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Custody of Jovan Belcher and Kassandra Perkins’ Daughter Zoey Is Given to Cousin Sophie Perkins

• June 24, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Health, History, Jovan Belcher-Kassandra Perkins, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
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Rodney King Buried at Forest Lawn Last Saturday, But Questions and Rumors Still Persist About The Moments Before His Death

• July 4, 2012 • 9 Comments

Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, Police Misconduct/Killings, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Race, Suicide, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "The Riot Within: My Journey From Rebellion to Redemption", African Americans, Al Sharpton, Alcoholism, Blacks, California, Constables on Patrol, Daughters, Death, Drug Abuse, Drugs, Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Hollywood, King, Laura Dene King, Los Angeles, Racism, Rialto, Rialto California, Rodney King, Saturday, Simi Valley, Suicide, The Nineties, The Reverend Al Sharpton, The Reverend Jesse Jackson, United States

Some Sunday Love: “Hypnotized,” from Fleetwood Mac’s “Mystery to Me,” 1973, Featuring The Late Bob Welch

• June 10, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Fleetwood Mac, Love, Music
Tags: "French Kiss", "Hypnotized", "Mystery to Me", Bob Welch, California, Invalid, Lindsey Buckingham, Los Angeles, Love, Nashville Songwriters Association International, Nashville Tennessee, Sentimental Lady, Spinal Surgery, Stevie Nicks, Suicide, Terminal Illness, The Seventies, United States, Welch

Whitney Houston May Have Drowned in The Bathtub

• February 12, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Acting, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Drug Overdoses, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Film, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Suicide, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Whitney Houston, Women
Tags: "The Bodyguard", Accidental Death, Accidental Overdose, African Americans, Alcohol, Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills California, BK, Black Women, Blacks, Bobbi Kristina Brown, California, Clive Davis, Dionne Warwick, Drama, Drug Abuse, Drug Dependency, Erratic, Fritz Lang, Kevin Costner, Love, Michael Jackson, Substance Abuse, Suicide, Tampering, TMZ.com, United States, Whitney, Whitney Houston

Fantasia’s Preggers

• August 8, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Fantasia Barrino, Gossip, Health, Love, Mahalia Jackson, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Religion, Sexuality
Tags: "American Idol", African Americans, Antwaun Cook, Aretha Franklin, Baby, Barack Obama, Barbados, Bio Film, Black Women, Blacks, Children, Common Sense, Divorce, Drama, Fantasia, Fantasia Barrino, Growing Up, Illicitness, Lady Day, Life Preserver, Love, Mahalia Jackson, Marriage, National Enquirer, Paula Cook, Pregnancy, Reputations, Separation, Sneaking Around, Suicide, Tasia, The YBF, U.S. Bank, Vacation, Zion Quari Barrino

Ya Know, After All This, Rodney King Oughta Have His Driver’s Licence and His Freedom Taken Away for Drunk Driving

• July 14, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American History, Black People, Budget Cuts, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Hate Crimes, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Police Misconduct/Killings, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Race, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: 1992 L.A. Riots, African Americans, Blacks, California, California Driver's License, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Daryl Gates, Driving Under The Influence, Driving While Drunk, Drunk Driving, DUI, License Revocation, Los Angeles, Medgar Evers, Moreno Valley California, OC Weekly, Patt Morrison, Racism, Rev. James Reeb, Rodney King, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Southern California, Suicide, The Nineties

Run-Walk Sponsored by the Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover Foundation a Great Community Success

• October 7, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Education, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Bullying, Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover Foundation, Child Abuse, Children, Children and Young People, Gay Bait, GLBT, Love, Massachusetts, Run-Walk, Scholarship, Scholarship Fund, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Springfield MA, Springfield Technical Community College, Suicide, Tweens, United States, Violence and Abuse, Western Massachusetts, Youth

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Americans Trust Police More Than Congress, Study Finds September 21, 2019
The most trusted leader of them all? The public school principal, according to a Pew Research Center study on Americans’ faith in powerful people and institutions.
Shooting at South Carolina Bar Leaves 2 Dead and 8 Wounded, Officials Say September 22, 2019
The shooting happened early Saturday morning near Lancaster, S.C. The gunman remained at large.
She Quit Her Job. He Got Night Goggles. They Searched 57 Days for Their Dog. September 22, 2019
A couple combed a rural Montana community for their Border collie, Katie.
Nurses in Four States Strike to Push for Better Patient Care September 21, 2019
Registered nurses with National Nurses United say current nurse-to-patient ratios do not allow for the best possible care.
Area 51 Raid: How a Town of 40 Coped With an Invasion September 21, 2019
Nobody actually rushed the top-secret military base. “We just wanted to see people like us,” one visitor said.
At School, ‘Everyone Vapes,’ and Adults Are in Crisis Mode September 21, 2019
An alarming outbreak of ailments has put teachers and principals into crisis mode.
Iranian Students Set to Start at U.S. Universities Are Barred From Country September 21, 2019
The students, who were mostly headed to schools in the University of California system, had visas in hand when they were blocked from their flights this month.
Warren Leads in New Iowa Poll With Biden Second September 22, 2019
The latest poll numbers from The Des Moines Register and CNN were very good for Elizabeth Warren as she and Joseph R. Biden Jr. broke away from the rest of the Democratic pack.

The Guardian, UK

Brexit divisions threaten to plunge Labour party conference into chaos September 21, 2019
Senior shadow ministers publicly defy Jeremy Corbyn with calls for Labour to back remainJeremy Corbyn was struggling to contain an open revolt by some of his most senior shadow ministers, MPs and party activists last night as anger over his refusal to back a policy of remaining in the EU threatened to wreck the Labour conference. Related: What should Labour […]
Israel: Wounded Netanyahu in desperate battle for political survival after poll blow September 21, 2019
Israel’s president to meet PM and opposition leader Benny Gantz in bid to resolve election stalemateIsrael’s president is set to begin two days of consultations with political parties after a deadlocked election last week plunged the country into uncertainty over who will lead the next government.Near-final results from Tuesday’s poll showed the opposition c […]
Trump vents over Ukraine as Biden attacks 'overwhelming abuse of power' September 21, 2019
Biden calls for congressional inquiry into call in which Trump reportedly pressed Ukraine leader for damaging informationDonald Trump lashed back at his critics on Saturday, as questions swirled in the latest scandal to hit his White House and his target, Joe Biden, called for a congressional investigation of “an overwhelming abuse of power”. Related: Ukrain […]
Iran says it will destroy any aggressor as tensions build in Gulf September 22, 2019
Iran’s foreign minister not confident war can be avoided, but promises any conflict will not be ‘limited’Iran has threatened to pursue and destroy any aggressor, and says war may be unavoidable in the wake of drone attacks on Saudi Arabian oilfields and a US troop build-up in the Gulf.A day after the head of Iran’s elite Republican Guards said on state TV th […]
Protesters and police clash in Egypt for second day running September 22, 2019
Teargas and live rounds fired at demonstrators in Suez after crowds call for the removal of president Abdel Fattah al-SisiEgyptian security forces have clashed with hundreds of anti-government protesters in the port city of Suez in a second day of demonstrations against the Sisi regime, firing tear gas and live rounds.A heavy security presence was also maint […]
Anarchists hijack climate march on day of violent protests in Paris September 21, 2019
Over 120 arrested as Black Bloc guerrillas infiltrate climate protest and gilets jaunes stage revivalSo-called Black Bloc anarchists infiltrated a peaceful climate change march in Paris on Saturday, smashing shop and business windows and torching mopeds and dustbins en route.Police made more than 120 arrests as the French capital saw a series of demonstratio […]
Scott Morrison to unveil $150m support for Trump's mission to Mars September 21, 2019
PM says five-year commitment designed to make Australia ‘partner of choice’ to support expeditions to moon and MarsScott Morrison has used a visit to Nasa on Saturday local time to unveil a $150m investment in Australian businesses and new technology to support the American space agency launch expeditions to the moon and to Mars.The Australian prime minister […]
Prince Andrew was an abuser, Epstein accuser says in TV interview September 20, 2019
Virginia Giuffre claims prince was participant in disgraced financier’s exploitation of herAn accuser of Jeffrey Epstein has alleged Prince Andrew was “an abuser, a participant” in the disgraced US financier’s exploitation of her as a teenager, in her first television interview.Virginia Giuffre, formerly Roberts, who was pictured with Prince Andrew in a now […]

The BBC

Yemen: UN welcomes Houthi offer to end Saudi Arabia attacks September 22, 2019
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels offer to end all attacks on Saudi Arabia as part of a peace plan.
A look at the damage from the oil attacks September 21, 2019
After attacks against the country's oil infrastructure, the BBC's Frank Gardner surveys the damage.
Paris climate march halted amid clashes between activists and police September 21, 2019
Authorities feared the family-friendly demonstration would be infiltrated by separate protesters.
Operation Market Garden: WW2 veteran, 97, parachutes again over Arnhem September 21, 2019
The former paratrooper marked 75 years since the Battle of Arnhem's Operation Market Garden.
Man drowns during underwater marriage proposal September 21, 2019
Video shows Steven Weber proposing through the window of a submerged cabin off Tanzania.
TWA Flight 847: Greek police arrest aircraft hijacking suspect September 21, 2019
The man, 65, is suspected of involvement in the TWA Flight 847 hijacking that left one dead.
Taylor Swift cancels concert amid animal rights criticism September 21, 2019
Swift had been due to sing at the Melbourne Cup, a move criticised by animal rights activists.
Iranian hostage freed by Somali pirates after four years September 21, 2019
The freeing of the Iranian sailor means Somali pirates now hold only three remaining captives.