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Black Surfers? It’s Not Just a White Thing. “Whitewash,” Black Surfing Documentary Narrated by Ben Harper and Black Thought of The Roots Now at Hulu

• December 13, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Black Britons/British Caribbean, Black People, Black Surfers, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Documentary, Film, Jamaica/British Caribbean, Love, Music, Spirituality, Sports, Travel, Weather, Women
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Saturday Night Music, November 26, 2011: Experience Unlimited (EU), “Da Butt,” from Spike Lee’s “School Daze,” 1988

• November 26, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Acting, African American History, Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, Drama, Film, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Women
Tags: "School Daze", Arts, Bill Nunn, Chuck Brown, D.C. Metro, Dance Party, EU, Experience Unlimited, Frat Party, Funk, Go-Go, Grady, Jane Toussaint, Jungle Boogie, Maryland, Rumpshaking, Spike Lee, The Roots, Washington, Washington D.C.

The Roots Snark Michele Bachmann on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” with Fishbone’s “Lyin’ Ass Bitch”

• November 23, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, Late Night TV, Music, Public Intellectualism, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Roots, Women
Tags: "Lyin Ass Bitch", African Americans, Apologies, Ashlee Simpson, Bachmann, Bad Taste, Blacks, California, Cheek, Cheekiness, Comcast, Common Sense, Demeaning to Women?, Double Standard, Fallon, Fishbone, General Electric, Jimmy Fallon, Kathie Lee Gifford, Lady Gaga, Lampoon, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Lorne Michaels, Meme, Michele Bachmann, NBC, Presidiential Candidate, Punked, Republicans, Right Wing Loon, Roots, Self-Preservation, Ska, Slut-Shaming, The Roots, Tweet, Twitter, United States

“The Legendary: A Film About The Roots” is Nine Minutes of Illumination

• March 6, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Documentary, Film, Music, The Roots
Tags: "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear", "Things Fall Apart", "Wake Up, African Americans, Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson, Alternative Rock, Black Thought, Blacks, Fans, Funk, Hip Hop, Isaac Hayes, Jazz, Jimmy Fallon, John Legend, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Neo-Soul, Philadelphia High School for Creative Performing Arts, Roberta Flack, Roots, Sam Cooke, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, The Roots

The Ancestors Summon “The Godfather of the Bass Guitar,” Robert Wilson of The Gap Band, 53

• August 24, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Love, Music, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Gap Band, The Heart
Tags: "Magician's Holiday", "The Godfather of Bass Guitar", ?uestlove, African Americans, Ahmir Thompson, Bassist, Blacks, Brenda Wilson, Charlie Wilson, Coronary, Funk Bassist, Guy and Aaron Hall, Heart Attack, Keith Sweat, Leon Russell, Love, Memorial, Myocardial Infarction, Palmdale CA, R. Kelly, Robert Wilson, Ronnie Wilson, The Black Church, The Eighties, The Gap Band, The Roots, The Seventies, The Timeless Music Festival, Tulsa OK, Wayman Tisdale

So far, The Roots are doing better than Jimmy Fallon

• March 12, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in Celebrities/Royals, Television
Tags: CBS, Conan O'Brien, Craig Ferguson, Jay Leno, Jimmy Fallon, Late Night TV, NBC, The Roots, The Tonight Show

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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.