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Playwright Ntozake Shange Talks about Tyler Perry and “For Colored Girls”

• October 12, 2010 • 5 Comments

Posted in Acting, African American History, Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Books, Class, Cultural History, Domestic Violence, Drama, Education, Film, Love, Memoir, Murder/Manslaughter, Ntozake Shange, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stroke, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Womanism, Women
Tags: African Americans, Anika Noni Rose, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Black Women, Blacks, Brooklyn, Drama, Growing Up, Harriette Cole, Janet Jackson, Loretta Devine, Love, Marriage, New York, Novelist, Ntozake Shange, Playwright, Poet, Racism, Sex, Sexism, Sexism in the African American Community, The Root, The Seventies, The Washington Post, Tyler Perry, United States, Video

Spike Lee Throwing Memorial Block Party for Michael Jackson in Fort Greene, Brooklyn on His Birthday

• August 18, 2009 • 1 Comment

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Gossip, Michael Jackson, Music, Music Videos, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Michael Jackson Day", "The Los Angeles Times", "They Don't Really Care About Us", August 29, Blanket Jackson, Brooklyn, DJ Spinna, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Fort Greene Park, Gary IN, Joe Jackson, Las Vegas, Las Vegas NV, Marshall Thompson, Michael Jackson, Michael Joseph Jackson, Murder, Spike Lee, The Chi-Lites, The Jackson Five, The Root, The Rust Belt, TMZ.com

Skip Gates Talks

• July 21, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Education, History, Race
Tags: BART, Cambridge MA, Charles Ogletree, Constables on Patrol, Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., Harvard University, Oscar Grant III, Police Harassment, Residing While Black, Skip Gates, The Root

Why I Won’t Stop Criticizing Barack Obama

• April 7, 2009 • 1 Comment

Posted in American Politics, Bailouts, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Crime-Cops-Injustice, History, Joblessness, Journalism and Ethics, Obama Administration, Race, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Air Traffic Controllers, Angry Black Bitch, Bailouts, Ben Bernanke, BET, Black Agenda Report, Blackblogistan, Blackblogosphere, Constables on Patrol, Jack & Jill Politics, Jeff Johnson, Krissah Thompson, Lawrence Summers, Michael Corleone, Punditocracy, Pundits, Stimulus Plan, Tavis Smiley, The Black Snob, The Constitution, The Field Negro, The Root, The Washington Post, Timothy Geithner, United Auto Workers

Memo to Jimi Izrael: Fronting as Straight Always Pays Off

• March 29, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Black People, Books, Nonfiction/Essays, Race, Religion, Sexuality, Women
Tags: Bayard Rustin, Betty Shabazz, Bisexuality, Bruce Perry, El Hajj Malik El Shabazz, Enforced Heterosexism, Fronting, Gay, James Baldwin, Jimi Izrael, Malcolm X, Malcolm: The Life of the Man Who Changed Black America, The Nation of Islam, The Root

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Crisis Hits Dominican Republic Over Deaths of U.S. Tourists June 23, 2019
Officials in the Dominican Republic are struggling to explain the deaths of at least nine American tourists in recent months, and say they are a target of an exaggerated campaign of “fake news.”
‘There Is a Stench’: No Soap and Overcrowding in Detention Centers for Migrant Children June 22, 2019
Inspectors and lawyers traveling to border facilities in Texas described tremendous overcrowding and filthy conditions for hundreds of children and other detainees.
Can ‘Big Data’ Help Fight Big Fires? Firefighters Are Betting on It June 24, 2019
As wildfires grow more intense, fire chiefs in Southern California are looking to big data and machine learning for help in managing fast-moving blazes.
How NASA Sold the Science and Glamour of Space Travel June 24, 2019
At the time of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission in the 1960s, some Americans had reservations about the wisdom of reaching for the stars when troubles swelled on Earth.
Maine Needed New, Young Residents. African Migrants Began Arriving by the Dozens. June 23, 2019
The migrants have been arriving in Portland, Maine, by the dozens. The surge has opened a debate in the city, which needs new residents but also has filled its shelters.
Joe Sestak, Former Pennsylvania Congressman, Becomes the 24th Democratic Candidate for President June 23, 2019
Mr. Sestak entered the presidential race later than the 23 other candidates because his daughter had been battling brain cancer.
L.G.B.T.Q. Visibility, Literally: Painting New York for Pride June 20, 2019
More than 50 murals in all five boroughs of New York City will mark the half-century since the Stonewall uprising.
‘Stop Repeating History’: Plan to Keep Migrant Children at Former Internment Camp Draws Outrage June 22, 2019
Demonstrators called the government’s plan to house 1,400 unaccompanied migrant children a return to a shameful past.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Bourbon Street reconstruction cost doubles, start of 2nd half delayed to May 2018 August 23, 2017
Final cost has jumped from original estimate of $6 million to over $13 million.
Should Congress ban the use of government shutdowns? February 12, 2019
Several pieces of legislation have been proposed to make shutdowns obsolete, but many lawmakers want the threat to negotiate with.
Should navigation apps warn when police are nearby? February 11, 2019
Some navigations apps do more than tell you when to turn left or right; they tell you when you're approaching a police checkpoint.
Was Matthew Whitaker disrespectful in his Congressional hearing? February 9, 2019
With days left before the Senate votes to confirm his successor William Barr, Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker was called in to answer questions from the House Judiciary Committee
Should Ralph Northam resign? February 5, 2019
The governor initially admitted to being in the photo and apologized, only to recant the next day.
Should former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz actually run for president? January 31, 2019
Howard Schultz, the former CEO of Starbucks, has announced his intention to explore a run for president.
Is it realistic to save money after college? January 28, 2019
Experts say that you should aim to save 25 percent of your gross pay by your early twenties and the equivalent of your annual salary by your thirties.
Can Democratic presidential nominees outrun their baggage? January 23, 2019
As the Democratic field for president becomes more crowded every day, every life decision and each vote is coming under intense scrutiny.

The Guardian, UK

Mike Pompeo meets Saudi royals for talks about anti-Iran alliance June 24, 2019
US secretary of state to also visit UAE as he hails ‘great allies’ at time of rising tensionsMike Pompeo has met Saudi Arabia’s king and crown prince for talks as the US secretary of state seeks to promote an anti-Iran alliance at a time of mounting tensions in the region.“You are a dear friend,” King Salman told Pompeo, who is due to fly to the United Arab […]
Ekrem İmamoğlu defeats AKP in Istanbul mayoral election June 23, 2019
Voters embrace CHP party campaign bridging religious, class and ethnic dividesTurkey’s opposition has won a high-stakes rerun of the Istanbul mayoral election, a serious blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and a landmark victory in a country where many feared democracy was failing.Shortly after initial results pointing to a landslide win for the oppositio […]
Boris Johnson row: top Tory party donor joins calls for explanation June 24, 2019
Taxi tycoon John Griffin voices concerns about morality of leadership favouriteToday’s political developments - live updatesOne of the Conservative party’s most generous donors has joined a growing chorus of demands for Boris Johnson to explain why police were called to his home after an altercation with his partner.John Griffin, the taxi tycoon who has give […]
The new drug highway: Pacific islands at centre of cocaine trafficking boom June 23, 2019
Explosion in number of boats carrying cocaine and meth from Latin America to Australia is causing havoc for islands on the way • Cocaine used as washing powder: police struggle with Pacific drug influxIt is the drug route you’ve never heard of: a multibillion-dollar operation involving cocaine and methamphetamines being packed into the hulls of sailing boats […]
Cypriot officer given seven life sentences for serial killing June 24, 2019
Army captain Nikos Metaxas admits murder of five women and two childrenA Greek Cypriot army captain was given seven life sentences after pleading guilty to killing five women and two children in a three-year murder spree in which he preyed on his victims online.The case, involving the worst peacetime atrocities against women in Cyprus in memory, caused outra […]
French parties unite in call for referendum on Macron's airports sell-off June 24, 2019
President accused of ‘flogging family silver’, as communists and Sarkozy MPs join forcesEmmanuel Macron’s plan for the biggest wave of French privatisations in a decade is under threat after opposition politicians took the unusual step of joining ranks to push for a referendum on the sale of Paris airports.The centrist French president wants to sell the stat […]
Home Office finally allows stranded mother and baby home from Pakistan June 24, 2019
Visa decision overturned for British resident Nina Saleh, 48 hours after Guardian and others published her storyA woman who was refused a visa to return to London after travelling to Pakistan to adopt a baby has been told she can come home.Nina Saleh has a Norwegian passport but full UK residency rights after living in London for 20 years. She was refused a […]
Nick Clegg denies misuse of Facebook influenced Brexit vote June 24, 2019
Tech firm’s communications chief says it found no evidence of Russian interferenceNick Clegg, Facebook’s head of communications, has dismissed allegations that misuse of the social network influenced the Brexit referendum result.Speaking on the BBC’s Today programme on Monday, the former deputy UK prime minister said the company’s investigations had found no […]

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Islamic State captives 'must be tried or freed', says UN's Bachelet June 24, 2019
The UN also urges countries to take responsibility for citizens being held in Iraq or Syria.
Ethiopia Amhara 'coup ringleader killed' June 24, 2019
Police shoot dead the general following Saturday's foiled coup in Amhara region, state media reports.
Erdogan's party suffers blow after Istanbul re-run poll defeat June 24, 2019
The opposition victory in the mayoral race delivers the Turkish president his worst election setback.
France 40C heatwave could break June records June 24, 2019
It could feel like 47C in Paris this week as high humidity makes a hot June feel even hotter.
Thailand cave rescue: Boys mark one year anniversary June 24, 2019
The 12 boys, their coach and rescuers attended ceremonies to mark one year since they went missing in Chang Rai.
Muslim women defy ban to swim in burkinis at French pool June 24, 2019
Activists in the city of Grenoble hold a protest inspired by US civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks.
Cambodia building collapse: Two pulled alive from rubble June 24, 2019
This comes more than two days after Saturday's disaster in which at least 25 people died.
German WW2 bomb leaves giant crater in field June 24, 2019
The bomb went off in the early hours of Sunday, startling nearby residents.