 5, 2020
The hospital in Starr County, Texas, had no I.C.U. at all, and only one doctor on duty for each shift. Then the coronavirus began surging through the Rio Grande Valley.
America Stands Alone August 6, 2020
And what else you need to know today.
Coronavirus Live Updates August 6, 2020
In rethinking the U.S. testing strategy, some say it’s better to test often if the results can come quickly. But an enormous supply of testing kits would be needed.
Water, Sand and Plenty of Elbow Room on 8 Wild, Protected Coastlines August 6, 2020
From California to Cape Cod, these national seashores and lakeshores offer everything from bird-watching to boating to basking in the sun.
The Unique U.S. Failure to Control the Virus August 6, 2020
Slowing the coronavirus has been especially difficult for the United States because of its tradition of prioritizing individualism and missteps by the Trump administration.

The Guardian, UK

Hundreds of types of face masks withdrawn from sale in Australia amid safety fears August 6, 2020
Regulator begins mass audit as nurses send photos of equipment supplied to them marked ‘not for medical use’Australia’s face mask advice: are reusable or washable masks best, and what are the rules?Hundreds of different types of face masks have been withdrawn from Australia’s register of therapeutic goods and the regulator has started a mass audit of the equ […]
UK coronavirus live: test and trace figures due as Preston could be latest to face lockdown measures August 6, 2020
Town faces government intervention after a rise in coronavirus rates; 50m masks for NHS workers deemed unusable; contact tracing figures expected amid concern over programmeGlobal coronavirus updates - liveEngland’s contact tracers make handful of calls a monthUK economy recovering faster than feared, says Bank of EnglandUK staycation boom lifts sales of cam […]
Trump again claims Covid-19 will 'go away' as Fauci warns of long road ahead August 6, 2020
Fauci says virus may be under control at end of 2021 as US faces 4.8m cases and more than 157,000 deathsDonald Trump on Wednesday repeated that he believes coronavirus will “go away”, despite his top public health expert warning that it could take most of 2021 or longer to get the pandemic under control and that it is “unlikely” the virus can ever be eradica […]
'A matter of when not if': New Zealand begins battle against 'Covid fatigue' August 5, 2020
Spooked by outbreaks in Australia and Hong Kong, authorities are urging ‘constant vigilance’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCustomers stream into a central Wellington cafe, past a QR code posted on the door that allows people to check in on the New Zealand government’s Covid-19 tracing app. None pause to pull out their phones. Dow […]
Beirut explosion: death toll rises to 137 as army takes control of site August 6, 2020
Volunteers help clean up shattered streets as officials begin blame game over ammonium nitrate storageWhat we know so farBeirut explosion: anger at officials grows after missed warningsThe death toll from a massive blast at Beirut’s port has risen again to 137, as the Lebanese army took control of the site on the first day of a two-week state of emergency.Th […]
Coronavirus live news: Germany tightens testing regime as daily cases rise above 1,000 August 6, 2020
Germany reports over 1,000 new infections for first time since May; Philippines reports over 3,500 new casesTrump claims Covid-19 will ‘go away’Facebook removes Trump post for spreading false information on CovidNew Zealand begins battle against coronavirus fatigueUK coronavirus updates - live 10.52am BST New cases of coronavirus in Germany have risen above […]
'To my last breath': survivors fight for memory of Hiroshima and Nagasaki August 6, 2020
75 years after bombings, witnesses struggle to remind us of the horrors of nuclear weaponsAs they mark 75 years since their cities were destroyed in an instant, the ageing men and women who bore witness to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are struggling to remind the world of the horror of nuclear weapons.Keiko Ogura was eight years old when the […]
Facebook removes Trump post over false Covid-19 claim for first time August 6, 2020
Video in which Trump wrongly said kids were ‘almost immune’ from illness also prompted Twitter to ban president’s re-election campaign accountFacebook has removed a post from Donald Trump’s page for spreading false information about the coronavirus, a first for the social media company that has been harshly criticized for repeatedly allowing the president to […]

The BBC

Beirut explosion: Angry residents demand answers after blast August 6, 2020
People in Lebanon call for justice after a blast that left at least 137 dead and about 5,000 injured.
The mother in labour during blast August 5, 2020
Emmanuelle was getting ready to give birth at St George's hospital in Beirut when an explosion rocked Lebanon's capital.
Beirut explosion: What we know so far August 5, 2020
A devastating explosion in Beirut on Tuesday killed at least 137 people and injured thousands.
Facebook and Twitter restrict Trump accounts over 'harmful' virus claim August 6, 2020
The social networks say a post of a TV interview Mr Trump gave contained Covid-19 "misinformation".
Hiroshima bomb: Japan marks 75 years since nuclear attack August 6, 2020
The first nuclear weapon used in war killed 140,000 people - Japan surrendered days later, ending WW2.
Ahmedabad: Fire in India Covid hospital kills eight in critical care August 6, 2020
The blaze had spread after a staff member's PPE kit caught fire due to a short circuit.
Hong Kong foreign press says journalists being targeted in US-China standoff August 6, 2020
The Foreign Correspondents' Club warns pressure from Beijing could jeopardise press freedom.
Coronavirus: France records two-month high in cases August 5, 2020
Spain has also recorded its highest number of daily coronavirus cases in months.