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Aretha to Fantasia: “Get Over Yourself” Regarding Perceived Tribute Snub

• February 24, 2011 • 1 Comment

Posted in Aretha Franklin, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Fantasia Barrino, Music, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "106th and Park", "American Idol", "Diva", African Americans, Aretha Franklin, Attention Hog, Attitude, Black Women, Blacks, Christina Aguilera, Drama, Fantasia Barrino, Grammy, Grammy Award, Growing Up, Hollywood Reporter, Martina McBride, Music Business, MusicCares, Pouting, Self-Control, Self-Sabotage, Show Business, The Aretha Tribute, The Hollywood Reporter, United Negro College Fund

Friday Night Music, November 20: Shirley Bassey, “Diamonds Are Forever,” 1971

• November 20, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Film, History, Music, People of Color, Shirley Bassey, Women
Tags: "Diamonds Are Forever", "The Performance", AM Radio, Biracials, Cardiff, Dame Commander of the British Empire, Dame Shirley Bassey, Entertainer, James Bond, James Bond Theme Songs, Motherhood, Shirley Bassey, Show Business, The Avon River, The Seventies, The Sixties, Tom Jones, Wales, Welsh

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The New York Times

11 of Our Best Weekend Reads August 16, 2019
A look at the waves of Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, the fate of bohemian consumerism and the doctor behind The New York Times Magazine’s “Diagnosis” column.
Man Sought in Connection With Rice Cooker Scare Is in Custody, Police Say August 17, 2019
The man was found in the Bronx on Saturday. No charges have been filed so far, the authorities said.
In El Paso, Hundreds Show Up to Mourn a Woman They Didn’t Know August 17, 2019
He invited everyone in El Paso to his wife’s funeral. But he tends to her garden, alone.
Arkansas Woman Charged Over Holding Four Black Teenagers at Gunpoint August 17, 2019
The boys were raising money for their football team. The woman, identified as Jerri Kelly, 46, is facing charges of aggravated assault and false imprisonment.
Customs Computer Failure Snarls Passengers at U.S. Airports August 17, 2019
Officials said service was restored after about two hours but travelers then faced long waits to be processed.
Atlanta Hotel, Source of Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak, Reopens August 17, 2019
Bacteria was found on a cooling tower and a fountain in the hotel’s atrium, Georgia public health officials said.
Push for Ethnic Studies in Schools Faces a Dilemma: Whose Stories to Tell August 16, 2019
A struggle in California, one of three states creating K-12 ethnic studies materials, highlights some of the fraught questions around the discipline.
An Art Show Pushes Boundaries August 16, 2019
Friday: A museum exhibition in L.A. shows the work of incarcerated artists. Also: Warming temperatures, and a tiny chef.

The Guardian, UK

Back me to stop Salvini: Renzi casts himself as Italy’s saviour August 17, 2019
As political turmoil grips Rome, the former prime minister tells the Observer of his mission to thwart a far-right takeoverHis energetic stint at the helm of Italy’s government was brought to a juddering halt when, in 2016, he was effectively sacked by voters after suffering an embarrassing defeat in a constitutional referendum. Now Matteo Renzi is back, cas […]
Sudan opposition and military sign final power-sharing accord August 17, 2019
Deal paves way for transitional government after overthrow of long-time leader Omar al-BashirSudan’s main opposition coalition and the ruling military council have signed a final power-sharing agreement, paving the way for a transitional government after the overthrow of long-time leader Omar al-Bashir.Stability in Sudan, which has been grappling with an eco […]
'No sea sickness so far': Greta Thunberg update on Atlantic crossing August 17, 2019
Climate activist is four days into a two-week journey on solar-powered yachtFour days into its two-week Atlantic crossing, the solar-powered yacht carrying climate activist Greta Thunberg is becalmed in the ocean after a choppy start to the trip, still 2,500 nautical miles from New York.In an update posted to Twitter around midday on Saturday, the 16-year-ol […]
Brexit: Corbyn hits back at MPs refusing to support him as PM August 17, 2019
As leader of ‘largest opposition party by far’ Corbyn insists he is right person to lead caretaker governmentJeremy Corbyn has hit back at leading Tory MPs orchestrating efforts to stop a no-deal Brexit who are refusing to back him as a caretaker prime minister to prevent the UK crashing out of the EU.Corbyn’s hopes of forming a unity government are fading a […]
Jean-Claude Juncker cuts short holiday to have urgent surgery August 17, 2019
Outgoing European commission chief has returned home to have gall bladder removedThe outgoing head of the European commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, has cut short a holiday to undergo urgent surgery, his press team has said.“Jean-Claude Juncker had to shorten his holiday in Austria for medical reasons. He was taken back to Luxembourg where he will undergo an […]
Hands off our treasured railway, say locals in Sóller, Mallorca August 17, 2019
Anonymous investors have launched a hostile €25m bid for Sóller’s locally owned heritage train link to PalmaIndignant residents of the Mallorcan town of Sóller have said their railway is not for sale after a group of investors launched a hostile takeover bid.The town has been linked to the capital, Palma, with a picturesque narrow-gauge railway since 1912. T […]
'Portland is being watched very closely': Trump stokes tension over far right rally August 17, 2019
President links leftwing ‘antifa’ groups to terrorPatriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson surrenders to authoritiesAs Portland prepared for what may be one of the biggest political demonstrations of the US summer, which authorities expected would lead to violence, Donald Trump threw into the mix a characteristically explosive tweet. Related: How Portland's li […]
Hong Kong: three rallies mark 11th weekend of protests August 17, 2019
Demonstrators aim to show public support for movement remains strongThousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Hong Kong, as they sought to show their movement still had public support even after two months of increasingly violent clashes.Protesters, clad in their signature black and holding umbrellas, marched down major streets in Kowloon, chanting: […]

The BBC

Sudan conflict: Army and civilians seal power-sharing deal August 17, 2019
The power-sharing agreement comes after months of protests following the toppling of the president.
Kashmir's communications partially restored, says India August 17, 2019
Phone services are slowly being reinstated, but internet and mobile phone services remain suspended.
Bangladesh fire: 15,000 homes destroyed in Dhaka slum August 17, 2019
About 15,000 homes are destroyed in a shanty town in Dhaka - but no deaths have been reported.
Mexico teen rape cases: Women protest against police violence August 17, 2019
Women in Mexico City demand action after sexual assault allegations involving police officers.
Iran tanker: US issues warrant to seize Grace 1 supertanker August 17, 2019
A judge in Gibraltar had ordered the release of the detained tanker a day before the warrant was issued.
El Paso shooting: Man shocked as hundreds attend wife's funeral August 17, 2019
Antonio Basco asked members of the community to attend after his wife was killed in El Paso, Texas.
Famous dugong dies after eating plastic August 17, 2019
Pieces of plastic were found inside the stomach of the sea mammal which was stranded on a Thai beach.
Allyson Felix: Nike changes policy for pregnant athletes August 17, 2019
Six-time Olympic gold medallist Allyson Felix says female athletes will "no longer be financially penalised for having a child" after Nike changed its sponsorship contracts.