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Live Streaming of The Second Inauguration of President Barack Obama, January 21, 2013

• January 21, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, History, National Issues, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, Religion, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: African Americans, Barack Obama, Blacks, Capitol Hill, Common Sense, Faiths, First Lady Michelle Obama, FLOTUS, Inauguration, Live Streaming, Love, Martin Luther King, Michelle Obama, National Mall, Prayers, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Sasha and Malia Obama, Second Inaugural, The First Lady, The King Bible, The King Holiday, United States, United States presidential inauguration, Washington D.C.

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.

Funeral Services Announced for Gil Scott-Heron and More (w/Update)

• June 1, 2011 • 2 Comments

Posted in African American History, American History, Black Britons/British Caribbean, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, HIV Positive, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Art, Artists, Arts, BBC News, Blacks, Children, Crack, Creative People, Death, Drug Addiction, Drugs, E. Ethelbert Miller, Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home, Funeral Services, Ghostface Killah, Gia Scott-Heron, Gil Scott-Heron, Growing Up, I'm New Here, Kanye West, Love, Musician, New York City, New York Times, Novelist, Poet, Polymath, Riverside Church, Singer, Substance Abuse, Substance Dependence, Talib Kweli, The Fieldston School, The Hip Hop Nation, The Seventies, The Sixties, Washington D.C.

This is The Face of Another of Malcolm X’s Assassins, William Bradley, But He Never Got a Day in Prison. Why?

• April 29, 2010 • 1 Comment

Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Crime, Documentary, Domestic Terrorism, Film, Hate Crimes, Political Malfeasance, Race, The Rest of the World
Tags: A Singular Voice, Abdur-Rahman Muhammad, African Americans, Agents Provocateurs, Assassination, Benjamin Thomas, Black Muslims, Blacks, El Hajj Malik El Shabazz, FBI Agent, John Ali, Leon Davis, Malcolm X, Mujahid Halim, Murder, Mustafa Shabazz, NOI, Racism, Sunni Islam, Talmadge X. Hayer, The Audubon Ballroom, The Nation of Islam, Thomas Hagan, Unfinished Business, Washington D.C., Wilber McKinley, William Bradley

Tim Wise, “Imagine If The Tea Party Were Black”

• April 25, 2010 • 9 Comments

Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Class, Crime, Domestic Terrorism, Hate Crimes, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, The Economy, The Tea Party Movement
Tags: "Between Barack and a Hard Place", AmericaBlog, Anne Coulter, Anti-Racism, Armed Protesters, Brian and Sara Brandsmeier, Malia Obama, Michael Savage, Neo-Confederate, Pastor Stan Craig, Pat Buchanan, Racism, Rush Limbaugh, Teabagging, Ted Nugent, The Right Wing, The Tea Party Movement, Tim Wise, Washington D.C., White Privilege, White Supremacy

Shani Davis Wins Olympic Gold for 1,000 Meter Ice Sprint

• February 18, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Canada, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, The Winter Olympics 2010
Tags: "The Incredibles", African American, African Americans, Blacks, Champion, Chicago IL, Chicagoan, DC Inner City Excitement, Frozone, Ice, Lightness, Northern Michigan University, Pettit National Ice Center, Shani, Shani Davis, Skating, Snow, Speed Skating, The Olympic Gold Medal, The Olympics, Washington D.C., Weightlessness, West Allis WI, Winter Sports, Wisconsin

Friday Night Music, August 7: Roberta Flack, “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” 1974

• August 7, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Music, Roberta Flack
Tags: "Killing Me Softly", Atlantic Records, Charles Fox, Clint Eastwood, Donny Hathaway, Grammy, Grammy Award, Grammy R & B, Howard University, Les McCann, Maxi Priest, New York, Norman Gimbel, Peabo Bryson, Roberta Flack, The Seventies, Washington D.C.

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The Madison WI Capitol Times

Luke Fuszard: Ramp up commitment to civic education August 19, 2017
Wisconsin should administer a comprehensive civic health survey, as 30 other states already do, to measure how much people trust their neighbors, are active in their communities and interact with their government.
Eric Sullivan: $3 B into Foxconn is a terrible business proposition August 19, 2017
Dear Editor: I am opposed to the Foxconn deal as described in press reports.
Nicholas Wagner: GOP will not survive its association with Trump August 19, 2017
Dear Editor: It was once a given that being a Nazi was condemned in America but then Trump came along and gave them permission to come out and proudly hate again.
Garrison Keillor: Don't take lunacy too seriously August 19, 2017
Maybe we create a special place for the Charlottesville sociopaths in a wilderness canyon out West where they could goosestep and Sieg Heil, express their whiteness, feel uber Alles, feast on knockwurst, light each other's Pupser, the whole schmegeggy.
Morning briefing: Hate groups, hate crime fester in Wisconsin August 19, 2017
Stories that are making the news today in Madison and around the state and country.
Tim Stemcha: Foxconn plan not a limited-government proposal August 19, 2017
Dear Editor: The financial numbers related to the attempt to lure Taiwan's Foxconn assembly plant into southeastern Wisconsin are sketchy at best, but even the optimistic ones deserve attention. A round number being used is that $3 billion of taxpayer…
'We try to reach people where they're at:' Mobile lunch program brings free food to north side neighborhoods August 19, 2017
Jane H. Kavaloski: Mark Pocan is advocating for all of humanity August 18, 2017
Dear Editor: Rep. Mark Pocan is courageously correct in demanding that Congress abide by its constitutionally defined authority to declare war. As the administration offers threats instead of diplomacy in the continuing crisis with North Korea, the planet is put…

The New York Times

Alaska Warily Eyes Change Bringing Suburbs and Amazon Boxes August 19, 2017
Vast physical distances are becoming less limiting, bringing conveniences but perhaps eroding the state’s special identity.
In Charlottesville, Some Say Statue Debate Obscures a Deep Racial Split August 19, 2017
As the Virginia city becomes the latest flash point in the America’s fight over white supremacy, a deep-rooted struggle for equality has weighed heavily on a shrinking black population.
E.P.A. Promised ‘a New Day’ for the Agriculture Industry, Documents Reveal August 18, 2017
The agency’s political appointees pushed career staff members to draft an order rejecting a ban on a popular pesticide.
‘We Can’t Just Pull Out Our Gun’: Border Patrol Alters Training August 18, 2017
New training in New Mexico for future Border Patrol agents teaches them how to defuse tense situations involving people they encounter while on patrol.
In Monument Debate, Calls for an Overdue Reckoning on Race and Southern Identity August 19, 2017
A longtime mantra used by many defenders is being undercut by the embrace of Confederate imagery by white supremacists.
What Happens to Solar Power in an Eclipse? We’ll Find Out Monday August 18, 2017
Grid operators will scramble when solar panels go dark — a rare trial run for a future in which the nation will be more reliant on renewable energy.
Romney Tells Trump to Apologize for Causing ‘Racists to Rejoice’ August 18, 2017
In a Facebook post, Mitt Romney urged President Trump to repudiate racists and admit they were “100% to blame” for the violence in Charlottesville, Va., last weekend.
‘Antifa’ Grows as Left-Wing Faction Set to, Literally, Fight the Far Right August 18, 2017
Recent events in Charlottesville, Va., where white nationalists clashed with counterprotesters, have brought new attention to a coalition of radicals unafraid to scuffle with right-wing extremists.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Rapper Mystikal wanted in alleged sexual assault: report August 19, 2017
The incident allegedly took place in Shreveport on October 22, 2016
No more solar eclipse glasses at New Orleans libraries August 19, 2017
All of the hot-ticket item were quickly given way Saturday morning, a library spokesman said.
Live:Take'Em Down NOLA march Saturday from Congo Square August 19, 2017
The activist group says New Orleans City Council members didn't go far enough to remove monuments linked to slavery and the Confederacy.
Trump to skip Kennedy Center arts awards August 19, 2017
Trump wants to avoid "any political distraction" according to a White House announcement
Strong winds possible in southeast Louisiana, weather service warns August 19, 2017
The National Weather Service issued a warning of possible strong winds associated with storms moving into southeastern Louisiana Saturday (Aug. 19).
Man robbed in 7th Ward attempting to thwart an armed assault: NOPD August 19, 2017
A 62-year-old man was robbed of his truck in the 7th Ward early Saturday (Aug. 19) after he tried to breakup what appeared to be an armed assault, New Orleans police said.
Get free solar eclipse glasses at New Orleans libraries August 19, 2017
Limited supply available on first-come basis Saturday at library branches
Woman carjacked in Lower 9th Ward: NOPD August 19, 2017
A 26-year-old woman was carjacked as she sat in her car Friday evening (Aug. 18) in the Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans police said.

The Guardian, UK

Barcelona mourns as police step up hunt for driver of van August 19, 2017
Younes Abouyaaqoub, understood to be chief suspect in Las Ramblas attack, is thought to be key member of 12-strong jihadist cellSpanish police have intensified their hunt for a 22-year-old Moroccan man believed to be the driver of the van used in the Barcelona attack that killed at least 13 and injured more than 130 last Thursday. Younes Abouyaaqoub, underst […]
‘Las Ramblas cries but it is alive’: Barcelona recovers historic defiance August 19, 2017
Spain’s second city mourns the victims as the shock sinks in that the Catalan capital has joined the list of terrorism targets in EuropeFrom the death, confusion and fear of Thursday’s terrorist attack, the Barcelona boulevard of Las Ramblas has returned to its historic role as a centre of life, reflection and defiance.The paving stones on which the victims […]
President Maduro strips Venezuela’s parliament of power August 19, 2017
Legislative powers taken fro opposition-led parliament, as country’s fugitive attorney general alleges Maduro corruption linksVenezuela’s political crisis has deepened after a new pro-government “superbody” stripped the opposition-held parliament of its legislative powers and the fugitive attorney general accused President Nicolás Maduro of links to a corrup […]
At least 20 dead after Indian train derails in Uttar Pradesh August 19, 2017
The tragic crash is the fourth major derailment incident on India’s struggling rail network this yearAt least 20 people have been killed and scores more injured after a train came off the tracks in India on Saturday.Rescuers and local people in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh worked into the night searching for survivors in the overturned and mangled car […]
Finland knife attacker 'targeted women' August 19, 2017
One Briton injured in incident that killed two Finns and injured several othersAn 18-year-old Moroccan man suspected of carrying out Friday’s deadly knife attack in Finland appeared to have targeted women as his victims, police have said.Officers are treating the attack in Turku, in which two people were killed and eight injured, as a terrorist act. Continue […]
Steve Bannon, chief White House strategist, removed from role August 18, 2017
White House says decision was mutual: ‘We are grateful for his service’Bannon says: ‘I’m leaving and going to war for Trump against his opponents’Steve Bannon has been removed from his post as White House chief strategist, ending his highly contentious career at the center of the Trump administration. A statement from the White House press secretary was sent […]
Cambridge University Press accused of 'selling its soul' over Chinese censorship August 19, 2017
Academics and activists decry publisher’s decision to comply with a Chinese request to block more than 300 articles from leading China studies journalThe world’s oldest publishing house, Cambridge University Press, has been accused of being an accomplice to the Communist party’s bid to whitewash Chinese history after it agreed to purge hundreds of politicall […]
Eight people stabbed in Siberian city of Surgut August 19, 2017
Attacker who injured passersby, two seriously, was shot dead by policeEight people have been injured in a knife attack in the Siberian city of Surgut, according to Russian news agency reports.“A man was running along the main streets stabbing people,” Tass reported, citing the spokesman for the local office of the Russian law enforcement committee. The suspe […]

The BBC

Boston march against right-wing rally draws thousands August 19, 2017
Anti-racism protesters converge on the "Free Speech" rally featuring right-wing speakers.
Barcelona attack: Government says terror cell dismantled August 19, 2017
The hunt continues for Younes Abouyaaqoub, who police suspect may have driven the van that killed 13.
Trumps to skip Kennedy honours to avoid 'distraction' August 19, 2017
The couple will not attend the Kennedy Center Honors to avoid political distraction, officials say.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari returns from UK August 19, 2017
The Nigerian leader spent three months in the UK seeking treatment for an unspecified illness.
Finland killings: Knifeman 'targeted women in Turku terror attack' August 19, 2017
Police cite a terrorist attack as an 18-year-old Moroccan is held over Friday's double killing.
Grace Mugabe fails to appear at leaders summit in SA August 19, 2017
Police want to interview Mrs Mugabe about an alleged assault at a hotel in Johannesburg.
Steve Bannon vows to 'go to war' for Trump agenda August 19, 2017
The fired Trump strategist pledges to fight for the agenda that he says won the US presidency.
Liu Xiaobo's widow Liu Xia makes first appearance since funeral August 19, 2017
Liu Xia, the widow of China's most prominent critic Liu Xiaobo, had not been seen since his funeral.