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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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Secret F.B.I. Subpoenas Scoop Up Personal Data From Scores of Companies September 20, 2019
The practice, which the bureau says is vital to counterterrorism efforts, casts a much wider net than previously disclosed, newly released documents show.
Deportation Exemptions to Resume for Immigrants Needing Medical Treatment September 20, 2019
In a policy reversal, the Trump administration said it would allow some immigrants to avoid deportation while undergoing lifesaving medical treatment.
Ed Buck Faces Federal Drug Charge in Death of Man in His Home September 20, 2019
The authorities outlined a disturbing pattern in which they say that Mr. Buck traded drugs and money for sexual favors. They said there were at least 11 victims.
Imelda’s Toll in Texas: Flooding and Fears About a Bridge September 20, 2019
The storm unexpectedly dropped 43 inches of water in a pocket south of Beaumont, making it the seventh wettest tropical cyclone in United States history.
Hurricane Maria, 2 Years Later: ‘We Want Another Puerto Rico’ September 20, 2019
From the ruins of the storm rose a grass-roots movement that unseated a governor. But what happens now?
For Some in Texas, Imelda’s Heavy Rain Feels Like Harvey 2.0 September 20, 2019
Tropical Depression Imelda was nowhere near as widespread as Hurricane Harvey. But in some areas, the flooding was worse.
Ady Barkan Won’t Let Dying Stop His Activism September 20, 2019
Democratic presidential candidates are flocking to California to meet Mr. Barkan, who is dying of A.L.S. But the sicker he gets, the more famous he becomes.
States Warn Residents About Rare Mosquito-Borne Illness That Has Killed 5 September 20, 2019
Health authorities are investigating other cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a virus transmitted through a mosquito bite, which has left at least five people dead in three states this year.

The Guardian, UK

Global climate strike: Greta Thunberg and school students lead climate crisis protest – live updates September 20, 2019
Millions of people from Sydney to Manila, Dhaka to London and New York are marching for urgent action on climate breakdownWhy the Guardian is changing its environment languageHow you can get involved | Are you taking part in today’s protests?Please support the Guardian’s independent journalism 4.05pm BST Demonstrations, marches, even open air classes on envi […]
Fresh Brexit talks row as UK asks EU to keep its proposals secret September 20, 2019
Downing Street tells Brussels negotiators documents must not be shared with 27 statesDowning Street’s secrecy over its “underwhelming” Brexit proposals has caused a fresh rupture in the negotiations in Brussels, where the two sides appear to be increasingly at loggerheads.The row has been sparked by a British demand that the EU’s negotiating team treat a lon […]
Mass protests in Spain after 19 women are murdered by partners September 20, 2019
‘Feminist emergency’ demonstrations follow series of high-profile rape casesProtesters will take to the streets of more than 250 towns and cities across Spain on Friday to declare a “feminist emergency” after a series of high-profile rape cases and a summer in which 19 women were murdered by current or former partners.Organisers are aiming to “turn the night […]
Trump whistleblower complaint: focus shifts to Ukraine amid Giuliani claims September 20, 2019
Speculation over reported promise to foreign leader mounts as Giuliani seems to admit to pressing Ukraine to investigate BidenSpeculation in Washington is at fever pitch over the reports that Donald Trump’s promise to a foreign leader so troubled a US intelligence official that it prompted a whistleblower complaint, with the focus now shifting to Ukraine.Top […]
Thomas Cook: plans made for biggest UK peacetime repatriation September 20, 2019
Travel firm holding last-ditch talks to avert bankruptcyUp to 150,000 Britons holidaying abroad could be affectedThe government and the aviation watchdog are drawing up plans for the biggest ever UK peacetime repatriation if Thomas Cook collapses, with 150,000 British customers currently on holidays overseas with the travel company.Thomas Cook is holding las […]
Trudeau says he can't recall how many times he wore blackface makeup September 20, 2019
Footage emerges of third instance of Canadian prime minister in blackface, with one month to go before election• How will Justin Trudeau’s blackface photos affect Canada’s election?Justin Trudeau is scrambling to halt further damage to his re-election campaign after a string of racist images from his past put Canada’s image-conscious prime minister at the ce […]
Group of US women sue 'amateur' porn producer over 'coercion and lies' September 20, 2019
San Diego court hears GirlsDoPorn released ‘amateur-style’ films of the women online, despite allegedly promising they would only be seen on specialist DVDs US porn makers are being sued for $22m (£17.5m) over allegations that they lied and coerced a group of young women into making “amateur-style” pornographic films.In court this week, a woman known as Jane […]
Russian court frees actor Pavel Ustinov after public backlash September 20, 2019
Ustinov is accused of injuring a police officer when he was arrested at a protestA Russian court has released an actor from jail after a public backlash led by Moscow’s theatre community turned his case into a cause celebre.Pavel Ustinov, who was detained at last month’s anti-government protests, still faces three and a half years in prison for allegedly inj […]

The BBC

Trump denies promise that led to formal complaint from intelligence official September 20, 2019
Reports say the complaint relates to a July call with Ukraine's new president, Volodymyr Zelensky.
Climate protest student: 'I'm here to step up and say no more' September 20, 2019
Student Gina Hale is one of the protesters taking part in the day of climate action.
North Korean held in Russia 'for poaching' dies September 20, 2019
The fisherman was one of six injured while resisting arrest, a Russian border official says.
Cuba's 'sonic weapon' may have been mosquito gas September 20, 2019
A mystery illness that has blighted diplomats in Havana may have been due to fumigation, a study says.
Germany plans €54bn climate deal amid 500 protests September 20, 2019
Angela Merkel's government agrees to cut CO2 emissions faster, but protesters say it is not enough.
Australia PM Scott Morrison meets Trump for White House state dinner September 20, 2019
The two have heaped praise on each other and now Scott Morrison will get rare state dinner.
Bill de Blasio: New York mayor pulls out of US presidential race September 20, 2019
Bill de Blasio says it's "clearly not my time" as he drops his bid to be the Democrat candidate.
Gulalai Ismail: Activist in hiding flees Pakistan for the US September 20, 2019
Gulalai Ismail is accused of "anti-state activities" and is now in New York seeking asylum.