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The Ancestors Summon “Smokin'” Joe Frazier, Boxer and Entertainer

• November 8, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Diabetes, Documentary, Film, Muhammad Ali, Race, Sports
Tags: "Respect", "Rocky", Abuse, African Americans, Ali, Belinda Ali, Blacks, Boxing, Boxing License, Cancer of the Liver, Cataracts, Diabetes, Eddie Futch, Exhaustion, Fight of the Century, Frazier, George Foreman, Golden Gloves, HBP, High Blood Pressure, Hospice, Insults, Jacqui Frazier-Lyde, Joe Frazier, Joseph William Frazier, Liver Cancer, Madison Square Garden, Marvis Frazier, Muhammad Ali, Olympic Gold Medalist, Parkinson's Disease, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Poverty, Pugilism, Racial Abuse, Racism, Rocky Balboa, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Smokin' Joe Frazier, The Philippines, The Seventies, Thrilla in Manila, United States, Veronica Porsche

A Big One Hit Japan (w/Updates)

• March 11, 2011 • 4 Comments

Posted in Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Class, Japan, Natural Disasters, People of Color, The Mainstream Media (MSM), World History
Tags: 1998 Winter Olympics, 8.9, Asia, California, Canada, Crescent City California, Earthquake, English Language, Hawaii, Japan, Japan Earthquake, Japanese, Japanese Language, Japanese People, Left Coast, Live Streaming, Los Angeles, Nagano, New Guinea, New Zealand, PC World, Richter Scale, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Sendai, Soka Gakkai Japan, The Philippines, Tokyo, Tsunami Warning System, Tsunami Warnings, Tsunamis, United States, West Coast, West Coast of the United States

So..How Many Advertisers Does Glenn Beck Have Left?

• September 2, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Islam/Sufism, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, Obama Administration, Protestant Denominations, Race, Religion, The Tea Party Movement
Tags: "Fox & Friends", "People Power", "The Progressive", Advertisers, Boycott, Britain, Cambridge MA, Chris Wallace, Christopher Pike, Color of Change, Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Edmund Pettus Bridge, Edward Bellamy, Faux Noise, Ferdinand Marcos, Fox News, George Washington, Glenn Beck, Hate, James Rucker, Low Rent District, Mahatma, Media Matters, MLK, Mohandas Gandhi, Mormon, National Archive, Racism, Right Wing, RTV, Rupert Murdoch, Sarah Palin, St. Francis of Assisi, The Berrigan Brothers, The Dream, The KKK, The Klan, The Lincoln Memorial, The Philippines, The Raj, This.TV, Tiananmen Square, White Supremacy, Winston Churchill

Saturday Night Music, June 13: Swing Out Sister, “Surrender”

• June 14, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in Music, Swing Out Sister
Tags: "Breakout", "It's Better to Travel", "Surrender", Andy Connell, Asia Tour, CD, Corrine Drewery, Japan, Martin Jackson, Swing Out Sister, The Eighties, The Philippines

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Leading by Example, Some Politicians Urge Residents to Wear Face Masks April 4, 2020
Across the country, state and local politicians have begun donning protective gear, in contrast to President Trump, who said he wouldn’t follow the C.D.C. guidance.
Just When They’re Needed Most, Clinics for the Poor Face Drastic Cutbacks April 4, 2020
Clinics that treat the poor and uninsured are facing hard times just when they are most needed. The coronavirus pandemic has depleted their revenues.
The Killer Flu of 1918: A Philadelphia Story April 4, 2020
The brutal toll taken by the flu that claimed 20,000 lives in the city has not been forgotten as Philadelphia braces for the worst of the coronavirus pandemic.
Memories of the 1918 Pandemic From Those Who Survived April 4, 2020
Oral histories tell the stories of “garages full of caskets” during an influenza strain that killed at least a half-million Americans.
Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump Warns of ‘a Lot of Death’ While Revisiting Easter Services April 5, 2020
The president veered from grim warnings to baseless assurances in a single news conference as he predicted a surging death toll in what may be “the toughest week” of the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus Strands China’s Students, in a Dilemma for Beijing April 5, 2020
The government fears returnees who have been studying abroad could worsen the outbreak. But leaving them hanging risks making the authorities look like they can’t protect people.
Trump Urges Coronavirus Patients to Take Unproven Drug April 5, 2020
He said the government was putting millions of doses of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine into an emergency stockpile even though it has not been approved for Covid-19 treatment.
Thirsty on the Set: Fans Spot Water Bottle Gaffes in ‘Little Women’ April 4, 2020
Close watchers of the movie have pointed out what it has in common with “Game of Thrones.”

The Guardian, UK

Bernie Sanders' campaign still 'assessing' but focusing on a more pressing issue: coronavirus April 5, 2020
The Sanders campaign has repurposed its efforts to helping fight the pandemic – is it possible he’ll succeed in his decades-long battle to remake US society?Bernie Sanders is not done running for president and he’s tired of saying so. Related: The US presidential election is frozen in time – can it survive? Continue reading...
Major drug-gang shootout leaves 19 dead in northern Mexico April 5, 2020
The bloody battle broke out in the border state of Chihuahua, where the Sinaloa and Juarez cartels have been at warA major shootout between rival drug gangs has killed 19 people in the northern Mexico border state of Chihuahua, officials say.The state prosecutors’ office said on Saturday that 18 corpses, two grenades, vehicles and guns were found at the scen […]
Trump 'decapitating' intelligence leadership amid coronavirus crisis – Schiff April 4, 2020
President says someone should ‘sue the ass off’ whistleblower whose complaint fired official relayedDonald Trump is “decapitating the leadership of the intelligence community in the middle of a national crisis”, senior Democrat Adam Schiff has charged, after the president fired the inspector general of the US intelligence community late on Friday night. Rela […]
‘I just want to go home’: the desperate millions hit by Modi’s brutal lockdown April 4, 2020
The Indian prime minister’s handling of the pandemic has heaped more misery on the country’s poorest citizens Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFor more than a decade, Begum Jan had managed to survive on the streets of Kolkata. A longtime wheelchair-user, she had a specific spot on a busy street. Rickshaw drivers and passers-by alwa […]
Queen to tell nation to 'take pride' in response to pandemic April 4, 2020
In televised address on Sunday, monarch will praise Britons for response to Covid-19 and call this generation ‘as strong as any’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Queen will praise the nation for its “self-discipline” and “resolve” during the coronavirus pandemic in a rare televised address broadcast on Sunday.In what is describe […]
Marianne Faithfull hospitalised with coronavirus April 4, 2020
Enduring star is described by her representatives as being ‘stable and responding to treatment’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMarianne Faithfull has been hospitalised in London with coronavirus.The singer, who became famous amid the “swinging London” scene of the 1960s and has had a respected (and occasionally troubled) career ev […]
Attacker kills two and injures five in south-east France April 4, 2020
A 33-year-old man has been arrested for a knife attack in the centre of Romans-sur-IsèreA man killed two people and injured at least five others – one of them critically – during an attack in a town in south-east France.The man, 33, was said to have slit the throat of one of his victims in front of the man’s wife and son, in the centre of Romans-sur-Isère in […]
Carrie Symonds recovering from coronavirus symptoms April 4, 2020
Boris Johnson’s pregnant fiancee has been self-isolating and says she has been in bed for past weekCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe prime minister’s pregnant fiancee, Carrie Symonds, has revealed that she is in recovery after suffering coronavirus symptoms.The 32-year-old former government adviser, who is expecting the couple’s […]

The BBC

Coronavirus: Trump predicts ‘a lot of death’ as cases pass 300,000 April 5, 2020
The US president predicts "a lot of death" but suggests easing social-distancing rules for Easter.
Coronavirus: Spain 'close to passing peak' as deaths fall again April 4, 2020
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has extended lockdown measures in the country until 25 April.
Coronavirus: China stops for three minutes to remember the dead April 4, 2020
A day of remembrance is held to honour those who have died in the coronavirus outbreak.
Romans-sur-Isère: Two killed and others wounded in France knife attack April 4, 2020
A man is in custody after shoppers were attacked in a suspected terror incident in Romans-sur-Isère.
Michael Atkinson: Trump fires intelligence chief involved in impeachment April 4, 2020
Intelligence chief Michael Atkinson first alerted Congress to a whistleblower complaint.
Coronavirus: Coming 5,000 miles to die for the NHS April 3, 2020
Two British-Sudanese doctors became the first doctors to die of coronavirus in the UK. This is their story.
Coronavirus: Russia uses facial recognition to tackle Covid-19 April 3, 2020
As Russian cities go into lockdown to try to contain coronavirus, Moscow uses the latest technology to keep track of residents.
Pixar pioneers behind Toy Story animation win "Nobel Prize" of computing April 4, 2020
The men who made films like Toy Story and Finding Nemo possible spoke to the BBC about winning the Turing Award.