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That Was FAST: George and Mellody Hobson Lucas Welcome Daughter Everest Via Surrogate

• August 12, 2013 • 1 Comment

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Cultural History, Film, Health, Love, People of Color, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Amanda Lucas, Bill Moyers, Biracial Children, Biracials, Black Women, Blacks, California, Child, Children, Daughter, Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Huffington Post, Katie, Lucas, Marcia Lucas, Mellody Hobson, Skywalker Ranch, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg, Van Morrison

A Work in Progress Trailer of “Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth”

• March 10, 2012 • 1 Comment

Posted in African American History, Alice Walker, Black People, Books, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Documentary, Education, Fiction Writing, Film, Love, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Reproductive Rights, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Rest of the World, Womanism, Women
Tags: African Americans, Alice Walker, Arts, Black Women, Blacks, British Film Institute, Danny Glover, Film Documentary, LGBT, London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, Love, March 2012, Movies, Pratibha Parmar, Racism, Rebecca, Rebecca Walker, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Steven Spielberg, The Color Purple, The Eighties, The Nineties, The Seventies, The Sixties, United States, Walker

Sapphire Interviewed by Katie Couric About “Precious”

• November 15, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Health, HIV Positive, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuff", "Monster's Ball", "Precious", "Push", "The CBS Evening News", Abuse Pornography, Abuser, African Americans, Alice Walker, Blacks, Child Abuse, Children, Claireese Jones, Composite Depiction, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Emotional Abuse, Gabourey Sidibe, Growing Up, Katie Couric, Lee Daniels, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Mental Abuse, Motherhood, New York, New York City, Ntozake Shange, Precious Jones, Ramona Lofton, Rape, Sapphire, Self Image, Self-Expression, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sexual Abuse, Steven Spielberg, The Color Purple, The Eighties, Tyler Perry, WAOD, What About Our Daughters?

Feuding, Fighting and Fussing: King Siblings Square Off Over Father’s Biopic

• May 22, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Film, History, Race, Sexuality
Tags: Alveda King, Barbara Reynolds, Bernice King, Bishop Eddie Long, Commercialism, Coretta Scott King, Dexter King, Dreamworks, Harry Belafonte, Homophobia, King Inc., Lawsuits, Martin Luther King III, Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Sibling Rivalry, Steven Spielberg, The King Center, The Movement, Washington Mall, Yolanda King

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In 7 Days and 3 Protests, the Nation’s Divisions on Glaring Display January 24, 2020
With activists mobilized and dug in on the left and right, there is increasing pressure on people in the middle to choose sides.
These Are the 3 American Firefighters Who Died in the Australia Plane Crash January 25, 2020
The three men were all former service members who had traveled to Australia to battle the bush fires charring the country.
Pope Francis Replaces Conservative Archbishop of Philadelphia January 23, 2020
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, who was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI in 2011, has long been known as a theological and political conservative, often at odds with Pope Francis.
Ousted From Washington, Ex-Spy Valerie Plame Asks Voters to Send Her Back January 24, 2020
Ms. Plame is celebrating her C.I.A. past in a race for a congressional seat. But as she finds herself cast as an outsider, she’s running into trouble.
Flying Into Patchy Fog, Kobe Bryant’s Pilot Had a Decision to Make January 28, 2020
The weather was good when the helicopter with nine passengers left Orange County. But as they flew north, it quickly grew worse.
Guantánamo Testimony Exposes Role of Doctors in C.I.A. Interrogations January 28, 2020
The hearings have showed the role of medical professionals, including keeping count during waterboarding sessions, in the agency black sites where prisoners were tortured.
Dershowitz makes the case that charges against Trump are too vague. January 28, 2020
Mr. Dershowitz, a Harvard University law professor, said he now believes that impeachable conduct must be criminal in nature.
Bolton Was Concerned That Trump Did Favors for Autocratic Leaders, Book Says January 28, 2020
The former national security adviser shared his unease with the attorney general, who cited his own worries about the president’s conversations with the leaders of Turkey and China.

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Coronavirus: China death toll climbs to 106 with first fatality in Beijing – live updates January 28, 2020
US updates travel warning to China to highest level as mayor of Wuhan admits authorities were too slow in releasing information about virus. Follow the latest newsWuhan mayor admits mistakesWhat is the coronavirus and how worried should we be about it?Coronavirus: how to protect yourself from infection 2.23am GMT As I mentioned earlier, the US consulate in W […]
Prince Andrew giving 'zero' cooperation to Epstein inquiry, say US prosecutors January 27, 2020
US attorney for southern district of New York says so far Andrew has not responded to a request for an interviewPrince Andrew has provided “zero” cooperation with the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking inquiry, US prosecutors said on Monday, despite earlier promises to help investigations in any way possible.Speaking outside Epstein’s Manhattan mansion, Geoffre […]
Trump impeachment: defense team cites debunked conspiracy theory – live January 28, 2020
Impeachment trial resumes with Trump’s defense’s opening argumentsBolton book claims Trump linked Ukraine aid to Biden inquiryTrump rejects allegations with one word: ‘False’Help us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 2.14am GMT As Donald Trump’s defense team wrapped up for the night, the New York Times revealed more excerpts fr […]
'Devastating': America mourns Kobe Bryant after death in helicopter crash January 28, 2020
Trump and Obama send condolences to Bryant familyDaughter Gianna, 13, among nine people killed in CaliforniaAmerica remains in shock over the death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna in a helicopter crash on Sunday.Investigators were working on Monday to determine the cause of the crash, which also killed seven others. Federal safety investigators are ex […]
New Zealand election: Jacinda Ardern sets September date for poll January 28, 2020
Prime minister says vote will be held on 19 September after ‘positive, factual and robust’ campaignPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced her country’s next general election will be held on 19 September.On Tuesday, Ardern said the forthcoming election campaign would be “positive, factual and robust”, and that her party had signed up to Facebook’s transp […]
'I realized I'm being raped': accuser gives tearful testimony at Weinstein trial January 27, 2020
Miriam Haley was the second of six women slated to testifyAccuser: ‘I didn’t know how to deal with it’Miriam Haley, a former production assistant for the Weinstein Company, gave tearful testimony on Monday, the fourth day of the rape trial of Harvey Weinstein.She described how the film producer allegedly assaulted her in 2006. Continue reading...
Giant fire in Alabama marina kills at least eight January 28, 2020
Blaze that began in early hours Monday destroys at least 35 boats and cuts off escape routesA huge fire killed at least eight people and destroyed dozens of boats in an Alabama marina early on Monday, with witnesses describing a terrifying, fast-moving blaze and fire officials warning the death toll could rise.Tommy Jones, a Jackson county park marina reside […]
Belgium's King Albert II admits he fathered child in 1960s affair January 27, 2020
King acknowledges result of court-ordered DNA test linking him to Delphine BoëlKing Albert II, who abdicated from the Belgian throne in mysterious circumstances in 2013, has acknowledged having fathered a child during an extramarital affair in the 1960s, following the result of a court-ordered DNA test.Delphine Boël has been fighting in the courts for six ye […]

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Coronavirus: Death toll climbs to 106 as China tightens measures January 28, 2020
Transport restrictions have been further tightened as the number of new infections almost doubles.
Kobe Bryant: Investigators work to determine cause of crash January 28, 2020
Nine people, including Bryant's teenage daughter Gianna, were killed in Sunday's crash.
Petition calls for Kobe Bryant to be added to NBA logo January 28, 2020
More than a million people have backed the campaign after Bryant's death on Sunday.
Could John Bolton be an impeachment game-changer? January 27, 2020
Democrats hope the ex-White House aide's book could deliver a plot twist in the president's trial.
Prince Andrew gives 'zero co-operation' over Epstein inquiry, US prosecutor says January 27, 2020
A US prosecutor says the FBI has contacted the Duke of York's lawyers as part of an investigation.
Belgium's ex-King Albert II admits fathering child after DNA test January 27, 2020
Albert II has admitted he has a fourth child after years of fighting the paternity claim.
Auschwitz 75 years on: Holocaust Day prompts new anti-Semitism warnings January 27, 2020
World leaders warn of resurgent hatred, 75 years after the Nazis' Auschwitz death camp was liberated.
Alabama fire: Eight killed as blaze engulfs 35 boats in marina January 27, 2020
The aluminium roof of the wooden dock in a marina in Alabama collapsed, and some of the boats sank.