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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
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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.

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

J. Denny Weaver: Capitalism and socialism can work together for human progress April 20, 2019
Dear Editor: Dave Zweifel wrote that “Capitalism needs constant saving from itself" on April 10. Numbers of regulations were put in place during the Depression to protect consumers from harmful practices by a variety of businesses and industry. Such regulations…
Julie Crego: U.S. Postal Service provides a public good April 20, 2019
Dear Editor: Why do we have to lose something before we realize what a good thing we had? Why do we let ourselves be fooled, over and over again, by those who are only interested in their own gain?
Trial postponed for man accused of abducting son in 1987 April 20, 2019
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A trial has been postponed for a Canadian man accused of abducting his toddler son in 1987 and disappearing for 31 years before being arrested in Connecticut.
Russell Novkov: MGE should move away from coal, toward renewable energy April 20, 2019
Dear Editor: Madison Gas and Electric should begin to divest in the ownership of its coal plants. MGE currently owns 19 percent of the Columbia coal plant and 8 percent of the Elm Road coal plant. The plants are scheduled…
Caleb Frostman: Youth apprenticeship program helps build Wisconsin's workforce from the ground up April 20, 2019
The combination of hands-on, on-the-job learning that occurs in concert with classroom learning is essential for the greatest development and retention of those learned skills.
Madison's latest coworking space is designed with women in mind April 20, 2019
Lacuna is a new business on Atwood Avenue that strives to buck some of the stereotypes associated with coworking.
Madison East staff, students criticize safety coordinator’s ‘kids will be kids’ remark April 20, 2019
Dozens of staff members, as well as the school's Gender Equity Club, criticized statements made in an interview about an alleged sexual assault at the school.
Kulap Vilaysack exorcises her family's demons with 'Origin Story' April 20, 2019
Vilaysack, best known for podcasting and comedy, will be in Madison on Thursday with her intensely personal new documentary.

The New York Times

F.B.I. Arrests Leader of Right-Wing Militia That Detained Migrants in New Mexico April 20, 2019
Officials announced the arrest of Larry Mitchell Hopkins, the leader of a group that was detaining migrants at gunpoint in southern New Mexico.
What Happens When a Convicted Killer Moves to Town? April 20, 2019
Thomas Kokoraleis, a member of the “Ripper Crew” that once terrorized Illinois, was released from prison last month and moved to Aurora. The mayor and many residents want him gone.
A Leading Cause for Wrongful Convictions: Experts Overstating Forensic Results April 20, 2019
These three men spent decades in prison as a result of statistical exaggerations. They were among 150 men and women released from prison after their wrongful convictions were overturned in 2018.
Florida Man Charged in Racist Threats Against Cory Booker and Rashida Tlaib April 20, 2019
The man, John J. Kless, of Florida, made phone calls laced with slurs to the lawmakers, and to another member of Congress in California, on April 16, according to court records.
Couple Who Tortured 12 Children in Their California Home Are Sentenced to Life April 19, 2019
The couple starved, beat and shackled their children to their beds. Their crimes were only discovered when one child found the courage to escape and call for help.
20 Years After Columbine, Schools Have Gotten Safer. But Fears Have Only Grown. April 20, 2019
The panic of mass shootings has ramped up efforts to secure schools. But anxieties remain high, even as federal data shows that schools are less violent.
Americans Agree on One Thing About the Mueller Report: Disgust With the Country’s Leaders April 19, 2019
People of all political persuasions shared one feeling: disgust with the country’s leaders and a sense that important issues, such as health care, continued to be ignored.
Nipsey Hussle Was Hailed as a Hero. But to California Officials, He Was Still a Gangster. April 19, 2019
“No one ever makes it off that list,” one expert said of the state’s gang database, which can be used to revoke parole and enhance punishments. “No one.”

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

Ukraine election set to deliver damning verdict on traditional politics April 20, 2019
Likely election of comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy propelled by anti-establishment vote‘There’s a 90% chance he’ll be a disaster, but I’m going to vote for him anyway,” said Alyona Sych, a 36-year-old nurse, strolling through Kyiv in the spring sunshine and explaining why she plans to vote for an untested actor and comedian in Ukraine’s presidential election on […]
Lyra McKee killing: 'New breed of terrorism' in Northern Ireland, says PSNI April 20, 2019
Police arrest two teenagers under anti-terror law after shooting of journalist in DerryA new breed of terrorist is coming through the ranks in Northern Ireland, the detective leading the hunt for Lyra McKee’s killers said.Police on Saturday arrested two teenagers in connection with the murder of the journalist in Derry. Officers suspect they are members of t […]
Millions for Notre Dame – but nothing for us, say gilets jaunes April 20, 2019
Yellow vest protesters angry over high taxes and inequality march in Paris days after blazeRiot police and protesters have fought running battles in the centre of Paris as gilets jaunes anti-government demonstrators in fluorescent yellow vests led street marches over what they called “a crisis” of high taxes and economic inequality.Less than a week after the […]
Second referendum is only way to beat Nigel Farage, warns Tom Watson April 20, 2019
Labour deputy leader in shock intervention that threatens to ignite row at party’s highest levelsLabour can’t defeat Nigel Farage by sitting on the fenceLabour will never defeat Nigel Farage if it continues to “sit on the fence” over Brexit and offers only “mealy-mouthed” support for a second referendum, the party’s deputy leader says today.In an extraordina […]
Battle to save frogs from global killer disease April 20, 2019
Amphibians are under attack from multiple pathogens, say expertsFrogs, salamanders, and toads across the world are now under attack from a widening range of interacting pathogens that threaten to devastate global amphibian populations.That is the stark warning of leading zoological experts who will gather this week in London in a bid to establish an emergenc […]
Tiger attacks and mauls zookeeper in Topeka, Kansas April 20, 2019
Female keeper suffers wounds to head, neck and backZoo was open at time of attackA tiger mauled a zookeeper at the Topeka Zoo in north-eastern Kansas on Saturday. The Topeka Capital-Journal reported the incident happened around 9.30am, when a Sumatran tiger named Sanjiv tackled the worker in an enclosed outdoor space. Continue reading...
Members of ousted president's former ruling party arrested April 20, 2019
Seizure of officials from Omar al-Bashir’s NCP appears to be aimed at placating protestersSudanese authorities have arrested several members of the former ruling party of the ousted president Omar al-Bashir, an official of Bashir’s National Congress party (NCP) has said.Sudan’s attorney general has also asked the country’s intelligence and national security […]
Tony Blair: migrants should be forced to integrate more to combat far right April 20, 2019
Former PM claims that ‘failure’ of multiculturalism has led to rise in bigotryMigrant communities must be compelled to do more to integrate to help combat the rise of “far-right bigotry”, Tony Blair has warned.The former prime minister said that successive governments had “failed to find the right balance between diversity and integration”, while the concept […]

The BBC

Ukraine election: Voters to choose between comic and tycoon April 21, 2019
A TV comedian is bidding to dislodge the sitting president in a dramatic run-off election.
Agent Orange: US to clean up toxic Vietnam War air base April 20, 2019
The operation, unveiled more than four decades after the end of the Vietnam War, will cost $183m.
Libya crisis: Clashes erupt south of capital Tripoli April 20, 2019
The UN-backed government says it launched a counter-offensive against Gen Khalifa Haftar's forces.
US arrests 'member of border militia' in New Mexico April 20, 2019
The arrest comes days after a video emerged of armed men detaining migrants in the desert.
Ku Klux Klan killing: Wife admits murder of Missouri leader April 20, 2019
Malissa Ancona is sentenced to life in jail for shooting her husband, Frank, in Missouri.
Sudan crisis: Cash hoard found at al-Bashir's home April 20, 2019
Prosecutors launch an inquiry after cash in several currencies is found at Omar al-Bashir's residence
Syria war: Kosovo brings back 110 citizens including jihadists April 20, 2019
More than 100 Kosovans, including mothers, children and several suspected IS fighters, are flown home.
Kabul attack: Seven killed at Afghan ministry of information April 20, 2019
Four civilians and three police officers were killed in the attack, which officials say is now over.