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WHAT IS PRESIDENT PUTIN UP TO IN SYRIA?
Originally posted on Gronda Morin:
Arizona US Senator John McCain This time, Senator John McCain’s assertions that he declared today on the floor of Congress, are right on about President Putin’s motivations being to prop up Syria’s President Assad while protecting Russia’s access to their military bases in Syria. All you have…
Tesla Motors First SUV: Model X, Is Hitting The Road.
Meet Model X Model X is the safest, fastest and most capable sport utility vehicle in history. Standard with all-wheel drive and a 90 kWh battery providing 250 miles of range, Model X has ample seating for seven adults and all of their gear. And it’s ludicrously fast, accelerating from zero […]
IT WASN’T ABOUT SLAVERY? YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?
Originally posted on Serendipity – Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth:
I have been a-wandering in a strange, alternative universe called Facebook. It’s a place where anyone’s opinion is as good as anyone else’s. At some point yesterday evening I stumbled into a heated interchange that started with the potential candidacy of idiot doctor Ben…
In Our Kitchen: Sweet Potatoes
Originally posted on Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide:
They need to age The garlic came in the mail so it was time to pull the sweet potatoes. Although they did yield a pretty good harvest I will not plant them again unless there is an isolated space for…
What Has Hillary Clinton Accomplished?
Originally posted on Nel's New Day:
Because the GOP thinks that Hillary Clinton’s email problems aren’t enough to destroy her as a presidential candidate, the House of Representatives created a special committee to investigate the four deaths at a diplomatic outpost in Benghazi. It follows six other…
Homeless Veterans Second Chance To Rebuild Lives With Technology
GOOD BLACK NEWS U.S. Veterans Buddy Holston and Darionne Lee to learn coding via Tech Talent South in Atlanta Two U.S. veterans who have struggled with homelessness are being given a second chance to rebuild their lives thanks to a community partnership that empowers the men to master […]
Butterflies kissed my face today…By Jeanne Marie
Originally posted on Women Who Think Too Much by Jeanne Marie:
Butterflies kissed my face today They flittered and they fluttered all through my hair. They whispered do not give up you are loved, you are loved we are here to tell you, you are loved. So many…
The Guardian view on Britain’s slavery inheritance: reflect and atone (Editorial)
Originally posted on Repeating Islands:
David Cameron would rather talk about the future than the past in Jamaica. But slavery bequeathed prosperity to Britain and penury elsewhere. he cutting of cane in the Caribbean sun proved crueller than any bonded toil in the US. American slaves would generally…
ANN: “What is Postcolonial thought?”
Originally posted on Repeating Islands:
A post by Peter Jordens. “What is Postcolonial thought?” Conference organized by the research group C.R.I.L.L.A.S.H. November 23-25, 2015 University of the Antilles, Schoelcher Campus, Martinique Alexandre Alaric, Associate Professor of French and Francophone studies with tenure, is organizing, in collaboration with Dominique…
ANN: “Antislavery Republics: The Politics of Abolition in the Spanish Atlantic”
Originally posted on Repeating Islands:
“Antislavery Republics: The Politics of Abolition in the Spanish Atlantic” The Gilder Lehrman Center’s 17th Annual International Conference October 30-31, 2015 New Haven, CT Luce Hall Auditorium 34 Hillhouse Avenue New Haven, CT Why and how did slavery end when it did in Spanish America? Slavery…
Dad Curtis White and Daughter Dreia Davis Surprised With Furnished, Disability-Friendly Home
GOOD BLACK NEWS Dreia Davis and her father Curtis White, enter their new home for the first time on Wednesday, September 23, 2015, in Detroit. The accessible-friendly furnished house and a lift van were donated to the family by Detroit Rescue Mission.(Photo: Salwan Georges / freep.com) DETROIT – […]
PRIMER ON MIDDLE EAST, PART XII: LEBANON
Originally posted on Gronda Morin:
Lebanese Prime Minister and temporary President, Tamam Salam (left) and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri My limited knowledge about Lebanon dates back to the 1950’s and 1960’s. This gulf area was compared in beauty and sophistication to the French or Italian Riviera. It was a cosmopolitan playground. This became…
For Us or Against Us: The Politics of Christian Right & the Shutdown
Originally posted on Padre Steve's World: Official Home of the Anti-Chaps:
Friends of Padre Steve’s World, Once again the United States stands on the verge of another potentially dangerous, and costly government shutdown led by the fanatical religious leaders of a political party. While it appears that…
