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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

Veteran Marine Sgt. Shemar Thomas on the Occupy Wall Street Protests: “This is Our Time…to Change The Greed…in America”

• October 18, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Bailouts, Black People, Budget Cuts, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Health, Homelessness, Joblessness, Labor History, Labor Relations, Mental Health/Psychology, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Public Intellectualism, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, The Tea Party Movement
Tags: 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Afghan War, African Americans, Anarchists, Baggers, Benefits, Blacks, Civil Liberties, Civil Servants, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Current TV, Demonstrations, Dirty Hippies, Iraq, Iraq War, J. Edgar Hoover, Jobless, New York City Police Department, New York's Finest, Occupy Wall Street, OWS, Poor People's Campaign, Poverty, Raw Story, Ready-TV.com, Republicans, Riverside Church, Sgt. Shemar Thomas, Single Issue Politics, The Black Middle Class, The February Uprising, The Middle Class, The Poor People's Campaign, The Tea Party, Unemployed, Union Contracts, Union Members, United States, Veterans, Vietnam War, Wages, Wall Street, War Veteran, Wisconsin, Workers, You Tube, YouTube

On The Dedication of The King Memorial in Washington, D.C.

• October 16, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Art, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Consumerism, Cultural History, Homelessness, Joblessness, Journalism and Ethics, Love, National Issues, Protestant Denominations, Public Intellectualism, Race, Religion, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "I Have a Dream" Speech, Africa, African Americans, Aretha Franklin, Blacks, Call and Response, China, Civil Rights Activists, Drum Major, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Georgia, Homeless, King, Lei Yixin, Mao Anqing, Martin Luther King, Maya Angelou, Memorial, Monument, Nobel Peace Prize, Philosophy, Poverty, Prisoners, Robert Pierre, Stevie Wonder, Sweet Auburn, The King Memorial, Tiananmen Square, United States, Vietnam

As 2010 Opens, Some are Living Only on Food Stamps While Homeowners Under Obama’s Loan Plan are Still Foreclosed On

• January 3, 2010 • 1 Comment

Posted in American Politics, Black People, Class, Cooking, Democrats, Homelessness, Joblessness, Obama Administration, People of Color, Subprime Loans-Foreclosures, The Economy, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: Banks, Bernanke, Cash Aid, CBS, Child Support, Dependency, Disability Insurance, EBT Card, Family Dollar Stores, Food Stamps, Foreclosures, Gambling, Geithner, HAMP, Home Affordable Modification Program, Homeless, Homeowners, Jobless, Jobs, Katie Couric, Lenders, Midterm Elections, Mortgages, Pensions, Poverty, President Barack Obama, Save-A-Lot, Stocks and Bonds, Taxes, Taxpayers, The Great Recession, The Middle Class, The New York Times, Third World Country, Unemployment Insurance, Wall Street

Gabourey Sidibe Nominated for Best Actress for Golden Globes and for Screen Actors Guild

• December 17, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Film, Gabourey Sidibe, Love, Race, Sexuality, Television, Women
Tags: "Precious", African Americans, Blacks, Carey Mulligan, Children, Drama, Emily Blunt, Evil Black Mothers, Fat, Fat Acceptance, Fifteen Minutes, Gabourey Sidibe, Golden Globes, Growing Up, Helen Mirren, Justin Timberlake, Lead Actress, Meryl Streep, Poverty, Precious Jones, SAG, Sandra Bullock, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Supporting Actress, The Oscars, The Screen Actors Guild

UPDATE: Only in Mad City: Why There Are So Few Black Bars and Entertainment in Town?

• October 21, 2009 • 3 Comments

Posted in Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Drug Culture/Industry, Gang Violence, Gentrification, History, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: African American, Antisocial Behavior, Beld Street, Black Bars, Black Businesses, Black People, Blacks, California, Chicago IL, Clientele, Crime, DJs, Drug Dealing, Drugs, Fillmore Street, Gang Violence, Gangbangers, Guns, Hallowe'en Night, Kenosha, Kevin McGettigan, Madison, Madison WI, Madison Wisconsin, Maple Bluff, Maria Brown, Milwaukee, Native American, New Orleans, NIMBY, North Sherman Avenue, Not in My Back Yard, Park Street, Poverty, Priorities, R Place on Park, Racine, Sacramento, San Francisco, Schools, State Street, Stockton, The Capitol Times, The Madison Police Department, The Western Addition, Third Street, Tracy, WI, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Governor's Mansion, Wisconsin State Journal

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The New York Times

Trump’s Georgia Lawyers Seek to Quash Special Grand Jury Report March 20, 2023
In a new motion, the lawyers asked that the Fulton County district attorney’s office be disqualified from the investigation into election interference in the state in 2020.
A Different Kind of Pipeline Project Scrambles Midwest Politics March 20, 2023
Plans that would bury carbon underground rather than release it in the air have stoked debate over climate and property rights, creating unlikely alliances and stirring memories of fierce battles over oil.
Los Angeles Faces School Shutdown as Workers Prepare to Strike March 20, 2023
The nation’s second-largest school district is planning to cancel classes starting Tuesday, while thousands of employees press demands for higher pay.
Covid Politics Leave a Florida Public Hospital Shaken March 20, 2023
Staff members of Sarasota Memorial Hospital are bewildered by critics who continue to wage a campaign against federal guidelines on Covid treatment.
Candida Auris, a Deadly Fungus, Spread Rapidly During Pandemic, CDC Says March 20, 2023
Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus that health officials hoped to contain is now in more than half the 50 states, according to a new research paper.
Philadelphia to Pay $9.25 Million to Settle Suit by George Floyd Protesters March 20, 2023
The protesters said they sustained “physical and emotional injuries” in the response by city police to civil unrest after his murder in Minneapolis in 2020.
Biden Issues First Veto to Protect Socially Conscious Investing March 20, 2023
A rule that allows for social and environmental considerations in investing became an unexpected flashpoint for Republicans wary of “woke” financial policies.
Trump’s Call for Protests of Pending Arrest Splits G.O.P. March 20, 2023
After Donald Trump urged supporters to protest his looming indictment, some Republicans have heeded the call, while many others have publicly lobbied against it.

The Guardian, UK

‘War crimes’ committed by all sides in Ethiopia, says US secretary of state March 20, 2023
Ethiopian, Eritrean and rebel forces committed offences during two-year conflict, Antony Blinken has saidThe United States has concluded that Ethiopian and Eritrean troops as well as rebels committed war crimes during the brutal two-year conflict, secretary of state Antony Blinken has said after visiting Addis Ababa.Blinken, who had sounded upbeat in Ethiopi […]
Experts cast doubt on Braverman’s hopes of ECHR rule change on Rwanda March 20, 2023
Home secretary’s claims of ‘constructive’ talks regarding Strasbourg’s injunctions disputed by legal scholarsLegal experts have cast doubt on the UK’s claims of “possible reforms” to European court of human rights procedures that stopped an asylum seeker from being deported to Rwanda last year.During a two-day visit to the country’s capital, Kigali, Suella B […]
US aid worker and French journalist freed after years held hostage in Africa March 20, 2023
Jeffery Woodke and Olivier Dubois, who had been kidnapped by jihadists in the Sahel, were released in NigerA US aid worker and a French journalist who had been kidnapped by jihadists in the Sahel and held for years have been released.American aid worker Jeffery Woodke and French freelancer Olivier Dubois emerged from a plane that landed on Monday at an airpo […]
Armed men kill nine Chinese nationals in Central African Republic March 20, 2023
Rebel alliance Coalition of Patriots for Change denies responsibility after mayor accuses them of attackChina’s embassy in the Central African Republic has urged its citizens to avoid travelling outside the capital, Bangui, after nine Chinese nationals were killed in an attack by militants at a goldmine outside the city.The embassy said in a statement on Sun […]
Weather tracker: Cyclone Freddy leaves trail of devastation March 17, 2023
Hundreds killed in Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi in what may be longest-lasting tropical cyclone on recordCyclone Freddy, which developed over the Indian Ocean more than a month ago, has dissipated this week, after making landfall a second time in southern Africa. The death toll had exceeded 300 across Madagascar, Mozambique, and Malawi by Thursday, with […]
Libyan general says 2.5 tonnes of missing uranium found near storage base March 16, 2023
UN nuclear watchdog raised alarm hours earlier amid concerns about radiological and security risksMore than 2 tonnes of natural uranium reported missing by the UN’s nuclear watchdog in war-torn Libya have been found, a general in the country’s east has said.Gen Khaled al-Mahjoub, the commander of eastern warlord Khalifa Haftar’s communications division, said […]
Student arrested after two staff members stabbed at Canada high school March 20, 2023
Two victims and the student taken to hospital for treatment after incident in HalifaxPolice officers have arrested a student on suspicion of stabbing two staff members at a high school in Canada’s Atlantic coast city of Halifax, police said.The two victims and the student were taken to hospital for treatment after the attack on Monday, and the extent of thei […]
Canada woman sues Tim Hortons after ‘superheated’ tea caused ‘horrific’ burns March 20, 2023
Jackie Lansing sues coffee chain for C$500,000 after cup of tea that ‘collapsed’ and spilled on her stomach and legs left her ‘disfigured’An Ontario woman and her family are suing Canada’s best-known coffee chain for C$500,000 ($366,000), alleging Tim Hortons served her “superheated” tea in a defective cup that left her with “horrific” burns on her body.Jack […]

The BBC

Putin to Xi: We will discuss your plan to end the war in Ukraine March 20, 2023
China's leader, whose Ukraine plan has been criticised in the West, gets a warm welcome in Moscow.
The 'dear' friendship of Xi and Putin... in 62 seconds March 20, 2023
As Putin welcomes Xi to Moscow, the BBC examines the relationship between the two world leaders.
EU gives Ukraine €2bn of ammunition after shell plea March 20, 2023
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba hailed the "game-changing decision" from the EU.
UN climate report: Scientists release 'survival guide' to avert climate disaster March 20, 2023
Technology is providing solutions but the climate forecast is worsening, scientists say in major report.
France pension reform: Macron's government survives no-confidence vote March 20, 2023
The votes came after the pension age was raised to 64 last Thursday without a vote.
Rupert Murdoch set to marry for fifth time at 92 March 20, 2023
The billionaire tycoon announces his engagement to former police chaplain, Ann Lesley Smith.
XXXTentacion: Three men found guilty of murdering rapper in 2018 March 20, 2023
The rapper, 20, real name Jahseh Onfroy, was shot and killed during a Florida robbery in 2018.
Kenya protests: Raila Odinga's convoy tear-gassed in Nairobi March 20, 2023
Police crack down on the biggest opposition-led protest since President Ruto took office last year.