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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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Yeah, I Ate That: Little Caesar's Bacon-Wrapped Deep Dish Pizza March 3, 2015
Each of the new deep-dish pizzas are wrapped in 42 inches of bacon.
Critics question proposed WEDC, WHEDA merger in Scott Walker's budget March 3, 2015
A proposal in Gov. Scott Walker's budget to consolidate Wisconsin's economic development efforts continues to raise questions among lawmakers who sit on the board of the state's existing jobs agency.
John Nichols: This is what Scott Walker has become March 3, 2015
Scott Walker has changed since he was first elected to the Assembly in 1993 — and not for the better.
State Debate: Scott Walker, right to work still hot debate topics March 3, 2015
A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.
Paul Soglin and Scott Resnick address respect, admiration at Cap Times candidate forum March 3, 2015
The Capital Times mayoral forum was held Monday evening at the Madison Central Public Library.
The Day Ahead, March 3: 'Mr. Turner,' Jennifer Chiaverini March 3, 2015
Your daily guide to what's happening in and around Madison.
Carol Van Hulle: Tax cuts created Scott Walker's budget shortfall March 3, 2015
Dear Editor: When Walker first took office, he used the budget shortfall as an excuse to cut government services and wage war on education. Instead of using the savings from those cuts to stre…
Eighth-grade girls leadership conference reminds: 'you're not too young' March 3, 2015
The Link's day-long conference hosts African-American girls from around the Madison Metropolitan School District.

The Chicago Tribune

'Wintry mix' blamed for major delays on CTA's Green, Pink and Yellow lines March 3, 2015
Tracks glazed by ice and snow stopped trains on the CTA's Green, Pink and Yellow lines Tuesday morning, causing major delays through the morning rush.
GOP: House to vote on yearlong bill to fund Homeland Security March 3, 2015
In a major victory for President Barack Obama, the Republican-led House relented on Tuesday and will back legislation to fund the Homeland Security Department through the end of the budget year, without restrictions on immigration.
Snow and ice glaze morning commute, I-57 closed by accidents March 3, 2015
Snow and freezing rain glazed highways just in time for the morning rush Tuesday, prompting state police in Illinois and Indiana to warn of dangerous driving conditions.
Chicago State, U. of I. land on 'worst of' list for campus free speech March 3, 2015
The University of Illinois' rescinded job offer to a professor and a controversy over a faculty blog at Chicago State University helped land the two schools on a 2014 "worst of" list for student and faculty free speech rights.
1 dead, 3 wounded in overnight shootings March 3, 2015
A 17-year-old boy was killed and three others were injured since Monday evening in separate shootings in the South Deering, Englewood and Gage Park neighborhoods, officials said.
3 cops in fatal L.A. Skid Row shooting had training on mentally ill March 3, 2015
The three officers who fired their weapons in a videotaped struggle that left a homeless man dead were veterans of the beat on Los Angeles' downtrodden Skid Row who had special training to deal with the homeless and mentally ill, police leaders said.
Some police stations offered as safe zones for Craigslist sales March 3, 2015
For buyers and sellers on Craigslist, there's a new place to make the handoff: the police station.
Chances of a perfect March Madness bracket? 1 in 9.2 quintillion March 3, 2015
The probability of creating the perfect March Madness bracket is shockingly low — as in less than 1 in 9.2 quintillion (or 9,223,372,036,854,775,808) chance.

The New York Times

House, in Reversal, Will Vote on Year’s Funding for Homeland Security March 3, 2015
The move by Speaker John A. Boehner, surprising in its timing, would avert a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security but was likely to inflame conservatives.
Saving Big on Energy Bills, People Take It to the Bank March 3, 2015
Energy prices began falling last summer, but economists are stumped on what consumers are doing with the extra money. They’re not shopping.
Obama and Netanyahu Play Down Rancor on Iran, but Views Still Differ Sharply March 3, 2015
President Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel offered divergent approaches to Iran but tried to cool down the personal nature of any dispute.
Execution of Georgia Woman Is Postponed Indefinitely March 3, 2015
The execution of Kelly R. Gissendaner, convicted of having her husband murdered, was put off after officials noticed some of the drugs to be used appeared cloudy.
Jury Selection in Boston Marathon Bombing Trial Enters Final Day March 3, 2015
Opening statements at the federal courthouse are to begin on Wednesday in a trial that is expected to last through June.
Chapel Hill Killer’s Rage Went Beyond Parking Dispute March 3, 2015
Competing narratives have emerged about what lay behind the killings of Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, her husband and sister in North Carolina.
Netanyahu, Amid Tensions, Prepares to Deliver Speech to Congress on Iran March 3, 2015
The address has generated resentment and reinforcement from different quarters while driving a partisan wedge between Democrats and Republicans.
A Debate That Divides: A Polarized Court, Weighing a Reversal of the Safety Net March 3, 2015
Major parts of the social safety net are rarely repealed after taking effect. The Supreme Court will consider whether to do so with the health law.

The San Jose Mercury News

Silicon Valley patent and trademark office cost now triple the original estimate March 3, 2015
With construction set to begin Friday at San Jose City Hall, officials revealed that the total cost of the project is now pegged at $18.2 million -- triple the original estimate.
Obamacare challenged in Supreme Court: Explaining the case concerning state subsidies March 3, 2015
NEW YORK (AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court this week hears a challenge to President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
Mayor De Blasio to skip St. Patrick's parade over gay banner policy March 3, 2015
NEW YORK (AP) -- Mayor Bill de Blasio is not planning to march in the nation's biggest and oldest St.
Parking space savers being trashed in snowy Boston March 3, 2015
BOSTON (AP) -- Bostonians have another reason to be steamed about this winter of epic snow: The city is starting to remove the lawn chairs, milk crates, coolers and other stuff that people put on the street to reserve the parking spaces they've dug out.
Mall dressing room creeper allegedly put dozens of nude videos on porn sites March 3, 2015
WAYNE, Pa. (AP) -- A man sneaking around on his hands and knees videotaped dozens of naked girls and women in dressing rooms at one of the country's largest malls and then posted the clips on pornography websites, police said Monday.
Netanyahu: 'I have a moral obligation to speak' March 2, 2015
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted Monday that his plans to address Congress are not aimed at disrespecting President Barack Obama, even as he assailed the U.S. leader's bid for a nuclear deal with Iran as a threat to his country's survival.
$4.8 million in gold bars stolen from truck March 2, 2015
Armed robbers stole about $4.8 million in gold bars on Sunday from an armored truck traveling north along Interstate 95 from Florida to Massachusetts, authorities said Monday.
Supreme Court rejects appeal from California same-sex marriage opponents over disclosing donors March 2, 2015
The Supreme Court has turned away an appeal from same-sex marriage opponents in California who want to keep the identities of their campaign donors secret.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Feds still investigating former DA Walter Reed, subpoena shows March 3, 2015
A federal investigation into former north shore district attorney Walter Reed is continuing, according to a grand jury subpoena requesting records related to Reed's campaign payments to his son's company. WVUE Fox 8 News received a subpoena last week requesting...
John Mac announcement, BESE open meetings suit postponed March 3, 2015
The Esplanade Ridge school has become a flashpoint for tensions over the ongoing role of the Recovery system, which took over 80 percent of the city's schools after Hurricane Katrina.
St. Tammany Economic Development Director Don Shea leaving post after 2 years March 3, 2015
St. Tammany Parish's first economic development director is leaving his post after two years in the position. Parish President Pat Brister confirmed Monday night (March 2) that Don Shea is leaving parish government. Brister would not reveal the circumstances of...
A year after taking over Algiers' ferries, Regional Transit Authority chief to discuss status Thursday (March 5) March 3, 2015
A year after Algiers' two ferry lines entered privatization, Regional Transit Authority manager Justine Augustine III is scheduled to discuss their status this week. He will speak Thursday (March 5) at an Algiers Point Association meeting. Justin Augustine IIIAndrea Shaw, NOLA.com...
Child shot in eastern New Orleans dies at hospital March 3, 2015
Her 25-year-old mother also was killed in the triple shooting that sent another woman to the hospital.
New Orleans woman killed in Mississippi car crash, newspaper reports March 3, 2015
A New Orleans woman died Monday (March 2) in single-vehicle crash in Pearl River County, Miss., a newspaper is reporting. The Picayune Item reported that the crash occurred on Interstate 59 near Millard around 1 p.m. Monday. The victim, identified as...
Mercy Endeavors Senior Center celebrated new center groundbreaking in New Orleans March 3, 2015
Mercy Endeavors' existing center has operated since 1997 out of the old St. Alphonsus Convent at 1017 St. Andrew Street and the space is limited.
Judge in Dave Peralta's sexual battery wraps up motions Tuesday March 3, 2015
Attorneys in St. Bernard Parish President Dave Peralta's sexual battery case are due back in court 10 a.m. Tuesday (March 3) to resolve any remaining motions before the scheduled April 20 trial. NOLA.com will cover the hearing and Whether or not...

The Guardian, UK

Afghanistan officials sanctioned murder, torture and rape, says report March 3, 2015
Human Rights Watch accuses high-ranking officials of allowing extrajudicial killings and brutal practices to flourish after fall of TalibanTop Afghan officials have presided over murders, abduction, and other abuses with the tacit backing of their government and its western allies, Human Rights Watch says in a new report.A grim account of deaths, robbery, ra […]
Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu to address Congress – live March 3, 2015
Netanyahu expected to urge US against Iran negotiations Prime minister shuns Democrats but meets with RepublicansIsraeli PM’s speech to Congress snubbed by prominent Democrats 10.50am ET Boehner crashes the gavel down and calls the House to order, and the chamber rises to applaud politely as Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumber, Dianne Feinstein and other senator […]
Boris Nemtsov's funeral takes place in Moscow as EU condemns travel bans March 3, 2015
Polish and Latvian officials are denied entry to Russia to attend funeral of opposition politician shot dead near KremlinMourners in Moscow have paid their respects to the Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov, who was murdered on Thursday, as the EU criticised the decision to bar several Polish and Latvian officials from attending the funeral.Nemtsov’s bo […]
Volcano erupts in southern Chile March 3, 2015
More than 3,000 people evacuated from homes after Villarrica sends lava and ash high into sky over nearby tourist resort of PucónA volcano in southern Chile has erupted in a series of massive explosions, sending fountains of orange flames thousands of feet into the night sky. An estimated 3,400 people were evacuated from the area around Villarica, including […]
Georgia death row woman in last-ditch bid for clemency as execution looms March 2, 2015
Kelly Gissendaner, 46, was convicted of murdering her husband in 1997 and is set to be the first woman executed in Georgia since 1945Kelly Gissendaner will on Monday night become the first woman to be executed in Georgia in almost 70 years – subject to a last-ditch application for clemency.Gissendaner, 46, was found guilty in 1998 of recruiting her lover to […]
Hillary Clinton used personal email for all government business, says report March 3, 2015
Former US secretary of state may have broken federal law by using the private email account, according to the New York TimesFormer US secretary of state Hillary Clinton may have violated federal records laws by using a personal email account for all of her work messages, the New York Times reported on Monday.The newspaper said the likely Democratic president […]
Suge Knight tells LA court he is going blind March 3, 2015
Former rap mogul is hospitalised for third time since being charged with murder, and sacks his lawyersSuge Knight told a Los Angeles court on 2 March that he was nearly blind and “can’t really comprehend what was going on”. He was taken to a prison infirmary after the hearing, at which he also announced he had fired his lawyers and claimed he was receiving i […]
Three to five cups of coffee a day may prevent heart attacks, says study March 3, 2015
Research highlights potential link between coffee consumption and lower risk of developing clogged arteriesPeople who drink three to five cups of coffee a day are less likely to develop clogged arteries that could lead to heart attacks, a study has found.An international team of researchers, led by the Kangbuk Samsung hospital in Seoul, South Korea, found th […]

The BBC

Russians bid farewell to Nemtsov March 3, 2015
Thousands of Russians bid farewell to murdered Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov during his funeral in the capital Moscow.
Iran rejects US nuclear freeze call March 3, 2015
Iran rejects as "excessive and illogical" a demand by US President Obama that it freeze sensitive nuclear activity for at least 10 years.
Fierce clashes around Iraq's Tikrit March 3, 2015
Fierce clashes are taking place in and around the Iraqi city of Tikrit, as soldiers and militiamen attack Islamic State positions, officials say.
Clinton under scrutiny over emails March 3, 2015
Hillary Clinton's exclusive use of a personal email account when she was US secretary of state is probed as a possible violation of federal rules.
India's Maharashtra state bans beef March 3, 2015
The Indian president approves a bill which bans the slaughter of cows and the sale and consumption of beef in the western state of Maharashtra.
Ebola nations 'need huge aid plan' March 3, 2015
Liberia's president calls for an aid package for the Ebola-affected countries of West Africa along the lines of the post-WWII Marshall Plan.
'Cloudy' drug halts US execution March 3, 2015
The execution of the first woman in Georgia in 70 years is postponed because the drug that was to be used appeared "cloudy", US officials say.
'Monitoring deal' on Ukraine truce March 3, 2015
Ukrainian, Russian, French and German leaders agree to send observers to areas of Ukraine where truce violations are reported, Kiev says.

The Independent, UK

Benjamin Netanyahu in the US: 11 quotes that reveal why American-Israeli relations are at an all-time low March 3, 2015
The political and strategic relationship between the US and Israel is one that goes back decades and which seen Washington unwaveringly provide aid, arms and political support over the decades.
Chile's Villarica volcano erupts: 9 images that show the raw power of Mother Nature March 3, 2015
After 31 years of lying dormant the Villarica volcano in southern Chile has erupted, shooting plumes of lava thousands of metres into the sky.
Apple Watch or iWatch: why Apple still hasn't solved its 'i' problem March 3, 2015
Apple might have introduced amazing new technologies and design when it unveiled the Apple Watch in September. But it made another astounding announcement, too: its name.
Fewer big US companies are run by women than by guys named John March 3, 2015
For every woman in a chief executive role in the S&P 1500 firms there are four men named John, Robert, James and William, research has found.
There are less women running big US companies than guys named John March 3, 2015
For every woman in a chief executive role in the S&P 1500 firms there are four men named John, Robert, James and William, research has found.
Massive brawl caught on CCTV in New York deli March 3, 2015
Three people are in hospital after a massive brawl erupted in a deli late on Sunday in New York.
Kelly Gissendaner: Georgia postpones execution of death row woman for second time over 'cloudy' lethal drug March 3, 2015
The first woman set to be sentenced to death in the US state of Georgia for 70 years has had her execution postponed for a second time as the drug set to be used for her lethal injection appeared cloudy.
DEA warns of stoner rabbits if Utah legalises weed: 'They have developed a taste for it' March 3, 2015
We're used to hearing worries over the prospect of widespread criminality and lethargy with marijuana legalisation (neither of which are real incidentally, just ask Colorado), but a Drug Enforcement Administration agent has unearthed a new problem: rabbits might trip balls and not have the energy to hop around anymore.

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