Black Mayor Defends White Police Officer Who Shot Teen Near Ferguson Berkeley, Missouri Mayor Theodore Hoskins, who is black, in a press conference Wednesday defended a white police officer who fatally shot an armed teenager. Hoskins said he reviewed surveillance video of the shooting, which show[...]
Archive for December, 2014
December 26th, 2014 - 11:03 am § in America
“We had a policeman responding to a call, protecting the residents of the city of Berkeley,”
December 26th, 2014 - 10:47 am § in Misc.
ISLAM: Death Sentence For Opposing Slavery
Mauritanian Journalist Sentenced To Death For ‘Insulting The Prophet’ ByKissimaDiaganaNOUAKCHOTT, Dec 25 (Reuters) – Mauritania on Thursday condemned a man to death for “insulting the prophet,” a human rights group said, a day after the country opened the trial of an[...]
December 26th, 2014 - 10:21 am § in Misc.
South Carolina Joins The Mob
3 White Officers In S.C. Indicted For Shooting Unarmed Black Men – Atlanta Blackstar While outrage over the police’s use of fatal force continues to gain momentum, grand juries in three separate cases in South Carolina have gone against the…[...]
December 26th, 2014 - 4:46 am § in Misc.
THE Ave Challenge: What is it?
A. Mars from a billion years ago B. Athena, scene from Star Wars X. C. Bowling ball emerging from its mold D. Earth from 4 billion years ago E. Planet X, first exo planet with signs of life [...]
December 26th, 2014 - 1:31 am § in Misc.
GOP Blames Obama For Bad Christmas .. Economy Rises 5%
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December 25th, 2014 - 3:12 pm § in Schools & Colleges
If You Moaned, You Weren’t Raped
Summary: If you’re seduced by a Heisman-winning FSU quarterback, moaning during the encounter transforms it from rape to consensual sex. At least, that’s what star player Jameis Winston’s lawyer argued at FSU’s hearing on whether Winston violated the school’s code of co[...]
December 25th, 2014 - 2:26 pm § in Israel/Palestine
Christmas in Israel is EXPENSIVE!
Vos iz Neias : Israeli Election Muddied by Pudding Excerpts: “I now believe we have a chance to exile our failed leaders. We have a moment to change the direction Israel goes,” said Naor Narkis, a 25-year-old former intelligence officer who became an unlikely overnight national celebrity when he[...]
December 25th, 2014 - 12:29 pm § in Misc.
PHOTOGRAPHY: Montreal Christmas
Alyssa in Montreal Photography: Vladimir Antaki/Barcroft Media. See more of the remarkable work of Vladimir Antaki.[...]
December 25th, 2014 - 12:14 pm § in America
Yet Another Mitzvah in The Spirit of Christmas
Eric Garner’s Daughter Lays Wreath on Memorial for Slain NY Officers Emerald Garner said that she was moved after reading 13-year-old Jaden Ramos’ Facebook expressing grief over the loss of his father. theroot.com|By Stephen A. Crockett Jr.[...]
First Day of Kwanzaa
Charlie James shared Kofi Khemet‘s photo. Gary Maurice Warfield KWANZAA is celebrated Dec. 26th to Dec.31st “The History of Kwanzaa” Dr. Maulana ‘Ron’ Karenga, professor and chairman of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach, created Kwanzaa in 1966[...]