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Bobbi Kristina Brown Was Said to Have Disappeared For Hours and Was Found Doing Dope After Whitney’s Funeral

• February 19, 2012 • 2 Comments

Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Whitney Houston
Tags: Addict, Addictions, African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Bobbi Kristina, Bobbi Kristina Brown, Bobby Brown, Children, Cissy Houston, Daily Beast, Doing Dope, Drugs, Funeral, Getting High, Growing Up, Houston, Love, Rehab, Self-Worth, Singers, Substance Abuse, Whitney, Whitney Houston

Christmas Songs: “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch,” from “How The Grinch Stole Christmas!” Thurl Ravenscroft, 1966

• December 10, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Children's Shows, Cultural History, Film, Holidays, Television
Tags: Boris Karloff, Cartoons, Christmas, Chuck Jones, Chuck Jones Productions, Cindy Lou Who, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Film, Frosted Flakes, Golden Age of Warner Bros. Cartoons, Grinch, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, June Foray, Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Seuss, Singers, The Whos, Thurl Ravenscroft, Tony The Tiger, Voice Actors, WB Television Network, Whoville

The Ancestors Welcome Singer-Songwriter Nickolas Ashford, 70, of The Soul Duo Ashford & Simpson (w/Update)

• August 24, 2011 • 1 Comment

Posted in Ashford and Simpson, Black People, Cancer, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Education, Health, Love, Music, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing, Asia Ashford, Associated Press, Baptists, Berry Gordy, Bryant Park, Cancer, Dance, Dancer, Facebook, Gospel, Marvin Gaye, Motown, New York City, New York Times, Nickolas Ashford, Nicole Ashford, Park Benches, Pop Music, R&B, Ray Charles, Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand), Scepter Records, Singers, Songwriters, Soul Music, Tammi Terrell, The Black Church, The Seventies, The Sixties, The Sugar Bar, Theatre District, Throat Cancer, Twitter, Valerie Simpson, White Rock Baptist Church, Whitney Houston, Your Precious Love

The P.S. 22 Chorus Closes The Oscars

• February 28, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Celebrity Children, Class, Cultural History, Education, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Love, Music, People of Color, Television, The PS 22 Chorus
Tags: "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", "The Wizard of Oz", 1939, Academy Award, African American Children, Anne Hathaway, Asian American Children, Children, Colin Firth, Dreams, European American Children, Fifth Graders, Glee Club, Growing Up, James Franco, Kirk Douglas, Kodak Theater, Kodak Theatre, Latino American Children, Love, New York, Oscars, P.S. 22 Chorus, Singers, Staten Island, The Future, The Thirties, United States, YouTube

The Most Powerful Black Women in Europe in 2010

• December 6, 2010 • 2 Comments

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Bettye LaVette Sings “Salt of the Earth” on “Good Morning, America,” July 6

• July 8, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Daily AM/PM Talk Shows, Music, Television, The Economy, Women
Tags: "Beggars Banquet", "Good Morning America", "Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook", "Salt of the Earth", African Americans, Altamont, Bettye LaVette, Black Women, Blacks, Kennedy Center Honors, Singer, Singers, The Kennedy Center, The Rolling Stones, The Sixties

Michael Jackson: This “Man in the Mirror” Couldn’t Make It to His Own Concert

• November 3, 2009 • 2 Comments

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Tags: "Blazing Saddles", "Dancing Is a Man's Game", "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral", "Rawhide", "The King of Pop", "This is It", "This Is It" Soundtrack, Band, Dancers, Frankie Laine, Gene Kelly, Joan Crawford, Junior High, Michael Jackson, Michael Joseph Jackson, Otis Redding, Race, Rehearsals, San Carlos CA, Sex, Sexuality, Singers, The Circle Star Theatre, The Esquires, The Fantastic Johnny C, The Staples Center, Tribute, Uncritical Audience

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Governor’s Wife Has High-Profile Role After Florida Hurricane October 6, 2022
Casey DeSantis has led a state effort to raise money for relief efforts in Ian’s wake, appealing for donations during her husband’s news briefings.
Why So Many Iranian Immigrants Live in California October 6, 2022
The Los Angeles region is home to the world’s largest Iranian community outside of Iran.
Why We Are Surveying the MENA Community in the U.S. October 5, 2022
We are pursuing a project on how people of Middle Eastern and North African descent in the U.S. think about their racial and ethnic identities.
N.L.R.B. Issues Complaint Against Apple October 4, 2022
The labor agency found that the tech giant interrogated employees about the union and prevented union fliers in the break room.
Biden’s Choice After OPEC Cuts: Woo Saudi Arabia, or Retaliate? October 7, 2022
The announcement by the Saudi-led OPEC Plus energy cartel that it would slash oil production was widely seen in Washington as a stab in the back of President Biden.
Justice Dept. Is Said to Believe Trump Has More Documents October 7, 2022
Conversations between department officials and the former president’s representatives have underscored investigators’ skepticism about his cooperation and exposed a rift among his lawyers.
Jurors in Alex Jones Trial Begin Deliberating October 7, 2022
A six-member panel in Connecticut will decide how much the Infowars host owes to the families of shooting victims from Sandy Hook Elementary after he was found liable for defamation.
Nebraska’s Ben Sasse Plans to Resign From Senate for University of Florida Post October 6, 2022
The second-term senator, one of seven Republicans to vote to convict former President Donald J. Trump, is in line to become president of the University of Florida.

The Guardian, UK

Russian mercenaries ‘exploiting Africa to fund war in Ukraine’ October 6, 2022
US ambassador to the UN said Wagner Group are trafficking natural resources from African nationsThe United States has accused Russian mercenaries of exploiting natural resources in Central African Republic, Mali, Sudan and elsewhere to help fund Moscow’s war in Ukraine, a charge Russia rejected as “anti-Russian rage”.The US ambassador to the United Nations, […]
African countries urge rich nations to honour $100bn climate finance pledge October 6, 2022
Ministers rebuke ‘shameful’ failure to meet funding promises for poorer countries to cope with climate crisis ahead of Cop27 summit Ministers and high-ranking officials of African nations have urged rich countries to do more to combat the climate crisis, and called the failure to meet a funding promise from 2009 “shameful”.At a conference in Giza, Egypt, on […]
‘I have a voice’: African activists struggle to attend UN climate talks in Egypt October 6, 2022
Young campaigners from the continent most affected by the climate crisis face financial and accreditation difficulties for Cop27African climate activists from some of the countries most affected by global heating say they are struggling to get access to the UN climate talks in Egypt in November.Cop27, which has been termed “the African Cop”, threatens to tak […]
Warning over cough syrups after 66 children die in the Gambia October 6, 2022
WHO says the contaminated medications may have been distributed outside of the West African country, with global exposure ‘possible’ The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an alert over four cough and cold syrups made by Maiden Pharmaceuticals in India, warning they could be linked to the deaths of 66 children in the Gambia.The UN health agency also […]
Drone footage shows orcas chasing and killing great white shark October 5, 2022
Scientists say behaviour, filmed in South Africa, has never been seen in detail before – and never from the airScientists have published findings confirming that orcas hunt great white sharks, after the marine mammal was captured on camera killing one of the world’s largest sea predators.A pod of killer whales is seen chasing sharks during an hour-long pursu […]
‘Shocking blow to Indigenous land rights’ as court dismisses Maasai herder claim October 5, 2022
Herders lodge appeal against ruling in their case against the Tanzanian government, which they say is violently evicting them from ancestral landLawyers for Maasai herders who say the Tanzanian government is trying to violently evict them from their ancestral land to make way for a luxury game reserve have lodged an appeal against a court ruling that dismiss […]
Easter Island fire causes ‘irreparable’ damage to famous moai statues October 7, 2022
Forest fire that swept through more than 100 hectares of national park, with some moai ‘totally charred’A forest fire that tore through part of Easter Island has charred some of its monumental carved stone figures, known as moai, authorities have said.The blaze reportedly swept through the Rapa Nui national park, 3,500km (2,175 miles) off the west coast of C […]
Canada mass stabbing suspect’s brother was victim not accomplice, police say October 6, 2022
Myles Sanderson, who died in RCMP custody, was responsible for deaths of all 11 victims, including that of his brother DamienCanadian police have concluded that Myles Sanderson, who led officers on a multi-day manhunt after a mass stabbing last month, was responsible for all 11 deaths – including that of his brother.Officers initially named Sanderson’s broth […]

The BBC

Thailand: Many children among dead in nursery attack October 6, 2022
An ex-police officer killed at least 37 people at a childcare centre before killing himself and his family.
Ukraine war: 'Mother, I'm scared' - Zaporizhzhia city devastated by rocket attacks October 6, 2022
Survivors recount horror of deadly attacks on city of Zaporizhzhia, being blamed on Russia.
Easter Island: Sacred statues damaged by wild fire October 7, 2022
Many of the enigmatic stone-carved statues are "totally charred" according to local authorities.
Truss declares Macron a friend as pair forge working relationship October 6, 2022
French president says he hopes for a "new phase" in relations after talks with UK prime minister.
Biden to pardon federal marijuana convictions October 7, 2022
The move brings Mr Biden closer to his campaign pledge to nationally decriminalise recreational cannabis.
The exiled Russian journalists challenging Kremlin censorship October 6, 2022
A punitive law has led to the mass exodus of journalists from Russia.
Two Russians sail to Alaska seeking asylum in US October 6, 2022
Hundreds of thousands of men have fled Russia so they will not be conscripted to fight in Ukraine.
Kevin Spacey on trial over New York sex abuse claim October 6, 2022
The actor denies inappropriately touching a 14-year-old boy at a Manhattan apartment party in 1986.