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Link to Live Stream of Hadiya Pendleton Funeral, Greater Harvest Baptist Church, February 9, 2013

• February 9, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Democrats, Gang Violence, Mass Shootings, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Uncategorized
Tags: African Americans, Barack Obama, Black Girls, Blacks, Chicago Sun-Times, Children, Danny K. Davis, First Lady, First Lady Michelle Obama, FLOTUS, Greater Harvest Baptist Church, Growing Up, Hadiya, Hadiya Pendleton, Hyde Park, King College Prep, Murder, President, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Rahm Emmanuel

The First Lady Gives Speaker Boehner The Side Eye

• January 22, 2013 • 1 Comment

Posted in Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Obama Administration, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement
Tags: Barack Obama, Inaugural Luncheon, Inauguration, John Boehner, Michelle Obama, Obama, President, Speaker Boehner, Speakers, The Side Eye

Chris Rock at L.A.’s Comedy Store Riffs About Being Invited to the President’s 50th Birthday Party

• March 9, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
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The President at The Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York, January 19, 2012

• January 21, 2012 • 5 Comments

Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Bailouts, Black People, Budget Cuts, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Homelessness, Joblessness, National Issues, Obama Administration, Protestant Denominations, Race, Subprime Loans-Foreclosures, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, The Stimulus Bill, The Tea Party Movement
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President Obama: Baby Whisperer

• June 22, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Class, Love, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
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Author Walter Dean Myers: It’s Back to The Fifties with Every (Black) Man/Woman for Themselves

• May 11, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American History, American Politics, Black People, Books, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Discrimination, Drug Culture/Industry, Education, Fiction Writing, Gang Violence, Health, History, Homelessness, Joblessness, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, Obama Administration, Public Intellectualism, Race, The Economy, Women
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Osama Bin Laden Has Been Killed; His Body Is In U.S. Custody (w/Updates)

• May 1, 2011 • 3 Comments

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Pat Bauch: Muriel Simms and Lincoln School were the real deal April 22, 2018
Dear Editor: “The Simms principle” is an important perspective on the city’s past and a wonderful story of an innovative and impactful Madisonian. I was a Lincoln third-grader in 1994, Principle Simms’ last at the school, but I reaped the…
Even crazier: Madison home buyers getting creative to beat competition in seller's market April 22, 2018
Madison real estate is shaping up to be just as hot, if not hotter, than last year. In an unrelenting seller’s market with limited supply, realtors and buyers are getting creative to beat out the competition.
Morning briefing: An old-school proper goodbye for Barbara Bush, a first lady of grace and grit April 22, 2018
Stories that are making the news today in Madison and around the state and country.
Steven Klafka: Celebrate Earth Day by joining airport boycott April 22, 2018
Dear Editor: Earth Day is here. If you are looking for ways to show your environmental pride, here’s a suggestion. The most popular flight out of the county airport is the connection to Chicago. Short flights in small jets are…
Plain Talk: AG Schimel's voter ID claim is a whopper April 22, 2018
Brad Schimel may be right that were it not for voter ID, Donald Trump and Ron Johnson may not have won Wisconsin in 2016. But it wasn't, as he implies, because illegal votes were thwarted, but because eligible votes were…
Q&A: Democratic state treasurer candidate Sarah Godlewski says the office can do good work, despite much authority stripped April 22, 2018
Earlier this month, Sarah Godlewski wasn’t sure if there would be a treasurer’s office to run for in Wisconsin. But in a landslide, 61 to 38 percent margin, voters decided to keep the office on April 3, rejecting a constitutional…
Patricia Randolph's Madravenspeak: Absent from Wisconsin’s only nature election: Key environmental nonprofits April 22, 2018
There are many groups that, if they participated, could democratize the agenda and election of the Wisconsin Conservation Congress every April in every county in the state. The WCC is the sole citizen advisory body to the DNR and the…
Clevinger tosses 2-hitter to carry Indians past Orioles 4-0 April 21, 2018
BALTIMORE (AP) — Mike Clevinger is proving to be a worthy member of the Cleveland Indians' formidable rotation.

The New York Times

Texas Boy Killed by Truck as His School Held a Walkout on Guns April 22, 2018
The boy had been trying to cross a busy highway in El Paso. He was not participating in the protest and was part of a group of students headed to a park, officials said.
Naked Gunman Kills 4 at Waffle House in Nashville, Police Say April 22, 2018
The police said four others were wounded in the shooting, during which a patron wrestled away the gunman’s rifle. The suspect remained at large.
Neo-Nazi Rally Draws About Two Dozen People and Upends a Small Georgia City April 22, 2018
The rally, which was held outside of Atlanta, was monitored by more than 700 law enforcement officers from 42 agencies.
Barbara Bush Is Remembered at Her Funeral for Her Wit and Tough Love April 22, 2018
Mourners from across the country, including four ex-presidents, gathered in Texas for the funeral of the former first lady.
Sheriff’s Deputy Is Fired After Fatally Shooting Unarmed Man in Houston April 21, 2018
Deputy Cameron Brewer did not follow policy when he shot Danny Ray Thomas at an intersection last month, the sheriff’s department in Harris County, Tex., said.
Voting Laws for Felons Can Be Hard to Follow. Here’s an Overview. April 21, 2018
Behind bars for murder in Maine? You can still vote. Convicted of perjury in Mississippi? You might be permanently barred from the ballot box.
Missouri Governor Faces New Charge: Misusing Charity List for Campaign April 21, 2018
Prosecutors charged Governor Eric Greitens with tampering with computer data, a felony. He already faced an invasion of privacy charge.
Hundreds of Immigrant Children Have Been Taken From Parents at U.S. Border April 21, 2018
The Trump administration says it separates immigrant families only when necessary to protect the child. But the government’s own figures show this has happened in more than 700 cases.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Bourbon Street reconstruction cost doubles, start of 2nd half delayed to May 2018 August 23, 2017
Final cost has jumped from original estimate of $6 million to over $13 million.
Man struck with own car after being carjacked in Little Woods: NOPD April 22, 2018
A 52-year-old man was carjacked and assaulted in Little Woods in the middle of the day Saturday (April 21), according to NOPD's overnight crime log.
Stabbing in Algiers and robbery near Bayou St. John overnight: NOPD April 22, 2018
NOPD reported a stabbing in Aligers Saturday afternoon and an armed robbery near Bayou St. John shortly after midnight Sunday (April 22).
Showers and thunderstorms likely throughout the day April 22, 2018
The potential for rainy skies Sunday (April 22) has already forced the cancellation of events throughout the city.
4 killed, 4 injured in mass shooting at Nashville Waffle House: report April 22, 2018
Police say a man naked except for a green jacket shot customers in the parking lot and inside the restaurant.
John Archibald's Pulitzer: how the 'wild west of new media' was won April 22, 2018
"I understand change is hard. But when I'm told there's nothing worth reading anymore, I know it's not true," Archibald wrote.
Cuts in Louisiana budget are larger than they appear | Opinion April 22, 2018
The Louisiana House of Representatives approved a budget that would close hospitals, boot 46,000 elderly and disabled people from nursing homes and other health services and cut the popular TOPS college scholarship program by 20 percent for the 2018-2019 school year.
2 ducklings, 1 duck recovering after April 12 Mississippi River oil spill: U.S. Coast Guard April 22, 2018
Cleanup efforts have been in progress for nine days after a cargo vessel crashed in the Mississippi River last Thursday (April 12).

The Guardian, UK

Trump praises North Korea's 'progress' as expert warns against optimism April 21, 2018
Korean-American expert says Pyongyang’s suspension of nuclear and long-range missile tests are ‘not a denuclearization statement’Donald Trump has saluted Pyongyang’s suspension of nuclear and long-range missile tests ahead of planned talks with the US as “very good news for North Korea and the world”. A leading Korean-American expert on the region, however, […]
‘Everyone is following it’: millions gripped by Kim Wall murder trial as verdict nears April 21, 2018
Submarine builder Peter Madsen Googled ‘beheading’ and ‘girl’ the night before cutting off journalist’s head, Danish court is toldJust a few hours before embarking on his fateful submarine trip with Swedish journalist Kim Wall, Peter Madsen worried that he lacked the self-control to face a murder trial.“He talked about how he needed to learn to shut up becau […]
Verne Troyer, actor who was Mini-Me in Austin Powers films, dies aged 49 April 22, 2018
Family announces death on social media sitesStatement: ‘Verne was an extremely caring individual’The actor Verne Troyer has died, according to a statement posted to his social media pages on Saturday. He was 49. Related: Verne Troyer: a cult star who sustained a career with dignity and good humour | Peter Bradshaw Continue reading...
Murdered Palestinian engineer was ‘senior member’ of Hamas April 21, 2018
Relatives of Fadi al-Batsh, who was shot dead in Malaysia, suspect Israel of targeting himGaza’s ruling Hamas militant group has said that a man who was gunned down in Malaysia on Saturday was a key member of the organisation, raising suspicions that Israel was behind the killing.Hamas said Palestinian engineer Fadi al-Batsh was a “loyal” member and a “scien […]
The monks, the Dachau survivors and the concert that heralded freedom April 21, 2018
On the anniversary of the camp’s liberation, the forgotten story of escaped prisoners who set up a Jewish hospital in a Bavarian monastery has been championed by one Benedictine monkThe monastery of St Ottilien rises above the green Bavarian pastures of southern Germany. It is an unlikely setting for the story of an extraordinary Jewish renaissance in the we […]
India to introduce death penalty for child rapists April 21, 2018
Prime minister approves executive order, which will apply to anyone convicted of raping a child under age of 12 India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, will introduce the death penalty for rapists of girls under 12 years old, following an outcry over the latest sexual assaults to shock the country.Modi convened an emergency cabinet meeting on Saturday to appr […]
Colin Kaepernick honored by Amnesty International for peaceful protest April 21, 2018
Organization gives former San Francisco 49ers star ambassador of conscience award for kneeling at games to protest racial inequalityAmnesty International on Saturday honored Colin Kaepernick with its ambassador of conscience award for 2018, lauding the NFL quarterback’s peaceful protests against racial inequality. Related: At least the NFL isn't pretend […]
Trump attacks New York Times journalist over Michael Cohen article April 21, 2018
Trump lashed out on Twitter after Maggie Haberman contributed to a story suggesting Cohen might cooperate with federal investigatorsDonald Trump lashed out on Saturday at the New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman, after she contributed to a story that suggested his longtime lawyer and fixer might cooperate with federal investigators. Related: Comey' […]

The BBC

Afghanistan: Kabul voter centre suicide attack kills 57 April 22, 2018
The dead include five children accompanying their parents registering to vote in Kabul.
Iran nuclear deal: Macron urges Trump to stick with 2015 accord April 22, 2018
The French leader says there are no other options for the nuclear deal, which Mr Trump opposes.
Korean Air 'nut rage' sisters step down April 22, 2018
The airline boss's daughters have lost their tempers in separate incidents that hit the headlines.
Armenia unrest: Protesters rally after leader detained April 22, 2018
Thousands of anti-government protesters march through Yerevan after their leader is detained.
Naked gunman kills four in Nashville Waffle House April 22, 2018
The man burst into the Nashville restaurant and opened fire before his rifle was wrested away.
Nicaragua reporter killed during Facebook Live amid unrest April 22, 2018
Ángel Gahona is gunned down on Facebook Live while reporting on a wave of anti-government protests.
London Marathon: Kenyans Kipchoge and Cheruiyot celebrate double win April 22, 2018
Marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge win his third title, while Vivian Cheruiyot won the women's race.
Verne Troyer: Mini-Me Austin Powers actor dies aged 49 April 22, 2018
The actor, who also appeared on a number of TV shows, was admitted to hospital earlier this month.

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