Category: History
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
4 days, 5 reports of hate crimes, and a disturbing trend developing in America “ “The President of the United States, both from his social media presence and his remarks during formal White House events, is regularly referring to fear as a motive for policy,” Berry said. “We’re seeing the presidential bully pulpit being used…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Cesar Estrada Chavez
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s ‘Evolved Man of the Week’ profiles. Each week we will highlight an individual that embodies what it means to be an evolved man, famous and non-famous men alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the civil rights icon, labor leader, activist,…
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Respect This…
R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to me R-E-S-P-E-C-T, take care, TCB – Aretha Franklin 400 Years The legacy of chattel slavery still haunts the American psyche and will do until there is no longer any America. Black Americans have been fighting for freedom since the first African slaves landed on the shores of Jamestown,…
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The Week in the Stories Around the Globe
US says China hacking increasing ahead of Trump-Xi meeting A U.S. government report ahead of a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping accuses China of stepping up hacking aimed at stealing American technology as a tariff dispute escalated. #China #UnitedStates #Hacking #TechNews Study says Indian Daters are Surprisingly Gender Sensitive The study also shows that…
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Mass Effect
This is America It’s a truly unique American problem, mass shootings. It seems every week there is a new mass shooting. From Virginia Tech to Northern Illinois University (which I very much lived through back in 2008) to a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, to a small AME Church in South Carolina, mass shootings can…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
FBI report shows 17 percent spike in hate crimes in 2017 “This report provides further evidence that more must be done to address the divisive climate of hate in America,” said Jonathan Greenblatt, the chief executive officer of the Anti-Defamation League. “That begins with leaders from all walks of life and from all sectors of…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
The World Ponders the United States of Confusion There were those whose reactions to the divided result of the U.S. midterm election were predictable. In Italy, Donald Trump idolizer Matteo Salvini, the increasingly powerful interior minister, saw it much like as his mentor did: a clear Republican victory. He tweeted: “Congratulations to President Trump for the seats he…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Rescuers Continue Search After Deadly Indonesia Plane Crash “The National Search And Rescue Agency says that when the plane went down, its emergency locator transmitter beacon did not emit a distress signal — despite the beacon being certified through August of 2019.” #Indonesia #PlaneCrash #Tragedy #Asia 11 people were gunned down at a Pittsburgh synagogue. Here are…
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We Can’t Save Y’all!
As the 2018 election looms upon the horizon, there has been much speculation around the #BlueWave coming to save us all. One critical demographic that has been at the helm of trying to get the United States to hold it’s shit together is black folks. The 2016 election black voters overwhelmingly voted against Donald Trump.…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Alleged MAGA Bomber Cesar Sayoc Apparently Threatened a Lot of People on Twitter That Sayoc’s account wasn’t removed from Twitter months ago isn’t surprising. Nor is Trump’s and Trump Jr.’s excuse-making and conspiracy-theorist tendencies. With them leading the charge, it’s only a matter of time until Sayoc’s arrest becomes a discredited #FakeNews event for Trump…
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