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Saturday Night Music, August 10, 2013: Jesse Johnson Revue, Featuring Sly Stone, “Crazay,”

• August 10, 2013 • 1 Comment

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Morris Day and The Time, Music, Prince, Sly and The Family Stone
Tags: "Soul Train", African Americans, Blacks, Growing Up, Jesse Johnson, Morris Day and The Time, MTV, PBS, Prince, Purple Rain, Sly Stone, The Eighties, The Time, White House

Saturday Night Music, January 22, 2011: The Dramatics, “Whatcha See is Whatcha Get” 1971

• January 22, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Black People, Cultural History, Documentary, Film, The Dramatics
Tags: "Soul Train", Arts, Billy Paul, California, Elbert Wilkins, Flip Wilson, Geraldine Jones, James Mack Brown, Larry Demps, Los Angeles, Music, Ron Banks, Rowan & Martin's Laugh In, The Dramatics, The Seventies, The Sixties, Tony Hester, Top Ten, United States, WattStax, William Howard, Willie Ford, WYSIWYG

Saturday Night Music, October 3, 2009: Soul Train Dance Line Gigging to Earth, Wind and Fire’s “Mighty, Mighty,” 1975

• October 4, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Black People, Class, Earth Wind and Fire, Fashion, History, Music, Music Videos, People of Color, Race, Television
Tags: "Mighty Mighty", "Open Our Eyes", "Soul Train", "Soul Train" Dance Line, "Soul Train" Dancers, African American, Al McKay, American Bandstand, Charles Stepney, Chess Records, Chicago, Chicago IL, Colorado, Competition, Derrion Albert, Don Cornelius, Earth Wind and Fire, Fred White, Maurice White, MC Hammer, Philip Bailey, Ramsey Lewis, Supergroup, The Eighties, The Seventies, Verdine White, Way of The World

Saturday Night Music, June 27: Michael Jackson, “Get It Together,” with the Jackson Five on “Soul Train,” 1973

• June 27, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, History, Memoir, Music, The Jackson 5/Michael Jackson
Tags: "Corner of the Sky", "Looking Through the Windows", "Never Can Say Goodbye", "Soul Train", Berry Gordy, Billboard, Bubblegum Soul, CBS, Clifton Davis, Dancing Machine, Disco, Growing Up, Hal Davis, Mainstream, Melba Moore, Michael Jackson, Norman Whitfield, Pop, R&B, The Jackson 5, The Jackson 5ive, The Jackson Five, The Robot, The Seventies, The Sixties

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Florida Breaks U.S. Coronavirus Record for Most New Cases in a Day July 13, 2020
The state recorded 15,300 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, easily passing the previous one-day high of 12,274 set at the height of the outbreak in New York in April.
Pittsburgh Seemed Like a Virus Success Story. Now Cases Are Surging. July 13, 2020
Pittsburgh, a sister city to Wuhan, China, saw only modest cases for months. In the last two weeks, cases are suddenly soaring.
For Oklahoma Tribe, Supreme Court Case Brings Vindication at Long Last July 11, 2020
After decades of betrayals and broken treaties, the Supreme Court ruled that much of Oklahoma is their land, after all.
Schools Reopening: Teachers Fearful, Angry Over Pressure to Return July 11, 2020
Teachers say crucial questions about how schools will stay clean, keep students physically distanced and prevent further spread of the virus have not been answered.
The Massacre That Destroyed Tulsa’s ‘Black Wall Street’ July 13, 2020
In 1921, the city of Tulsa erupted in a spasm of hate and fire that destroyed its prosperous Black district. A century later, excavators are uncovering a “crime scene.”
Body Found at Lake Piru Where Naya Rivera Disappeared July 13, 2020
Ms. Rivera, 33, went missing last week after going boating in Lake Piru with her young son.
Los Angeles and San Diego Schools to Go Online-Only in The Fall July 13, 2020
California’s two largest districts made the joint call amid a White House push to get children back into classrooms.
Judge Moves to Delay Federal Execution Scheduled for Monday July 13, 2020
A district court in Washington, D.C., put the execution of Daniel Lewis Lee on hold hours before it was to be carried out. The Justice Department immediately appealed.

The Guardian, UK

‘Compelling’ evidence air pollution worsens coronavirus – study July 13, 2020
Exclusive: best analysis to date indicates significant increases in infections, hospital admissions and deathsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThere is “compelling” evidence that air pollution significantly increases coronavirus infections, hospital admissions and deaths, according to the most detailed and comprehensive analysis to […]
Fauci sidelined as Trump's White House steps up briefing campaign July 13, 2020
The president says the scientist leading the US fight against the virus has ‘made a lot of mistakes’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHe is the US scientist who became the figurehead of attempts to combat the country’s coronavirus epidemic, described in some quarters as “America’s doctor”.Now Anthony Fauci appears sidelined by Donal […]
Bereaved urge EU chief to supervise Italian coronavirus inquiry July 13, 2020
Relatives say there appear to be ‘signs of crimes against humanity’ in Lombardy regionCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageRelatives of coronavirus victims in Italy have urged the European commission president to supervise an investigation into the deaths, as 100 new cases were submitted to prosecutors on Monday.In a letter to Ursula v […]
Polish election: Andrzej Duda victory hands populists free rein July 13, 2020
President’s critics fear result will boost illiberal tendencies at home and within EUPoland’s ruling populists have been given free rein in their mission to reshape the country after liberal hopes of taking the presidency were crushed in a narrow defeat following a divisive campaign.The incumbent president, Andrzej Duda, was elected for another five-year ter […]
California reverses coronavirus reopenings for businesses' indoor operations – live July 13, 2020
Amy Berman Jackson seeks clarification on Roger Stone commutationFauci sidelined as White House steps up briefing campaignTexas: 30-year-old dies after attending ‘coronavirus party’Sign up to our First Thing newsletter 9.18pm BST Joe Biden released a scathing video about Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, as the president downplays the country’s r […]
Coronavirus live: Colombia faces calls to put capital into total lockdown July 13, 2020
Cases rise by over 230,000 worldwide in 24 hours; EU summit ‘may not agree Covid-19 recovery fund’; 130m ‘may go hungry in 2020 because of virus’ ‘Compelling’ evidence air pollution worsens coronavirus – studyGerman study finds low Covid-19 infection rate in schoolsFauci sidelined as Trump’s White House steps up briefing campaignBereaved urge EU chief to sup […]
Ghislaine Maxwell must stay in jail due to 'extreme flight risk', prosecutors say July 13, 2020
Defense team had cited Covid-19 in asking for her to be freed as she awaits trial relating to Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of girlsGhislaine Maxwell should not get bail while awaiting trial for her alleged involvement in Jeffrey Epstein’s child sex trafficking because she is an “extreme risk of flight”, prosecutors said on Monday, firing back at her legal […]
Trudeau apologizes over contract for charity with ties to his family July 13, 2020
Canadian prime minister faces third conflict-of-interest investigation in just over three yearsJustin Trudeau has apologized for taking part in a cabinet decision to use a charity he and his family have worked with to administer a C$900m (US$663m) student grant program.The Canadian prime minister is facing a third investigation for conflict of interest in a […]

The BBC

Coronavirus: Nations heading in wrong direction with Covid-19, says WHO July 13, 2020
Mixed messages from leaders are undermining public trust in the virus response, warns the WHO chief.
Naya Rivera: Police find body in search for missing Glee star July 13, 2020
The star went missing on Wednesday after going boating with her young son at a lake in California.
Coronavirus: White House targets US disease chief Dr Anthony Fauci July 13, 2020
A memo leaked over the weekend said several officials were "concerned" by Dr Fauci's past comments.
Daniel Lewis Lee: US judge delays first federal execution in 17 years July 13, 2020
The execution of Daniel Lewis Lee in Indiana is stopped just hours before it was due to go ahead.
Washington Redskins to drop controversial team name following review July 13, 2020
The Washington team's decision follows a wave of calls to scrap the name long-criticised as racist.
Poland's Duda narrowly beats Trzaskowski in presidential vote July 13, 2020
Incumbent Andrzej Duda wins by a slim margin over liberal rival Rafal Trzaskowski.
Johnnie Walker whisky to be sold in paper bottles July 13, 2020
Drinks giant Diageo, which owns the brand, will trial the environmentally friendly bottles in 2021.
Nathan Law: Hong Kong pro-democracy activist reveals he's in London July 13, 2020
Nathan Law, who fled Hong Kong over China's new security law, says he is staying in the UK.